Lex
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Our reference: LEX 1172
Dear Lex
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 September 2024 for access to documents
held by the Australian Public Service Commission (
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:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I request access to a documentary
copy of the keynote address delivered by Dr Bacon on 29 August 2024 at the Public
Sector Women in Leadership Summit 2024
Decision
4. I am authorised under subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act to make FOI decisions.
5. I am satisfied that all reasonable steps have been taken to locate documents relevant to your
request.
6. I have identified one (1) document in scope of your request.
Document 1: Women in Leadership Summit
7. I have decided to grant you full access to the document, with irrelevant material omitted
under section 22 of the FOI Act.
8.
Attachment A sets out the documents to be released.
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Deletion of exempt matter or irrelevant matter
5. Section 22 of the FOI Act requires an agency to provide access to an edited version of a
document where it is reasonably practicable to edit the document to remove exempt
material or material that is irrelevant to the scope of a request.
6. Document 1 has been edited to remove irrelevant material. Relevantly a number of parts
of the document did not represent a documentary copy of the speech Dr Bacon actually
delivered and so these parts of the document do not form part of the scope of your request.
Review rights
9. You are entitled to seek review of this decision. Your review rights are set out at
Attachment B.
Contacts
10. If you require clarification on matters in this letter please contact the Commission’s FOI
Officer by email at xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Dion McVie
Authorised FOI decision maker
4 October 2024
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ATTACHMENT A
SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS
Document
Description
Exemption grounds
1
Dr Rachel Bacon Keynote address
“The vital Release in full
Importance of integrity for leaders in the
public sector” at the Public Sector Women in
Leadership Summit 2024 “
Redactions applied for irrelevant material under section 22 of the FOI Act
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ATTACHMENT B
Rights of Review
Asking for a full explanation of a Freedom of Information decision
If you are dissatisfied with this decision, you may seek review. Before you seek review of
a Freedom of Information (FOI) decision, you may contact us to discuss your request and
we will explain the decision to you.
Seeking review of a Freedom of Information decision
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:
1. an internal review by an different officer of the Australian Public
Service Commission; and/or
2. 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
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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.
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.
Complaints to the Information Commissioner and Commonwealth Ombudsman
Information Commissioner
You may complain to the Information Commissioner concerning action taken by an agency
in the exercise of powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act. There is no fee
for making a complaint. A complaint to the Information Commissioner must be made in
writing. The Information Commissioner's contact details are:
Telephone:
1300 363 992
Website: www.oaic.gov.au
Commonwealth Ombudsman
You may complain to the Ombudsman concerning action taken by an agency in the exercise
of powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act. There is no fee for making a
complaint. A complaint to the Ombudsman may be made in person, by telephone or in
writing. The Ombudsman's contact details are:
Phone:
1300 362 072
Website:
www.ombudsman.gov.au
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