Right to Information disclosure log

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Treasury may publish information released in response to a request for assessed disclosure of information made under the RTI Act, where that information is determined by the delegated RTI Officer to be in the broader public interest. Information released in response to Right to Information requests will be published online within 48 hours of being released to the applicant.

This approach makes released information of public interest available to a wider audience and increases Government transparency and accountability.

 

Information in the disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.

Applicants should note that:

  • if they seek and are granted a waiver of the application fee on the basis of general public interest, and it is determined that the information is in the broader public interest, publication of the released information is likely;
  • their identity will not be published (the category of applicant will be published, ie Member of Parliament, media representative, private individual);
  • a summary of the application will be published, to provide context to the nature of the released information;
  • only information that is considered to be in the broader public interest will be published;
  • no personal information will be published; and
  • information of a commercial or confidential nature will not be published.

Further information is available in the Treasury Information Disclosure Policy and Procedures document.​

Published Information: 

Release date Category of applicant Summary of request Documents released
​10/05/2023
​Member of Parliament
​​All Treasurer’s Instructions, or exemptions to Treasurer’s Instructions, that have been issued to TasNetworks Pty Ltd or any subsidiary of TasNetworks Pty Ltd since July 1, 2022, and all entities (including subsidiaries) that have been issued an exemption from the requirement under Treasurer’s Instruction TI GBE 08-51-07 to apply Tier 1 reporting requirements for the 2022-23 financial year. 

Information to be released - RTI - TasNetworks  (PDF 889Kb)​


​27/01/2023​​

​Member of Parliament
​Any information, including advice, briefing notes, emails and other correspondence, relating to capping electricity prices, produced since 1 May 2022. ​

Information for release - RTI - Electricity Price Capping (PDF 17Mb)​

​13/01/2023​

​Media
• Communication – including all email attachments - with the Premier's Office and/or Treasurer's Office regarding election commitments – from 30 April 2021 to 31 May 2021

• All communication – including all email attachments – with the Premier's Office and/or Treasurer's Office regarding the COVID-19 Provision – from 30 April 2021 to 31 May 2021

• All inter
nal communication – including all email attachments – regarding requests to access funds through the COVID-19 Provision – from 30 April 2021 to 31 May 2021

• The “TO Master List" of commitments totalling $28,623,036 referred to in previous RTI releases in an email to Eleanor Patterson on 1 July 2021.

Information for Release - RTI - Election Commitments-COVID provision (PDF 2Mb)

​7/11/2022

​Member of Parliament
​Correspondence (including via post, fax, email, text message, and instant messaging application) discussing the Local Communities Facilities Fund / replacement of the Bracknell Hall (with Premier, DCT and internal to Treasury); all documents relating to the decision to allocate funds to the Local Communities Fund / replacement of the Bracknell Hall.
Documents for release - RTI - LCFF-Bracknell (PDF 7Mb)

27/07/2022
Member of Parliament
A copy of the relevant section of the Executive Summary within the actuarial assessment relied upon for the decision to make a supplementary appropriation of $105 million into the Tasmanian Risk Management Fund.
Documents for Release - RTI - TRMF (PDF 862Kb)​


​31/05/2022

​Member of Parliament
​The incoming ministerial briefings that were prepared by the Department of Treasury and Finance and provided to the incoming Treasurer, Hon Michael Ferguson MP.
DOCUMENTS FOR RELEASE - RTI - Incoming Ministerial Briefings for Treasurer.pdf (PDF 31Mb)​


10/05/2022
​Member of Parliament
Any analysis or advice developed or obtained by the Department in relation to the Treasury Miscellaneous (Affordable Housing and Youth Employment Support) Bill 2022

RTI - Documents for Release - Treasury Miscellaneous (Affordable Housing and Youth Employment Support) Bill 2022 (PDF 1Mb)​


​17/08/2021
Member of Parliament
​The following documentation relating to 
the Premier's Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council (PESRAC) for the duration the Council was operating:

