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Our ref: T24/221
Tyler Hu
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Hu
Freedom of information request no. 14-2025
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The purpose of this letter is to give you a decision about access to documents that you
requested under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act).
2
You requested access to documents relating to the International Organisations
(Privileges and Immunities—Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) Regulation 2015.
Specifically, you sought access to:
“A copy of the Regulation as made with signature of the Governor-
General/Administrator and relevant ministers. Documents that were submitted to the
Governor-General/Administrator for the Governor-General's/Administrator's
signature of the Regulation (e.g. notes, certificates etc).”
Decision and reasons for decision
3
I, Stephen Campbell, General Manager Corporate, am an officer authorised under
subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in relation to FOI requests.
4
I have refused your request under subsection 24A(1) of the FOI Act.
5
Under subsection 24A(1) of the FOI Act, an agency may refuse a request for access to
a document if all reasonable steps have been taken to find the document and the agency is
satisfied that the document does not exist.
6
Staff of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) conducted searches of OPC’s
records management systems to identify the documents specified in your request. I am
therefore satisfied that reasonable steps to locate the documents to which you have sought
access were undertaken. I am also satisfied that the documents do not exist within OPC’s
records holdings.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
28 Sydney Avenue Forrest ACT 2603
Locked Bag 30 Kingston ACT 2604 • Telephone (02) 6120 1400 • Fax (02) 6120 1403 • ABN 41 425 630 817
www.opc.gov.au
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OPC recommends you refer to the public source information about this instrument
which is available on the Federal Register of Legislation website here -
https://www.legislation.gov.au.
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I have taken the following material into account in making my decision:
The FOI Act; and
The guidelines issued by the Australian Information Commissioner under
section 93A of the FOI Act.
Your review rights
9
If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you may apply for internal review or
Information Commissioner review of the decision. We encourage you to seek internal review
as a first step as it may provide a more rapid resolution of your concerns.
Internal review
10
Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you may apply for an internal review of my
decision. Your application must be made within 30 days after the date of this letter.
11
An internal review will be conducted by a different officer. No particular form is
required to apply for review although it will assist your case to set out in the application the
grounds on which you believe that the original decision should be overturned. An application
for a review of the decision should be lodged in one of the following ways:
email: xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
post: FOI Coordinator, Locked Bag 30, Kingston ACT 2604
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If you choose to seek an internal review, you will subsequently have a right to apply
for Information Commissioner review of the internal review decision.
Information Commissioner review
13
Under section 54L of the FOI Act, you may apply to the Australian Information
Commissioner to review my decision. An application for review by the Information
Commissioner must be made in writing within 60 days after the date of this letter, and be
lodged in one of the following ways:
online:
https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=ICR_1
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email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001
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More information about Information Commissioner review is available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/information-comm
issioner-review/.
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FOI Complaints
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If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your FOI request, please let us
know what we could have done better. We may be able to rectify the problem. If you are not
satisfied with our response, you can make a complaint to the Australian Information
Commissioner. A complaint to the Information Commissioner must be made in writing.
Complaints can be lodged in one of the following ways:
online:
https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=ICCA_
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email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney 2001
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More information about complaints is available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/make-an-foi-compl
aint/.
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If you are not sure whether to lodge an Information Commissioner review or an
Information Commissioner complaint, more information is available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/.
Yours sincerely
Stephen Campbell
General Manager Corporate
26 September 2024
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