From: "Judith Tierney" Subject: Fw: Stirling Hinchliffe Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:28:22 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003B_01C9516D.F4D03260" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C9516D.F4D03260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Judith Tierney=20 To: Communities - SMTP=20 Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:37 PM Subject: Stirling Hinchliffe For Stirling Hinchliffe - This individual made a life changing decision for many people on a = SECRET copy of the report from St Vincent de Paul that we cannot even = see.=20 [You may also wish to make a freedom of information request] To: Mr James Tierney C/- Ms Judith Tierney's email address of = jjls@bigpond.com Dear Mr Tierney I refer to your email dated 8 March 2007, in which you requested = clarification on Vinnies Gym being closed based on an operational = decision by St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland. =20 I wish to draw your attention to the advice provided by Ms Liliana = Pacey, Manager, Complaints and Prevention Unit (CPU) in her letter date = 30 January 2007 in which it was advised that to assist CPU in the = assessment process, St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland provided, in = good faith, a copy of the review report undertaken by an independent = consultant on the understanding that this report not be given to anyone = other than to the CPU complaints officer and senior departmental staff. = You may also recall that a recommendation has been made to St Vincent De = Paul Society Queensland to consider forwarding you a copy of the report = undertaken by the consultant. This recommendation was based on the view = that if you are provided with the report it may clarify St Vincent De = Paul Society Queensland's decision to close Vinnies Gym based on = operational and staffing issues which were identified in the report. =20 It was also emphasised that this is a recommendation only as CPU does = not have the authority to ensure this action is taken. =20 CPU is of the view that providing you with detailed information from the = report provided by St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland would be = without the permission of the society. =20 It is suggested you contact St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland to = request a copy of their report regarding Vinnies Gym as referred to in = CPU's recommendation. You may also wish to make a freedom of = information request for a copy of the report which is held on = departmental records. This request can be forwarded to Administrative = Law Coordination (Freedom of Information) Unit, Department of = Communities, GPO Box 806, Brisbane QLD 4001. It is the role of the = Administrative Law Coordination Unit to determine the information that = is able to be provided. =20 If you remain dissatisfied with the way the department has handled your = complaint, you may wish to contact the Queensland Ombudsman on 1800 068 = 908 or email to ombudsman@ombudsman.qld.gov.au I wish to confirm that your complaint, reference COM06 0379, in relation = to the closure of Vinnies Gym has been closed and no further responses = to this complaint will be provided. =20 I trust this advice is of assistance. Phil Smart Senior Complaints Officer Complaints and Prevention Unit Complaints Compliance Investigations and Misconduct Prevention Branch Department of Communities, Disability Services Queensland and Aboriginal = Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Ph 3406 2617 (Extn 32617) ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C9516D.F4D03260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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From: Judith = Tierney

To: Communities - SMTP =

Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:37 PM

Subject: Stirling Hinchliffe

For = Stirling=20 Hinchliffe -

This individual=20 made a life changing decision for many people on a SECRET copy=20 of the=20 report from St Vincent de Paul that we cannot even see.=20

[You may also wish to make = a freedom=20 of information request]

To: Mr James = Tierney C/- Ms=20 Judith Tierney=92s email address of jjls@bigpond.com <mailto:jjls@bigpond.com>

Dear Mr=20 Tierney

I refer to your = email dated 8=20 March 2007, in which you requested clarification on Vinnies Gym being = closed=20 based on an operational decision by St Vincent De Paul Society = Queensland. =20

I wish to draw = your attention to=20 the advice provided by Ms Liliana Pacey, Manager, Complaints and = Prevention Unit=20 (CPU) in her letter date 30 January 2007 in which it was advised that to = assist=20 CPU in the assessment process, St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland = provided,=20 in good faith, a copy of the review report undertaken by an independent=20 consultant on the understanding that this report not be given to anyone = other=20 than to the CPU complaints officer and senior departmental staff. =20

You may also = recall that a=20 recommendation has been made to St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland to = consider forwarding you a copy of the report undertaken by the = consultant. =20 This recommendation was based on the view that if you are provided with = the=20 report it may clarify St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland=92s decision = to close=20 Vinnies Gym based on operational and staffing issues which were = identified in=20 the report.

It was also = emphasised that this=20 is a recommendation only as CPU does not have the authority to ensure = this=20 action is taken.

CPU is of the view = that=20 providing you with detailed information from the report provided by St = Vincent=20 De Paul Society Queensland would be without the permission of the = society. =20

It is suggested = you contact St=20 Vincent De Paul Society Queensland to request a copy of their report = regarding=20 Vinnies Gym as referred to in CPU's recommendation. = You may = also wish to=20 make a freedom of information request for a copy of the report which is = held on=20 departmental records. This request can be forwarded to = Administrative Law=20 Coordination (Freedom of Information) Unit, Department of Communities, = GPO Box=20 806, Brisbane QLD 4001. It is the role of the Administrative Law=20 Coordination Unit to determine the information that is able to be=20 provided.

If you remain = dissatisfied with=20 the way the department has handled your complaint, you may wish to = contact the=20 Queensland Ombudsman on 1800 068 908 or email to=20 ombudsman@ombudsman.qld.gov.au

I wish to confirm = that your=20 complaint, reference COM06 0379, in relation to the closure of Vinnies = Gym has=20 been closed and no further responses to this complaint will be = provided. =20

I trust this = advice is of=20 assistance.

Phil = Smart

Senior Complaints=20 Officer

Complaints and = Prevention=20 Unit

Complaints = Compliance=20 Investigations and Misconduct Prevention Branch

Department of = Communities,=20 Disability Services Queensland and Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander=20 Partnerships

Ph 3406 2617 (Extn = 32617)

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