{"id":"qld:sl-2025-0074","name":"Right to Information Regulation 2025","slug":"right-to-information-regulation-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"74 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173651,"registerId":"qld-sl-2025-0074-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"pt.1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sec.1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### sec.1 Short title\n\nThis regulation may be cited as the Right to Information Regulation 2025 .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"sec.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### sec.2 Commencement\n\nThis regulation, other than sections 16 and 17 and part 8 , commences on 1 July 2025.\nSections 16 and 17 and part 8 commence on 1 July 2026.\n(sec.2-ssec.1) This regulation, other than sections 16 and 17 and part 8 , commences on 1 July 2025.\n(sec.2-ssec.2) Sections 16 and 17 and part 8 commence on 1 July 2026.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"sec.3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"### sec.3 Definitions\n\nThe dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in this regulation.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"pt.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Requirements for evidence of identity","content":"# Requirements for evidence of identity","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"sec.4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Evidence of identity— Act , sch 5 , definition evidence of identity","content":"### sec.4 Evidence of identity— Act , sch 5 , definition evidence of identity\n\nFor schedule 5 of the Act , definition evidence of identity , the evidence of identity prescribed for a person is a document that could reasonably be accepted to be evidence of the person’s identity.\nA document that could reasonably be accepted to be evidence of a person’s identity may include, for example—\na passport or a certified copy of the passport; or\na birth certificate or a certified copy of the birth certificate; or\na relevant authority in the form of a card or a certified copy of the relevant authority; or\nan electronic PDF document of a relevant authority created using the approved app under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 ; or\na digital authority for a relevant authority displayed to an agency or Minister under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , section 29AI (2) ; or\na statutory declaration from an individual who has known the person for at least 1 year; or\nif the person is a prisoner within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006 —a copy of the person’s identity card from the department administering that Act that is certified by a corrective services officer within the meaning of that Act.\nIn this section—\ncertified copy , of a document, means a copy of the document that is certified by a qualified witness as being a correct copy of the document.\npharmacist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession, other than as a student.\nqualified witness means—\na lawyer or notary public; or\na commissioner for declarations; or\na justice of the peace; or\na pharmacist.\nrelevant authority means—\na driver licence; or\na photo identification card under the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 ; or\na personal watercraft licence or recreational marine driver licence granted under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016 , section 61 .\n(sec.4-ssec.1) For schedule 5 of the Act , definition evidence of identity , the evidence of identity prescribed for a person is a document that could reasonably be accepted to be evidence of the person’s identity.\n(sec.4-ssec.2) A document that could reasonably be accepted to be evidence of a person’s identity may include, for example— a passport or a certified copy of the passport; or a birth certificate or a certified copy of the birth certificate; or a relevant authority in the form of a card or a certified copy of the relevant authority; or an electronic PDF document of a relevant authority created using the approved app under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 ; or a digital authority for a relevant authority displayed to an agency or Minister under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , section 29AI (2) ; or a statutory declaration from an individual who has known the person for at least 1 year; or if the person is a prisoner within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006 —a copy of the person’s identity card from the department administering that Act that is certified by a corrective services officer within the meaning of that Act.\n(sec.4-ssec.3) In this section— certified copy , of a document, means a copy of the document that is certified by a qualified witness as being a correct copy of the document. pharmacist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession, other than as a student. qualified witness means— a lawyer or notary public; or a commissioner for declarations; or a justice of the peace; or a pharmacist. relevant authority means— a driver licence; or a photo identification card under the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 ; or a personal watercraft licence or recreational marine driver licence granted under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016 , section 61 .\n- (a) a passport or a certified copy of the passport; or\n- (b) a birth certificate or a certified copy of the birth certificate; or\n- (c) a relevant authority in the form of a card or a certified copy of the relevant authority; or\n- (d) an electronic PDF document of a relevant authority created using the approved app under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 ; or\n- (e) a digital authority for a relevant authority displayed to an agency or Minister under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 , section 29AI (2) ; or\n- (f) a statutory declaration from an individual who has known the person for at least 1 year; or\n- (g) if the person is a prisoner within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006 —a copy of the person’s identity card from the department administering that Act that is certified by a corrective services officer within the meaning of that Act.\n- (a) a lawyer or notary public; or\n- (b) a commissioner for declarations; or\n- (c) a justice of the peace; or\n- (d) a pharmacist.\n- (a) a driver licence; or\n- (b) a photo identification card under the Photo Identification Card Act 2008 ; or\n- (c) a personal watercraft licence or recreational marine driver licence granted under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016 , section 61 .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"pt.3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fees and charges","content":"# Fees and charges","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"sec.5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units","content":"### sec.5 Rounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units\n\nThis section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in this regulation as a number of fee units.\nFor the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48C (3) , the amount is to be rounded—\nif the result is not more than $100—to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or\nif the result is more than $100 but not more than $1,000—to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding one-half upwards).\nIf a fee were 35 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 35 by $1.015 would be $35.525. Because $35.525 is halfway between $35.50 and $35.55, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $35.55.\n(sec.5-ssec.1) This section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in this regulation as a number of fee units.\n(sec.5-ssec.2) For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48C (3) , the amount is to be rounded— if the result is not more than $100—to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or if the result is more than $100 but not more than $1,000—to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding one-half upwards). If a fee were 35 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 35 by $1.015 would be $35.525. Because $35.525 is halfway between $35.50 and $35.55, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $35.55.\n- (a) if the result is not more than $100—to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or\n- (b) if the result is more than $100 but not more than $1,000—to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding one-half upwards).","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"sec.6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amount of application fee— Act , sch 5 , definition application fee","content":"### sec.6 Amount of application fee— Act , sch 5 , definition application fee\n\nFor schedule 5 of the Act , definition application fee , the application fee is 52.60 fee units.\nNo application fee is payable for a personal access application—see section 24 (5) of the Act .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"sec.7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amount of processing charge— Act , s 56","content":"### sec.7 Amount of processing charge— Act , s 56\n\nFor section 56 of the Act , the charge for processing an access application for a document is—\nif the agency or Minister spends no more than 5 hours processing the application—nil; or\nif the agency or Minister spends more than 5 hours processing the application—8.15 fee units for each 15 minutes or part of 15 minutes spent processing the application.\nIf the agency or Minister spends 3 hours processing an access application for a document, there is no processing charge.\nIf the agency or Minister spends 6 hours processing an access application for a document, the processing charge is—\nNo processing charge is payable in relation to a document containing personal information of the applicant—see section 59 of the Act .\nSubsection (3) applies if the document is not found in the place where, according to the filing system of the agency or of the office of the Minister (the relevant filing system ), the document ought to be located.\nAny time spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document (other than the time that would have been spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document, if the document had been found in the place mentioned in subsection (2) ) is to be disregarded in calculating the charge under subsection (1) .\nAlso, subsection (5) applies if the relevant filing system ought reasonably to have indicated, but does not indicate, the place where the document is located.\nAny time spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document (other than the time that would have been spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document, if the relevant filing system had indicated the place where the document is located and the document had been found in that place) is to be disregarded in calculating the charge under subsection (1) .\nIn this section—\nprocessing , for an access application for a document, means—\nsearching for or retrieving the document; and\nmaking, or doing things related to making, a decision on the application.\n(sec.7-ssec.1) For section 56 of the Act , the charge for processing an access application for a document is— if the agency or Minister spends no more than 5 hours processing the application—nil; or if the agency or Minister spends more than 5 hours processing the application—8.15 fee units for each 15 minutes or part of 15 minutes spent processing the application. If the agency or Minister spends 3 hours processing an access application for a document, there is no processing charge. If the agency or Minister spends 6 hours processing an access application for a document, the processing charge is— No processing charge is payable in relation to a document containing personal information of the applicant—see section 59 of the Act .\n(sec.7-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if the document is not found in the place where, according to the filing system of the agency or of the office of the Minister (the relevant filing system ), the document ought to be located.\n(sec.7-ssec.3) Any time spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document (other than the time that would have been spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document, if the document had been found in the place mentioned in subsection (2) ) is to be disregarded in calculating the charge under subsection (1) .\n(sec.7-ssec.4) Also, subsection (5) applies if the relevant filing system ought reasonably to have indicated, but does not indicate, the place where the document is located.\n(sec.7-ssec.5) Any time spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document (other than the time that would have been spent by the agency or Minister in searching for or retrieving the document, if the relevant filing system had indicated the place where the document is located and the document had been found in that place) is to be disregarded in calculating the charge under subsection (1) .\n(sec.7-ssec.6) In this section— processing , for an access application for a document, means— searching for or retrieving the document; and making, or doing things related to making, a decision on the application.\n- (a) if the agency or Minister spends no more than 5 hours processing the application—nil; or\n- (b) if the agency or Minister spends more than 5 hours processing the application—8.15 fee units for each 15 minutes or part of 15 minutes spent processing the application.\n- 1 If the agency or Minister spends 3 hours processing an access application for a document, there is no processing charge.\n- 2 If the agency or Minister spends 6 hours processing an access application for a document, the processing charge is—\n- (a) searching for or retrieving the document; and\n- (b) making, or doing things related to making, a decision on the application.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"sec.8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amount of access charge— Act , s 57","content":"### sec.8 Amount of access charge— Act , s 57\n\nFor section 57 of the Act , the charge in relation to giving access to a document is the total of—\nthe actual cost incurred by the agency or Minister for any of the following—\nany engagement of another entity to search for and retrieve the document;\nany relocation of the document necessary to allow access to be given to the document;\nA document may be transported from Cairns to Brisbane to give access to an applicant who lives in Brisbane.\nany written transcript of the words recorded or contained in a document mentioned in section 68 (1) (d) of the Act ;\nany creation of a written document mentioned in section 68 (1) (e) of the Act ;\notherwise giving access to the document (except by giving the applicant a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size), including, for example, by the reproduction of the document; and\na fee payable for copying an X-ray\na fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software\nif the applicant is given a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size—0.25 fee units for each page.\nThe charge calculated under subsection (1) for a document must not include the cost of—\nif access to the document is given by emailing the document to the applicant—the email; or\nif access to the document is given by giving the document to the applicant on a disc—the disc.\n(sec.8-ssec.1) For section 57 of the Act , the charge in relation to giving access to a document is the total of— the actual cost incurred by the agency or Minister for any of the following— any engagement of another entity to search for and retrieve the document; any relocation of the document necessary to allow access to be given to the document; A document may be transported from Cairns to Brisbane to give access to an applicant who lives in Brisbane. any written transcript of the words recorded or contained in a document mentioned in section 68 (1) (d) of the Act ; any creation of a written document mentioned in section 68 (1) (e) of the Act ; otherwise giving access to the document (except by giving the applicant a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size), including, for example, by the reproduction of the document; and a fee payable for copying an X-ray a fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software if the applicant is given a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size—0.25 fee units for each page.\n(sec.8-ssec.2) The charge calculated under subsection (1) for a document must not include the cost of— if access to the document is given by emailing the document to the applicant—the email; or if access to the document is given by giving the document to the applicant on a disc—the disc.\n- (a) the actual cost incurred by the agency or Minister for any of the following— (i) any engagement of another entity to search for and retrieve the document; (ii) any relocation of the document necessary to allow access to be given to the document; Example— A document may be transported from Cairns to Brisbane to give access to an applicant who lives in Brisbane. (iii) any written transcript of the words recorded or contained in a document mentioned in section 68 (1) (d) of the Act ; (iv) any creation of a written document mentioned in section 68 (1) (e) of the Act ; (v) otherwise giving access to the document (except by giving the applicant a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size), including, for example, by the reproduction of the document; and Examples for subparagraph (v) — • a fee payable for copying an X-ray • a fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software\n- (i) any engagement of another entity to search for and retrieve the document;\n- (ii) any relocation of the document necessary to allow access to be given to the document; Example— A document may be transported from Cairns to Brisbane to give access to an applicant who lives in Brisbane.