Right to Information
Scenic Rim Regional Council operates under the Queensland Government Right to Information Act 2009 and the Information Privacy Act 2009.
Due to legislation changes, from 1 July 2025, all applications for information will be under the RTI Act. Applications for your personal information will still be free.
Correcting information
Members of the public have a right to request amendment to their personal information on record with Council if they believe this personal information is inaccurate, misleading, out of date or incomplete. If you believe Council hold personal information of yours which may be inaccurate, misleading, out of date or incomplete, you should complete the Information Privacy Personal Information Amendment Application Form.
Lodging an application
Before entering into the application process, please consider whether the documents may already be available through other means, such as our Publication Scheme, Council's website or by contacting the relevant department within Council. For further information in relation to Right to Information, Information Privacy, Administrative Access to documents or to lodge an application, please contact Council's Governance section:
Scenic Rim Regional Council
PO Box 25, Beaudesert, QLD 4285
T: 07 5540 5111
F: 07 5540 5103
Email: mail@scenicrim.qld.gov.au
Right to Information Fees and Charges, Timeframes and Review Rights
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Application Fees |
Right to Information Application Application fees are set by the State Government in Section 4 of the Right to Information Regulation 2009 and increase annually on 1 July. The current application fee is $57.65. Following a submission of your application, a Customer Contact officer will be in touch with you to arrange for payment over the phone via credit card or alternatively, the application fee can be paid in person by cash, cheque or eftpos at any of Council's customer service centres. Information Privacy Application No application fee |
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Processing Fee |
Processing fees are set by the State Government inSection 5 of the Right to Information Regulation 2009 and increase annually on 1 July. The processing charges for an RTI application are:
Processing charges will only be incurred if the total time taken to process the application is more than five hours. Information Privacy Application No processing fee |
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Access Charges |
Access charges are set by the State Government in Part 3 of the Right to Information Regulation 2009 and represent cost recovery or a flat fee for photocopies (which may increase annually on 1 July). Details of the Access Charges can be found HERE. There are currently no access charges payable for documents provided by email or on a disc. |
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Timeframes |
The processing period for an application is 25 business days, subject to extension(s) in accordance with the Right to Information Act 2009 or by agreement between the Applicant and Council. |
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Review Rights |
Applicants have 20 business days to lodge an internal review with Council or an external review with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) from the date of their decision notice. |
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Information Privacy Principles
In completing this form, you are providing personal information such as your name and contact details to the Scenic Rim Regional Council. These details will be used for processing this form and your personal information will only be accessed by officers authorised to do so. Your personal information is handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 and The Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023. This information will not be disclosed to a third party unless with your consent or required by law.
Should you have any queries in relation to your privacy, please contact Council's Governance section on 07 5540 5111.
Publication Scheme
To access Council's Publication Scheme showing the classes of information that Council has available and the terms on which it will make the information available, please click below.
Disclosure Log
The Disclosure Log provides documents released in response to information requests made under the Right to Information Act 2009 where they do not contain the applicant's personal information or are otherwise unsuitable for publication according to legislation.
- Where possible electronic links will be provided in the Disclosure Log to released documents.
- Where documents have been determined suitable for release they are provided in PDF format.
- If a copy of the information on our Disclosure Log is required in an alternative form, please contact us and we will endeavour to provide it to you in a more suitable format.
- If a document is not provided electronically please contact us to determine how to access a copy of the document.
For further information regarding Council’s Disclosure Log please contact the Governance Team on (07) 5540 5111 or email integrity@scenicrim.qld.gov.au
Note: If a Right to Information Application has not yet been finalised or the only documents released contain the applicant's personal information, in accordance with the Right to Information Act 2009 the information will not be displayed in the Disclosure Log. In some cases, deleting information under Section 78 of the Information Privacy Act will result in no text remaining in a document. Blank pages may exist due to redaction through the decision-making process (e.g. where a page contains irrelevant information or access to the document was refused). If a page is blank it will not be included in the Disclosure Log.
| Application Number | Decision Date | Description | Number of Pages |
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| RTI2023-2025-012 | 30 July 2024 | Mount Tamborine Road Resurfacing Project 2023 | 37 pages |
| RTI2023-2024-007 | 15 April 2024 | Graceleigh Park Reserve 2595 - Lot 1 WD 6429 lease agreement | 167 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-001 | 18 September 2024 | Community Hall at Graceleigh Park | 46 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-004 | 21 October 2024 | Development Approval MC.Bn13/00012 |
155 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-008 | 25 November 2024 | Mount Walker Quarry | 45 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-009 | 25 November 2024 | Haul Route for Mount Walker Quarry | 450 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-011 | 7 January 2025 | Development Application No. MCU19/110 | 508 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-015 | 26 November 2024 | MC.Bn13/00012 - Noise Impacts of Mount Walker Quarry | 254 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-018 | 17 January 2024 | Development of Mount Walker Quarry and Haul Route | 501 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-021 | 6 February 2025 | Installation of NBN Tower Old School Site Beechmont Lot 3 WD814531 | 133 pages |
| RTI2024-2025-022 | 28 January 2025 | Management Agreement - Beech Mountain Association Inc Beechmont Community Centre | 163 pages |