Department of Social Services

Part of the Social Services portfolio and a Federal authority

The Department’s name has changed from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to the Department of Social Services.

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Reporting on the Legal Services Directions
Response by Department of Social Services to Charles Powers on .

Successful.

Good afternoon Mr Powers, Please find attached the decision and documents for your FOI request. Kind regards, Dr Melanie Beacroft Assistant Directo...
Welfare by country of birth
Response by Department of Social Services to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape   Freedom of Information Request No. 17/18-018   I refer to your correspondence received by the Department of Social Servi...
Welfare by visa status
Response by Department of Social Services to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape Please see attached a decision letter for your FOI Request No. 17/18-018. Kind regards Legislation and FOI Section Government a...
2016-17 Most Expensive Event
Response by Department of Social Services to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape   FOI Request No. 17/18-013 – Mr Gothe-Snape   Thank you for your request of 8 August 2017, received by the Department of...
2016-17 Most Expensive Trip
Response by Department of Social Services to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape   Please see attached decision letters in respect of your FOI Request No. 17/18-012 and FOI Request No. 17/18-013.   Kind...
Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Response by Department of Social Services to James Smith on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Smith   Please find attached a letter outlining the decision regarding your FOI Request No. 17/18-015 of 8 August 2017 to the Department o...
Correspondence between the Department of Social Services and Data61 on the proposed welfare drug testing program
Response by Department of Social Services to Denham Sadler on .

Partially successful.

  Dear Mr Sadler, Please find attached the relevant documents to your freedom of information request. Kind regards,   Karen Robinson Legal...
2016/17 Additional Estimates Topics
Response by Department of Social Services to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Successful.

  Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,   Please find attached one (1) document which comes within scope of your request as follows:   “please provide the to...
Funding service arrangements for homeslessness services
Response by Department of Social Services to Jessica Abramovic on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Abramovic   I refer to the Department of Social Services’ email to you of 3 March 2017 regarding FOI Request No. 16/17-111.   Please n...
Employee information provided to ballot agents in Enterprise Agreement bargaining
Follow up sent to Department of Social Services by James Smith on .

Successful.

Thank you for providing the requested information. I confirm withdrawal of this FOI request. Yours sincerely, James Smith
Evaluation methods for Try, Test, Learn fund policy responses
Follow up sent to Department of Social Services by Simon on .

Successful.

Thank you. Yours sincerely, Simon
Disability Benefits
Response by Department of Social Services to Robert Bauer on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Bauer Under section 11(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), every person has a legally enforceable right to obtain access t...
Privacy Impact Assessments of internal use of social media data
Response by Department of Social Services to Bill Tarte on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Tarte   Please see attached a decision in respect of your FOI Request No. 16/17-104.   Kind regards       FOI Team Governanc...
Reports of evaluations of government policy interventions
Follow up sent to Department of Social Services by Mark R. Diamond on .

Successful.

Many thanks for the useful information in your email reply of 13 January 2017. Yours sincerely, Mark R. Diamond
Supplementary Budget Estimates topics
Response by Department of Social Services to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,   Please find attached one (1) document which comes within scope of your request as follows:   “Can you please provide th...
Cashless welfare reports
Response by Department of Social Services to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape Please see attached a decision letter and document released in response to your FOI request No. 16/17-039. Kind regards FOI Te...
Side elevation plan of 45 Hall St;Moonee Ponds
Response by Department of Social Services to Alan Burke on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Burke I refer to your request for ..."a side elevation plan 4 the block of units@45 Hall St Moonee Ponds." LANDATA is the online service for...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Department of Social Services to Ben Fairless on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Fairless,   I refer to your request received by the Department of Social Services (the Department) on 2 November 2016. I note that you hav...
Payment Summaries issued for 2015-16 financial year
Response by Department of Social Services to James Baldwin on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Baldwin   Please find enclosed a decision letter in response to your recent FOI Request No. FOI 16/17-011.   Kind regards      ...
DisabilityCare Australia Fund Allocations for 2016-2017
Follow up sent to Department of Social Services by Brian O'Hart on .

Partially successful.

Locutus Sum, sincere thanks for your intervention and clarifying the law, much appreciated. Obviously my request had deficiencies and not within the...
DisabilityCare Australia Fund Allocations for 2016-2017
Response by Department of Social Services to Brian O'Hart on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr O’Hart,   Thank you for your emails dated 31 March 2016 and 10 April 2016. The Department provides the following response to the questions...
Social media policy
Follow up sent to Department of Social Services by James Smith on .

Successful.

Thank you for confirming the non-existence of documents in my revised request. As requested, I withdraw this FOI request. Yours sincerely, James...
Complaints related to the removal of "Conscientious Objector" from Payments
Response by Department of Social Services to Ben Fairless on .

Waiting clarification.

Dear Mr Fairless,   Please see attached correspondence from the Department of Social Services regarding your request received on 25 January 2016....
Deaths of children due to neglect/abuse
Response by Department of Social Services to Monique on .

Information not held.

Dear Ms Dalby,   Please see attached the Department of Social Services’ decision on access in relation to your request received on 26 February 201...
Deaths of children due to neglect/abuse
Response by Department of Social Services to Monique on .

Information not held.

Dear Ms Dalby,   Please see attached the Department of Social Services’ decision on access in relation to your request received on 26 February 201...

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