Thank you for your request for costings concerning the Queensland Regional Accommodation Centre at Wellcamp. The requested information is subject to ongoing contractual confidentiality obligations between the State of Queensland and relevant parties. As such, the confidential information cannot be released on the Open Data portal.
Members of the public do however have rights under the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) to apply to Queensland Government agencies and Ministers for access to documents they hold. Applications under the RTI Act can be made by submitting an online RTI application form that is available at https://www.smartservice.qld.gov.au/services/information-requests/apply.action (an application fee is payable and other charges may apply). Costings concerning awarded contracts in relation to on-site medical services for the facility would be held by Queensland Health, whereas costing concerning leasing and non-health services at the facility would be held by Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning.
Please note that the same or similar types of confidential information has been the subject of previous applications made under the RTI Act, with access being refused in accordance with the legislation in each case (including one or more decisions that were considered on external review by the Office of the Information Commissioner). Applications made under the RTI Act are decided on a case by case basis according to the material facts and circumstances that apply at the time a decision is made.
Regards,
Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
Dear Mr Collier
Thank you for your request for costings concerning the Queensland Regional Accommodation Centre at Wellcamp. The requested information is subject to ongoing contractual confidentiality obligations between the State of Queensland and relevant parties. As such, the confidential information cannot be released on the Open Data portal.
Members of the public do however have rights under the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) to apply to Queensland Government agencies and Ministers for access to documents they hold. Applications under the RTI Act can be made by submitting an online RTI application form that is available at https://www.smartservice.qld.gov.au/services/information-requests/apply.action (an application fee is payable and other charges may apply). Costings concerning awarded contracts in relation to on-site medical services for the facility would be held by Queensland Health, whereas costing concerning leasing and non-health services at the facility would be held by Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning.
Please note that the same or similar types of confidential information has been the subject of previous applications made under the RTI Act, with access being refused in accordance with the legislation in each case (including one or more decisions that were considered on external review by the Office of the Information Commissioner). Applications made under the RTI Act are decided on a case by case basis according to the material facts and circumstances that apply at the time a decision is made.
Regards,
Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning