Right to information

The objective of the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI Act) is to give access to public sector information unless it is, on balance, contrary to the public interest to do so. There are several ways to access information from us. These include:

• Publication Scheme Information;
• Disclosure Log Information;
• Administrative Release of Information; and
• Right to Information (RTI) and Information Privacy (IP) Access Applications.

What is available on our website

Information is available through our Publication Scheme, which has our routinely released information organised into categories and our Disclosure Log, which has information released by the former Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC) and current QPC through RTI applications.

Publication Scheme

Information is accessible through:

• About us - Our About Us page
• Our activities - Our Inquiries and Best practice regulation pages contain information and reports you may be looking for about our activities
• Ministerial directions - Our Directions page – contains written directions to the QPC including terms of reference outlining the scope of the inquiry or work to be undertaken.
• Our legislation – our establishing Act

Accessing the scheme

Where possible these documents are available for you to download. Some PDF versions of scanned documents may not be readable by accessibility devices such as screen readers.

If you're having difficulty accessing any of these documents, contact us by email: enquiry@qpc.qld.gov.au so that we can assist you by providing the information in an alternative format.

Right to Information or Information Privacy Access Applications

If you cannot find what you are looking for, contact our office through enquiry@qpc.qld.gov.au or 07 3522 8469 who will tell you if the information is accessible through an administrative release process or if you need to make an RTI or IP application to access it.

Under the RTI Act or Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act) you can only apply to access documents. You can't use this process to ask for general information or for answers to your questions.

We may not be able to give you access to all the documents you request, as some documents are exempt from release. 

If we refuse access to the information you have asked for, you may be able to seek a review of the decision. See the Office of the Information Commissioner for details.

Is there a fee to make an application?

All RTI applications have an initial fee. This fee cannot be waived. The application fee is payable by credit card. The application fee for RTI applications must be paid before your application can be processed. There is no application fee for IP applications.

In addition to the RTI application fee, you may be charged for:

• processing (if your application takes longer than five hours to process)
• access to documents (no access charges are payable if documents are provided electronically).

How to make an RTI or IP Access Application

If you would like to make an RTI or IP Access Application please download an online application form and email to enquiry@qpc.qld.gov.au.

Disclosure Log

Applications relating to the former Queensland Productivity Commission dated 1 June 2021 and earlier can be found below. Links to documents older than 6 months old will be removed from the disclosure log however, access to the information can still be obtained by emailing enquiry@qpc.qld.gov.au or calling 07 3522 8469.