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By email:
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Our reference: LEX 1 1 19
Dear Applicant
Freedom of Information request
1. I am writing about your Freedom of Information (FOI) request under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made on
4 August 2024 for access to documents held
by the Australian Public Service Commission (the Commission).
2. The FOI Act and all other Commonwealth legislation referred to in this letter are publicly
available from
www.legislation.gov.au.
Documents relevant to your request
3. You requested access to documents on the following terms:
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I request access to a documentary
copy of the keynote address delivered by Dr Bacon at APSACC 2024.
4. The context you provided for the scope of your request is:
•
On 31 July 2024, Dr Rachel Bacon gave a keynote address as the Australian Public
Sector Anti-Corruption Conference in her capacity as the APSC's Deputy
Commissioner, Integrity, Reform and Enabling Services.
Decision
5. I am authorised under subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act to make FOI decisions.
6. I am satisfied that all reasonable steps have been taken to locate documents relevant to your
request.
7. I have identified (
1) one document in scope of your request.
8. I have decided to grant you full access to the document.
9.
Attachment A sets out the document to be released.
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Review rights
10. You are entitled to seek review of this decision. Your review rights are set out at
Attachment B.
Contacts
11. If you require clarification on matters in this letter please contact the Commission’s FOI
team by email at
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely,
Dion McVie
Authorised FOI decision maker
27 August 2024
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ATTACHMENT A
SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS
Document
Description
Exemption grounds
Dr. Rachel Bacon’s keynote speech delivered
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Full release
at APSACC titled ‘Using a pro-integrity
culture to drive trust and combat corruption’
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ATTACHMENT B
Rights of Review
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If you still believe a decision is incorrect, the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act)
may give you the right to apply for a review of the decision. Under sections 54 and 54L of the
FOI Act, you can apply for a review of an FOI decision by seeking:
• an internal review by an different officer of the Australian Public Service
Commission; and/or
• external review by the Australian Information Commissioner.
There are no fees applied to either review option.
Applying for a review by an Internal Review Officer
If you apply for internal review, a different decision maker to the agency authorised officer
who made the original decision will carry out the review. The Internal Review Officer will
consider all aspects of the original decision and decide whether it should change. An
application for internal review must be made in writing within 30 days of receiving this letter
to:
Email:
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Post:
The FOI Officer
Australian Public Service Commission
B Block, Treasury Building
GPO Box 3176
Parkes Place West
PARKES ACT 2600
You do not need to fill in a form. However, it is a good idea to set out any relevant
submissions you would like the Internal Review Officer to further consider, and your reasons
for disagreeing with the decision.
Applying for external review by the Australian Information Commissioner
If you do not agree with the original FOI decision or the internal review decision, you can ask
the Australian Information Commissioner to review the decision. You have 60 days to apply
in writing for a review by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (the OAIC)
from the date you received this letter or any subsequent internal review decision.
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You can
lodge your application:
Online:
www.oaic.gov.au
Post:
Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5218
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
The OAIC encourage applicants to apply online. Where possible, to assist the OAIC you
should include your contact information, a copy of the related FOI decision and provide
details of your reasons for objecting to the decision.
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Information Commissioner
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writing. The Ombudsman's contact details are:
Phone:
1300 362 072
Website:
www.ombudsman.gov.au
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