Officer: 
 
Victor Catchpoole 
Direct telephone: 
(07) 5420 8819 
Email:   
 
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx 
Our reference:   
RTI22/086 
Your reference:   
 
9 August 2023 
 
 
Mr John Thorogood 
 
By email only to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx  
 
 
Dear Mr Thorogood 
 
Decision under Right to Information Act 2009 
 
I am writing to provide the notice of decision for your application for access to documents 
under the Right to Information Act 2009 (“RTI Act”).   
 
Scope of your application 
 
Your application sought access as fol ows:  
 
So that I may better understand and comment on the draft Marine Turtle 
Conservation Plan, please provide the: 
 
results of the 2022 ALAN (artificial light at night) survey (as draft or final) referred to 
on p6 of the SC Marine Turtles Conservation Plan - Attachment 1; and 
 
Marine Turtle Sensitive Area Mapping (as draft or final) referred to on p7 of the SC 
Marine Turtle Conservation Plan - Attachment 1. 
 
Communications with you about proceeding 
 
I wrote to you by email on 30 June 2023 and advised you about what is needed to meet the 
relevant requirements to continue with your application.  In particular, I pointed out that you 
would need to pay the application fee and complete the application form.   
 
You were given until 11 July 2023 to provide these things.  Furthermore, you were also 
subsequently given until 2 August 2023 to meet these requirements.   
 
However, no form or payment has been received from you.  You did respond on 3 July to 
acknowledge receipt of a map, but your response also did not withdraw your application.   
 
 
 
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Decision 
 
In the circumstances, I find that you have been provided with reasonable opportunity to make 
your application compliant by paying the fee.  After giving this opportunity and without any 
further reply from you, on 9 August 2022 I have decided that your application does not 
comply with the requirement under section 24(2)(a) and (d) of the RTI Act.   
 
You do have the right to seek a review of this decision and your review rights are set out 
below.  You also always have an option to make a new application. 
 
Review rights 
 
If you are not satisfied with this decision (or any part of it), then you may apply for internal or 
external review.  An application for review must be made within 20 business days from the 
date of this notice or within any further time allowed.  You do not have to apply for internal 
review before seeking an external review.   
 
To seek an internal review by a more senior officer, please send a written request to Council.   
 
Alternatively, an external review can be sent to the Information Commissioner in these ways: 
 
Online:  
https://www.oic.qld.gov.au/apply-for-external-review 
Email:  
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx 
Post:    
PO Box 10143, BRISBANE ADELAIDE STREET  QLD  4000 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
 
Victor Catchpoole 
Right to Information Officer 
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