Debt Hero
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Debt Hero
Freedom of Information Request 51531 – Decision on access
I refer to the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act) request made to the Department of Social Services
(
the Department) on 27 August 2024. The request seeks access to:
•
All documents showing directions provided by the minister or government to fix income apportionment
quickly.
•
All advice provided to the minister on options to resolve income apportionment. All documents showing
why there has been a four year delay in resolving income apportionment.
I am authorised to make decisions in respect of FOI requests under subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act.
Decision
I have decided to grant access to the documents sought by the request in full.
The documents are described in the Schedule of Documents at
Attachment A.
Publication
Section 11C of the FOI Act requires agencies to publish details on how to access documents released in
response to FOI requests on their website within 10 days of release unless except where that publication
would be unreasonable.
The documents released in response to this request do not contain any information that would be
unreasonable to publish. As a result, details on how to access them wil be published on the Department’s
disclosure log within 10 days of this decision.
Contact
If you would like to discuss any aspect of my decision, please contact me a
t xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Sarah B
Authorised FOI Decision Maker
12 September 2024
Attachments
A – Schedule of Documents
GPO Box 9820 Canberra ACT 2601
Email Facsimile Telephone 1300 653 227
National Relay Service: TTY: 133 677, Speak and listen: 1300 555 727, Internet relay: www.relayservice.com.au
www.dss.gov.au
Attachment A
SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS
Doc No Description of document
Decision
1. Documents released in response to FOI LEX 49033
Release in full
2.
Ombudsman’s Report
Release in full
Accountability in Action: identifying, owning and fixing errors
3.
Ombudsman’s Report
Release in full
Lessons in lawfulness