Access to your information
Some information you may want for your case may be available under Workplace Health and Safety Queensland’s administrative release of information policy.
Other information may need to be applied for under the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (PDF, 660 KB).
You will need to make a written request for access to any files or documents.
Administrative requests need to be addressed to either the Executive Director, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland or the Regional Manager in your local area.
Information provided under the administrative release of information policy may be given only to:
- the person injured – or their authorised representative
- employer – or authorised representative
- immediate family of deceased – or authorised representative
- person to whom such documents relate (such as certification files, statements, but not complaints and audits).
No personal information about anyone other than the applicant will be provided. Personal information includes home address, bank details and medical records.
There are restrictions on what can be released administratively. You cannot access:
- legal unit files
- audit files
- complaint files
- investigation files not yet completed
- any documents containing legally privileged information
- commercially sensitive material
- contentious matters
- documents received from another government department or agency (for example Queensland Police Service, Transport, Environmental Protection Agency, electrical entities)
- documents containing statements provided ‘in confidence’ to the investigation process.
Requests for this type of information need to be made under the Freedom of Information Act 1992.
Last updated 22 July 2008