\n- (iii) any written transcript of the words recorded or contained in a document mentioned in section 68 (1) (d) of the Act ;\n- (iv) any creation of a written document mentioned in section 68 (1) (e) of the Act ;\n- (v) otherwise giving access to the document (except by giving the applicant a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size), including, for example, by the reproduction of the document; and Examples for subparagraph (v) — • a fee payable for copying an X-ray • a fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software\n- • a fee payable for copying an X-ray\n- • a fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software\n- (b) if the applicant is given a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size—0.25 fee units for each page.\n- (i) any engagement of another entity to search for and retrieve the document;\n- (ii) any relocation of the document necessary to allow access to be given to the document; Example— A document may be transported from Cairns to Brisbane to give access to an applicant who lives in Brisbane.\n- (iii) any written transcript of the words recorded or contained in a document mentioned in section 68 (1) (d) of the Act ;\n- (iv) any creation of a written document mentioned in section 68 (1) (e) of the Act ;\n- (v) otherwise giving access to the document (except by giving the applicant a black-and-white copy of the document in A4 size), including, for example, by the reproduction of the document; and Examples for subparagraph (v) — • a fee payable for copying an X-ray • a fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software\n- • a fee payable for copying an X-ray\n- • a fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software\n- • a fee payable for copying an X-ray\n- • a fee payable for reproducing a duplicate document created using licensed software\n- (a) if access to the document is given by emailing the document to the applicant—the email; or\n- (b) if access to the document is given by giving the document to the applicant on a disc—the disc.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"pt.4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Requirements for annual reports","content":"# Requirements for annual reports","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"sec.9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Report to Speaker and parliamentary committee on operations of OIC— Act , s 184","content":"### sec.9 Report to Speaker and parliamentary committee on operations of OIC— Act , s 184\n\nFor section 184 (3) of the Act , the matters stated in schedule 1 are prescribed.\nFor each matter mentioned in schedule 1 , items 2(c) and 3(c), the details of the matter must not include details identifying the particular agencies or Ministers to which the matter relates.\n(sec.9-ssec.1) For section 184 (3) of the Act , the matters stated in schedule 1 are prescribed.\n(sec.9-ssec.2) For each matter mentioned in schedule 1 , items 2(c) and 3(c), the details of the matter must not include details identifying the particular agencies or Ministers to which the matter relates.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"sec.10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Report to Assembly on Act’s operation— Act , s 185","content":"### sec.10 Report to Assembly on Act’s operation— Act , s 185\n\nFor section 185 (2) of the Act , the matters stated in schedule 2 are prescribed.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"pt.5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Declarations","content":"# Declarations","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"sec.11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public authority— Act , s 16A","content":"### sec.11 Public authority— Act , s 16A\n\nFor section 16A (1) of the Act , the Bar Association of Queensland ACN 009 717 739 is declared to be a public authority, but in relation to only the public functions given to the association under an Act.\nthe functions given to the association as a regulatory authority under the Legal Profession Act 2007","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"sec.12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal office— Act , sch 5 , definition principal officer","content":"### sec.12 Principal office— Act , sch 5 , definition principal officer\n\nFor schedule 5 of the Act , definition principal officer , paragraph (e) , for each public authority stated in column 1 of the table in schedule 3 , the office stated in column 2 is declared to be the principal office for the public authority.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"pt.6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repeal","content":"# Repeal","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"sec.13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"### sec.13 Repeal\n\nThe Right to Information Regulation 2009 , SL No. 134 is repealed.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"pt.7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Transitional provisions","content":"# Transitional provisions","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"sec.14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of s 7 of repealed regulation for report relating to 2024–2025 financial year","content":"### sec.14 Continuation of s 7 of repealed regulation for report relating to 2024–2025 financial year\n\nThis section applies in relation to a report under section 184 (2) of the Act relating to the 2024–2025 financial year.\nSection 7 of the repealed Right to Information Regulation 2009 continues to apply in relation to the report as if this regulation had not been made.\nSection 9 as in force from the commencement does not apply in relation to the report.\n(sec.14-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a report under section 184 (2) of the Act relating to the 2024–2025 financial year.\n(sec.14-ssec.2) Section 7 of the repealed Right to Information Regulation 2009 continues to apply in relation to the report as if this regulation had not been made.