Disclosure Log

A disclosure log makes information given to applicants under the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) available to the public. However, if documents contain the applicant’s personal information, they are not published.

Information will be deleted from the document if:

  • publication is prevented by law
  • it may be defamatory
  • it would unreasonably invade an individual's privacy or cause substantial harm to an entity
  • it is communicated in confidence or protected from disclosure under a contract.

In some cases, blank pages may exist due to redaction through the decision-making process, or deleting information under section 78B of the RTI Act will result in no text remaining on a document. Please note that blank pages will not be published to the disclosure log.

“Other Agencies”

The Legal Services Commission falls under ‘Other Agencies’ pursuant to section 78A of the RTI Act which states:

(1) If an agency makes a decision in relation to an access application to give access to a document that does not contain personal information of the applicant and the applicant accesses the document within the access period—

  • (a) a copy of the document may be included in a disclosure log, if this is reasonably practicable; or
  • (b) otherwise—details identifying the document and information about the way in which the document may be accessed may be included in a disclosure log.

Therefore our disclosure log will not detail the applications we receive, only those decisions that fall within 78A and are compliant with 78B of the RTI Act.

RTI reference

Date application made

Topic/information requested

Status

Applicant /entity

74000092

17 November 2020

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to an investigation into a solicitor acting for a client in a Family Court matter against another party, including correspondence with the Family Court, Law Society, Department of Justice and Attorney-General and the other party.

Time period/ date range for request: 1 January 2002 to 26 May 2020.

Application finalised. Relevant documents released. No documents published.

 

74000095

24 September 2020

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to a complaint against a solicitor and/or law firm, made by/or on behalf of a complainant.

Time period/ date range for request: August 2019 to August 2020.

Application finalised. Relevant documents released. No documents published.

 

74000091

26 May 2020

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to the provision of the number of solicitors who have been prosecuted for professional misconduct or unsatisfactory conduct regarding breaches of section 64 and section 66 of Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 and the number of fines issued relating to these breaches.

Time period/ date range for request: 1 January 2002 to 26 May 2020.

Application finalised. No documents released – as no documents exist.

 

74000087

3 December 2019

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to a solicitor and two complainants.

Time period/ date range for request: November 2016 to 3 December 2019.

Application withdrawn.

 

74000086

4 October 2019

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to an investigation and prosecution regarding a solicitor’s conduct, including a complete copy of documents filed in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Time period/ date range for request: June 2013 to July 2019.

Application finalised. Relevant documents released. No documents published.

Tenement Administration Services Pty Ltd ACN 007 397 873

74000084

27 September 2019

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to a solicitor and two complainants.

Time period/ date range for request: November 2016 to 27 September 2019.

Application withdrawn.

 

74000080

18 April 2019

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to the 17 documents listed on page 2 of the Commission’s decision letter regarding a complaint lodged about a solicitor’s conduct dated 14 December 2017.

Time period/ date range for request: 14 December 2017.

Application finalised. No documents released.

Naturelink Environmental Services Pty Ltd

74000079

4 December 2018

Documents held by the Legal Services Commission relating to a solicitor.

Time period/ date range: 1998 to 7 November 2018.

Application finalised. No documents released.