Your complaint’s journey

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Your complaint’s journey:

Not happy with something we’ve done? Everyone has a right to complain. A complaint can be made to any of our staff in person, or
- by phone—1800 014 536
- by email—complaints@pt.qld.gov.au
- by letter—write to
  Complaints Officer
  The Public Trustee
  GPO Box 1449
  BRISBANE QLD 4001
- though the complaints form on our website.

What happens now I’ve complained? Your complaint will remain confidential. A staff member who manages complaints will acknowledge your complaint within 3 working days. They will assess your complaint and
- will review any file notes, policies or procedures and legislation to understand the background of the situation
- may contact you to ask for more information
- if the complaint can’t be dealt with by us, may refer you to another agency.
How long will it take to get an answer? Sometimes there is a lot of information to review.
- We normally need up to 30 working days to respond to your complaint.
- We normally respond to privacy complaints within 45 working days.
- If there is a delay, we will let you know.
I’m not happy with the answer—what can I do now? If you are not satisfied with the response to your complaint, you can request an internal review by a different staff member within 20 working days. We will let you know within 5 working days if an internal review will be undertaken and we will let you know whether the review will go ahead and if it will take longer than 20 days to finalise.
- If you are not happy with the outcome of the internal review, you can contact the Queensland Ombudsman for an independent external review.
  - Phone the Ombudsman on 1800 068 908
  - Visit the Ombudsman’s website.
Special circumstances
- If you have made a human rights complaint to us and haven’t received a response within 45 working days or are unhappy with the outcome, you can contact the Human Rights Commission on 1300 130 670.
- You may be able to apply to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal seeking
  - the Tribunal’s advice, directions or recommendations to the Public Trustee
  - a review of our appointment as administrator.