\n(sec.14-ssec.3) Section 9 as in force from the commencement does not apply in relation to the report.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"sec.15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of s 8 of repealed regulation for report relating to 2024–2025 financial year","content":"### sec.15 Continuation of s 8 of repealed regulation for report relating to 2024–2025 financial year\n\nThis section applies in relation to a report under section 185 (1) of the Act relating to the 2024–2025 financial year.\nSection 8 of the repealed Right to Information Regulation 2009 continues to apply in relation to the report as if this regulation had not been made.\nSection 10 as in force from the commencement does not apply in relation to the report.\n(sec.15-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a report under section 185 (1) of the Act relating to the 2024–2025 financial year.\n(sec.15-ssec.2) Section 8 of the repealed Right to Information Regulation 2009 continues to apply in relation to the report as if this regulation had not been made.\n(sec.15-ssec.3) Section 10 as in force from the commencement does not apply in relation to the report.","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"sec.16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of former sch 1 for report relating to 2025–2026 financial year","content":"### sec.16 Continuation of former sch 1 for report relating to 2025–2026 financial year\n\nThis section applies in relation to a report under section 184 (2) of the Act relating to the 2025–2026 financial year.\nSchedule 1 as in force before the commencement continues to apply in relation to the report as if the amendment of the schedule by this regulation had not been made.\nSchedule 1 as in force from the commencement does not apply in relation to the report.\n(sec.16-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a report under section 184 (2) of the Act relating to the 2025–2026 financial year.\n(sec.16-ssec.2) Schedule 1 as in force before the commencement continues to apply in relation to the report as if the amendment of the schedule by this regulation had not been made.\n(sec.16-ssec.3) Schedule 1 as in force from the commencement does not apply in relation to the report.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"sec.17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of former s 10 and sch 2 for report relating to 2025–2026 financial year","content":"### sec.17 Continuation of former s 10 and sch 2 for report relating to 2025–2026 financial year\n\nThis section applies in relation to a report for a financial year to which section 206R of the Act applies.\nTo remove any doubt, it is declared that—\nsection 10 and schedule 2 as in force before the commencement continue to apply in relation to the report as if the amendment of the section and schedule by this regulation had not been made; and\nsection 10 and schedule 2 as in force from the commencement do not apply in relation to the report.\n(sec.17-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a report for a financial year to which section 206R of the Act applies.\n(sec.17-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that— section 10 and schedule 2 as in force before the commencement continue to apply in relation to the report as if the amendment of the section and schedule by this regulation had not been made; and section 10 and schedule 2 as in force from the commencement do not apply in relation to the report.\n- (a) section 10 and schedule 2 as in force before the commencement continue to apply in relation to the report as if the amendment of the section and schedule by this regulation had not been made; and\n- (b) section 10 and schedule 2 as in force from the commencement do not apply in relation to the report.","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"pt.8","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amendment of this regulation","content":"# Amendment of this regulation","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"sec.18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulation amended","content":"### sec.18 Regulation amended\n\nThis part amends this regulation.","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"sec.19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Replacement of s 10 (Report to Assembly on Act’s operation— Act , s 185 )","content":"### sec.19 Replacement of s 10 (Report to Assembly on Act’s operation— Act , s 185 )\n\nSection 10 —\nomit, insert—\nFor section 185(1) of the Act, information relating to an agency or Minister about the matters stated in schedule 2 is prescribed.\nFor section 185(3) of the Act, the matters stated in schedule 2 are prescribed.\n(sec.19-frag-sec.10-ssec.1) For section 185(1) of the Act, information relating to an agency or Minister about the matters stated in schedule 2 is prescribed.\n(sec.19-frag-sec.10-ssec.2) For section 185(3) of the Act, the matters stated in schedule 2 are prescribed.","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"sec.20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of sch 1 (Report to Speaker and parliamentary committee on operations of OIC)","content":"### sec.20 Amendment of sch 1 (Report to Speaker and parliamentary committee on operations of OIC)\n\nSchedule 1 , item 2—\ninsert—\nfor each agency or Minister—\nthe number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and\nthe number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and\nfor each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph;\nSchedule 1 , item 2(g), ‘to (f)’—\nomit, insert—\nto (g)\nSchedule 1 , item 2(fa) and (g)—\nrenumber as schedule 1 , item 2(g) and (h).\nSchedule 1 , item 3—\ninsert—\nfor each agency or Minister—\nthe number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and\nthe number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and\nfor each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph\n(sec.20-ssec.1) Schedule 1 , item 2— insert— for each agency or Minister— the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph;\n(sec.20-ssec.2) Schedule 1 , item 2(g), ‘to (f)’— omit, insert— to (g)\n(sec.20-ssec.3) Schedule 1 , item 2(fa) and (g)— renumber as schedule 1 , item 2(g) and (h).