  • ​all government and departmental guidelines regarding:
    • guidance to PESRAC members; and
    • administration, maintenance and storage of any submitted Notice of Interest declarations.​
​​RTI - Documents for release - PESRAC (PDF 826Kb)

​17/08/2021
​Member of Parliament
All correspondence between Treasury and the Treasurer, and the Tasmanian Hospitality Association, Federal Group, and/or the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission relating to the proposed new Future Gaming Markets general casino licence fees and taxation rates, from 1 January 2020 inclusive.
RTI documents for release - FGM casino licence fees and tax rates (PDF 1Mb)

​17/08/2021
​Member of the Public
All correspondence between Treasury and the TLGC in relation to the future gaming market; regulatory model and policy in 2019 and 2020.

RTI documents for release - correspondence between TLGC and Treasury relating to FGM (PDF 1Mb)​


​09/07/2021

​Member of Parliament
​Any information contained in the incoming Ministerial briefs prepared by the Department, relating to:
  • The budgetary impact of election policies.
  • Risks to the budget.
  • Longer term fiscal sustainability.
  • The infrastructure program.
  • Expenditure cuts or efficiencies.
RTI - Documents for Release - Incoming Ministerial Briefs
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​23/03/2021

​Member of Parliament
​Regarding the 2017 review of the Responsible Gambling Mandatory Code of Practice for Tasmania, all correspondence and records of meetings relating to the following: 

i. instructions on scope 

ii. any content priorities, restrictions or limitations, and/or 

iii. any other conduct and operational criteria​

​RTI - Documents for release - 2017 review of the Responsible Gambling Mandatory Code of Practice in Tasmania
0​2/11/2020
Member of Parliament​

A template of the current pecuniary and/or conflict of interest declaration documentation used by the members of the Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council (PESRAC).

Copies of all pecuniary and/or conflict of interest declarations submitted by the members of PESRAC.

Any records, including minutes, where any member of PESRAC has recused themselves from the Council’s deliberations.​

​RTI - Documents for Release - PESRAC Conflicts of Interest​
​27/11/2019
​Member of the Public
​The below information relating to sound levels and frequencies produced by the sound system within the premises of Mobius Nightclub (Despard Street, Hobart) as per the conditions of their out-of-hours permit:
  • ​​Details of how many times the recorded sound and frequency data from Mobius has been sought and received by Liquor and Gaming since April 2017; and
  • Copies of any recorded sound and frequency data received by Liquor and Gaming in order for it to be analysed by a recognised noise expert since April 2017.
​RTI - Documents for release - Mobius sound data
​18/10/2019
​Member of the Public
​Cop​​​ies of the current liquor licences, out-of-hours permits and any special licences for Telegraph Hotel; Mobius Nightclub; The Lower House and Gold Bar.

Copies of all licences, liquor permits (including out of hours permits), application forms, internal and external correspondence relating to permit applications and/or negotiations for liquor licences or permits for the Telegraph Hotel since 1990.
RTI - Documents for release - OOHP Telegraph-Mobius-LowerHouse-GoldBar 
​15/05/2019

​Member of Parliament
​A copy of the Launceston Flood Risk Management Deed 2008.

RTI - Documents for release - Launceston Flood Risk Management Deed 2008 


Release dateCategory of applicantSummary of requestDocuments released
​08/03/2023

​Media
​All correspondence to/from the Treasurer and/or his department with the gaming and hotelier industry regarding the implementation of a mandatory pre-commitment card.
​Information for Release - RTI - Mandatory Pre-Commitment Card (PDF attached)
​23/09/2022

Member of Parliament​

​Date, location and invitee details of all Ministerial diary appointments held since 19 May 2021 for the purpose of discussions involving climate change policy including, but not limited to, the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 review, and the Climate Change (State Action) Amendment Bill 2021, and which involved:

a) One or more industry stakeholders, including but not limited to registered lobbyists; and/or

b) One or more non-industry and community stakeholders.

