Reference: PIAT-5101
2 June 2023
Mr Watson Norwood
Sent by email to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Norwood
Freedom of Information Request Decision
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) refers to the Freedom of
Information request (FOI request) received from you on 6 May 2023 seeking access to:
“… a complete copy of the departments' Freedom of Information (FOI) logs for the period
2013-2023, including any secondary departments controlled by the agency.
I request that this is provided as a document and not a simple redirect to the agency website
as I am of the view that your online disclosure logs do not actively reflect your FOI requests
that you have received in this period.”
Although no document in scope of your request existed at the time of your request,
AUSTRAC exported the requested information from our electronic database into Microsoft
Excel Spreadsheet format in accordance with s 17 of the FOI Act. I am therefore dealing with
this FOI request as if it were a request for the spreadsheet document produced.
I examined the document and have decided to release it to you in full.
In making my decision I have also had regard to the following:
Freedom of Information Act 1982;
Guidelines issued by the Australian Information Commissioner.
Correspondence: PO Box 5516, West Chatswood NSW 1515
P: 02 9950 0055
F: 02 9950 0054
www.austrac.gov.au
You have the right to seek review if you are not satisfied with this decision. An application
for internal review of this decision must be made in writing within 30 days of receipt of this
letter by email t
o xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx. You may also seek review of this decision
by the Information Commissioner by contacting the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC). Information on how to apply for Information Commissioner review is
available on th
e OAIC website.
Yours sincerely
Ashley Smith
Authorised Decision Maker
AUSTRAC
Correspondence: PO Box 5516, West Chatswood NSW 1515
P: 02 9950 0055
F: 02 9950 0054
www.austrac.gov.au