\n(sec.20-ssec.4) Schedule 1 , item 3— insert— for each agency or Minister— the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph\n- (fa) for each agency or Minister— (i) the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and (ii) the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and (iii) for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph;\n- (i) the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and\n- (ii) the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and\n- (iii) for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph;\n- (i) the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and\n- (ii) the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and\n- (iii) for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph;\n- (f) for each agency or Minister— (i) the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and (ii) the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and (iii) for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph\n- (i) the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and\n- (ii) the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and\n- (iii) for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph\n- (i) the number of external review applications made in relation to a decision of the agency or Minister; and\n- (ii) the number of external review applications where there was no preceding internal review application to the agency or Minister; and\n- (iii) for each of section 110(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act—the number of decisions on external review made under the paragraph","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"sec.21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of sch 2 (Report to Assembly on Act’s operation)","content":"### sec.21 Amendment of sch 2 (Report to Assembly on Act’s operation)\n\nSchedule 2 , item 2(c), ‘refusals of access’—\nomit, insert—\nconsidered decisions for access applications in which access to a document was refused in part or in full\nSchedule 2 , item 2(i) to (k)—\nomit.\nSchedule 2 , item 2(m), ‘to (l)’—\nomit.\nSchedule 2 , item 2(l) and (m)—\nrenumber as schedule 2 , item 2(i) and (j).\nSchedule 2 , item 3(h) to (j)—\nomit.\nSchedule 2 , item 4(c)—\nomit.\n(sec.21-ssec.1) Schedule 2 , item 2(c), ‘refusals of access’— omit, insert— considered decisions for access applications in which access to a document was refused in part or in full\n(sec.21-ssec.2) Schedule 2 , item 2(i) to (k)— omit.\n(sec.21-ssec.3) Schedule 2 , item 2(m), ‘to (l)’— omit.\n(sec.21-ssec.4) Schedule 2 , item 2(l) and (m)— renumber as schedule 2 , item 2(i) and (j).\n(sec.21-ssec.5) Schedule 2 , item 3(h) to (j)— omit.\n(sec.21-ssec.6) Schedule 2 , item 4(c)— omit.","sortOrder":28}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: operational details for the Right to Information Act. It covers identity verification, fees, charges, and reporting requirements — all standard subordinate legislation matters. The amendments in Part 8 update reporting requirements but do not expand the scope beyond administrative implementation of the primary Act."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Right to Information Act 2009) and other legislation (Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994, Corrective Services Act 2006, etc.)","Nested conditional logic for calculating processing charges (5-hour threshold, exclusions for filing system failures, personal information exemptions)","Staggered commencement dates (1 July 2025 vs 1 July 2026) creating parallel reporting regimes","Detailed amendment instructions in Part 8 using legislative drafting shorthand ('omit, insert', 'renumber')","Fee unit calculations requiring external reference to the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 for rounding rules","Transitional provisions preserving old regulation sections for specific financial years while new provisions take effect for others"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets out the practical rules for Queensland's Right to Information (RTI) system, which allows people to request access to government documents.\n\n**What it does:**\n\n*   **Identity verification:** It lists what documents you can use to prove who you are when making an information request — things like passports, driver licences, birth certificates, or even a statutory declaration (a sworn statement) from someone who has known you for a year. It also includes special rules for prisoners.\n\n*   **Fees and charges:** It sets out the costs involved:\n    *   **Application fee:** A flat fee of 52.60 fee units (the dollar amount changes yearly based on the value of a \"fee unit\" set by the government).\n    *   **Processing charge:** Free for the first 5 hours of work, then charged per 15 minutes after that. However, you don't pay if you're only requesting your own personal information, or if the government agency's poor filing system caused delays.\n    *   **Access charge:** Costs for things like photocopying (25 cents per A4 black-and-white page), transcribing audio, or moving documents between offices. Emailing documents or providing them on a disc is free.\n\n*   **Reporting:** It requires the Information Commissioner to publish detailed annual reports about how the RTI system is working, including statistics about applications, reviews, and complaints. Some sections are delayed until 2026 to allow for transitional reporting arrangements.\n\n*   **Agency declarations:** It formally declares the Bar Association of Queensland to be a \"public authority\" for RTI purposes (meaning it must follow the Act for its regulatory functions), and sets out who the \"principal officer\" is for various agencies.