Documents for Release - RTI - Treasurer - Climate Change Policy (PDF 117Kb)

​​20/03/2020​

​Media

Correspondence between the Treasurer and the Tasmanian Hospitality Association / Federal Hotels relating to poker machine licensing and their conditions from June 2017 to 24 January 2020. ​RTI - Documents for release - ​Treasurer and Federal Group and​ THA
​23/12/2019
​Member of the Public
​A copy of all correspondence between the Treasurer and the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission since April 2018.
RTI - Documents for release - TLGC-Treasurer
​​29/07/2019
Media​​​All Correspondence between the Treasurer, Treasurer's Office or Treasury and the Federal Group between January 2017 and May 2019 with regards to the drafting or developing of policy or legislation relating to gaming licences, gaming laws, a gaming monopoly, David Walsh, Museum of Old and New Art and the Tasmanian Hotels Association.​

RTI - Documents for release - July 2019 



Release dateCategory of applicantSummary of requestDocuments released​
​19/12/2019
Media
​Review of previous decision relating to:
  • The figures relating to former Liberal MP Rene Hidding's payout, including superannuation and entitlements, after he retired earlier this year (2019).
RTI Review - Documents for release - Hidding

RTI original - Documents for release - Hidding


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Release dateCategory of applicantSummary of requestDocuments released​
​23/03/2021
Member of Parliament
Regarding the 2017 review of the Responsible Gambling Mandatory Code of Practice for Tasmania, all correspondence and records of meetings relating to the following: 

i. instructions on scope 

ii. any content priorities, restrictions or limitations, and/or 

iii. any other conduct and operational criteria

RTI - Documents for release - 2017 review of the Responsible Gambling Mandatory Code of Practice in Tasmania


Release date Category of applicant Summary of request Documents released
01/11/2021Member of ParliamentAll correspondence and communications (including by encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp) in relation to consultation on distribution of the Community Support Levy under the Future Gaming Markets (sic) reform

RTI - Documents for Release - CSL Distribution under FGM (PDF 826Kb)​


* The Minister for Finance portfolio responsibilities were absorbed into the Treasurer portfolio responsibilities following Cabinet changes on 12 April 2022.

Release date Category of applicant Summary of request Documents released
​23/09/2022​
Member of Parliament​
​Date, location and invitee details of all Ministerial diary appointments held since 19 May 2021 for the purpose of discussions involving climate change policy including, but not limited to, the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 review, and the Climate Change (State Action) Amendment Bill 2021, and which involved:

a) One or more industry stakeholders, including but not limited to registered lobbyists; and/or

b) One or more non-industry and community stakeholders.​

Documents for Release - RTI - Energy and Renewables - Climate Change Policy (PDF 649Kb)​


26/08/2022

Member of Parliament
Any correspondence to or from the office of Minister Barnett, in his capacity as Minister for Energy and Renewables, with or concerning the mining sector, in relation to the proposed windfarm development at Whaleback Ridge from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Documents for Release - RTI - Whaleback Ridge (PDF 4Mb)​



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** The Department of State Growth is responsible to the Minister for Energy and Renewables as of 1 October 2022 following the transition of Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania (ReCFIT) from Treasury to State Growth.​

Release date Category of applicant Summary of request Documents released
​23/09/2022​
Member of Parliament
​Date, location and invitee details of all Ministerial diary appointments held since 19 May 2021 for the purpose of discussions involving climate change policy including, but not limited to, the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 review, and the Climate Change (State Action) Amendment Bill 2021, and which involved:

a) One or more industry stakeholders, including but not limited to registered lobbyists; and/or

b) One or more non-industry and community stakeholders.​

Documents for Release - RTI - Environment and Climate Change - Climate Change Policy (PDF 720Kb)





​*** The Department of State Growth is responsible to the Minister for Environment and Climate Change as of 1 October 2022 following the transition of Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania (ReCFIT) from Treasury to State Growth.​​


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