Original access decision
The Department’s original decision was to exempt the document in full from disclosure.
In finding that the document was exempt, the Department relied on section 47F of the FOI
Act.
3
Request for internal review
On 27 April 2024, you requested the Department review its access decision of
24 April 2024. The terms of your review request were as follows:
I couldn’t find a clear reasons for the refusal of my request.
The core of my request is about names of Accredited Visa Sponsors for 2024, which
is a public information. The information I requested below is optional and if you
consider it confidential you can exclude it from the final output:
It would be extremely useful for candidates if you might add to the export file such
column as:
Sector of activity | Amount of employees | Sponsorships offered | Sponsorships
granted | Jobs offers link."
4
Scope of internal review
Based on the terms of your internal review in paragraph 3 above, I consider you are
seeking review of:
•
the Department’s decision to apply the section 47F exemption to the document within
the scope of the request.
I consider you have not sought a review of the searches the Department undertook in
response to your request. Accordingly, the Department has not conducted further
searches for documents in response to your internal review request.
5
Authority to make decision
I am authorised under section 23 the FOI Act to make decisions to release and to refuse
access to exempt documents and to conduct internal reviews.
6
Information considered
I have considered:
•
the terms of your original request
•
the submission made by you in support of your request for internal review
•
the documents within the scope of the request
•
advice from Departmental officers with responsibility for matters referred to in the
documents(s) to which you sought access
•
information held on departmental systems
•
the FOI Act; and
•
Guidelines published by the Office of the Information Commissioner under section
93A of the FOI Act (the FOI Guidelines).
7
Internal review decision
I have decided to vary the original decision of the Department dated 24 April 2024 and
replace it with a decision:
•
that the document found to be exempt under section 47F is not exempt
•
to release the document in full.
8
Legislation
A copy of the FOI Act is available at https:/ www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A02562.
If you are unable to access the legislation through this website, please contact our office
for a copy.
9
Your review rights
Information Commissioner review
If you disagree with this decision, you can request the Australian Information
Commissioner to review this decision.
If you want to request an Information Commissioner review, you must make your request
to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) within 60 days of being
notified of this decision.
You can apply for an Information Commissioner review at: Information Commissioner
review application form on the OAIC website.
You can find more information about Information Commissioner reviews on the OAIC
website
10 Making a complaint
You may make a complaint to the Australian Information Commissioner if you have
concerns about how the Department has handled your request under the FOI Act. This is
a different process to the Information Commissioner review process described above.
You can make an FOI complaint using the FOI complaint form on the OAIC website.
11 Contact
Should you wish to discuss my decision, please do not hesitate to contact via email at
xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Karla
Position number 60006174
Authorised Decision Maker
Department of Home Affairs
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