\n\n*   **Repeal and transition:** It replaces the 2009 regulation and includes transitional rules so that reports for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 financial years follow the old rules, while new reporting requirements kick in later.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone requesting information from Queensland government agencies or Ministers, the agencies themselves, and the Office of the Information Commissioner.\n\n**Why it matters:** It determines how much freedom of information requests cost, how you prove your identity to make a request, and how transparent the government is about its information-handling practices."},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation stays squarely within its original purpose: updating the administrative and procedural rules supporting Queensland's right to information framework. The updates — revised fees, modernised identity verification (including digital IDs), updated reporting requirements, and the declaration of the Bar Association as a public authority for regulatory functions — are all incremental refinements rather than expansions into new territory. The core scope (fees, identity, reporting, declarations) mirrors the repealed 2009 regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple other Acts (Acts Interpretation Act 1954, Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994, Corrective Services Act 2006, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Legal Profession Act 2007, Photo Identification Card Act 2008, Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016)","Staggered commencement dates requiring readers to track which provisions apply when","Fee calculation using 'fee units' — an abstract unit requiring conversion to dollar amounts via external indexing mechanism","Layered transitional provisions that maintain old rules for specific financial years while new rules apply prospectively","Self-amending structure (Part 8 amends the regulation itself, adding further complexity to understanding the final operative text)","Processing charge rules include nuanced carve-outs for misfiled documents and poor record-keeping, requiring careful reading to understand what time is billable","Multiple schedules referenced but not fully reproduced in the text, requiring access to external documents for complete understanding","The regulation operates as subsidiary legislation under a parent Act, meaning full comprehension requires reading both instruments together"],"plain_english_summary":"Queensland’s Right to Information Regulation 2025 updates the practical rules for requesting government documents: who it applies to (members of the public, agencies, ministers, the OIC and the Bar Association in its regulatory role), what ID is acceptable, how fees and processing charges work, and reporting obligations. \n\nIt matters because it fixes how much access costs, when agencies must publish data about requests, and preserves continuity from the 2009 regulation with staged start and transition dates."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation changes operational scope compared with the repealed 2009 regulation by replacing fee rules, prescribing new identity-evidence standards (sec.4), updating fee and charge calculations (secs 5–8), altering the prescribed reporting items and data required of agencies and Ministers (secs 9–10; amendments in secs 20–21 and schedule 1–2), and declaring the Bar Association a public authority for statutory regulatory functions (sec.11). Transitional clauses preserve prior rules for specific reporting years (secs 14–17)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple commencement dates and staged commencement for specific provisions (sec.2)","Cross-references to the Act, its schedules and external statutes (e.g. Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994; Corrective Services Act 2006) creating interpretive dependencies (secs 4, 8)","Detailed fee mechanics: fee-unit multiplication with bespoke rounding bands and worked example (sec.5)","Time-based processing charge with threshold and 15-minute increments, plus carve-outs for personal-information documents and misfiled documents (sec.7)","Access-charge composition combining actual costs and a per-page fee for A4 black-and-white copies, with specified exclusions (sec.8)","Prescriptive identity-evidence list with certified-copy and qualified-witness definitions and narrow options for prisoners (sec.4)","Amendments to reporting schedules that add, remove and renumber items and impose non-identification limits on certain details (secs 9–10, 20–21; schedule changes)","Transitional provisions preserving prior regulation provisions for particular financial years and reports (secs 14–17)","Declaration of a single organisation as a public authority but limited to functions under another Act, creating a partial change in coverage (sec.11)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation updates the practical rules that implement the Right to Information Act: it prescribes what documents count as evidence of identity, fixes the application fee and how processing and access charges are calculated and rounded, prescribes specific reporting items for the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Assembly, declares the Bar Association of Queensland a public authority for certain regulatory functions, repeals the 2009 regulation, and stages some changes with transitional commencement dates. It affects applicants, agencies and Ministers who collect fees, verify identity and compile the revised reports (see secs 4, 6–10, schedules 1–2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/right-to-information-regulation-2025","history":"/api/acts/right-to-information-regulation-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/right-to-information-regulation-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/right-to-information-regulation-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/right-to-information-regulation-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/right-to-information-regulation-2025/documents"}}