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Our reference:
AIC FOI 24-2
16 December 2024
Glenn Hamiltonshire
By email to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Glenn Hamiltonshire
Freedom of Information Request 24-1
I refer to your request made to the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) for access to:
the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the
Australian Institute of Criminology
We received your request on
18 November 2024 and the statutory processing period commenced
the day after, meaning that a decision is due to you by
18 December 2024.
This is a decision made under the FOI Act in relation to documents within the scope of your request.
Authority and materials considered
I am authorised under s 23 of the FOI Act to make a decision concerning the information you have
requested access to.
In reaching my decision I have taken into consideration:
the relevant provisions of the FOI Act;
advice from officers with responsibility for matters to which your request relates;
relevant guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner; and
relevant Tribunal and Federal Court decisions concerning the operation of the FOI Act.
Decision
I have identified one document within scope of your request. Details of this document are set out at
Annexure A. I have decided to release this document to you in full.
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Section 22 – Deletion of irrelevant material
Section 22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act permits the deletion of information that would be reasonably
regarded as irrelevant to the request.
When the AIC acknowledged your request, you were advised that the AIC would regard names,
signatures, and contact details of members of staff, other than names of Senior Executive Staff, as
irrelevant to your request. It is noted that no objections were received from you.
I have decided that information in these documents which would disclose the names and contact
details of members of staff, other than names of Senior Executive Staff, is outside the scope of your
request. I have therefore deleted this information from the documents pursuant to s 22(1)(a)(ii) of the
FOI Act.
Disclosure Log
Section 11C of the FOI Act provides that information about any documents released under that Act
must be published on the AIC’s website within 10 days of release, subject to the exemptions set out
in s 11C(1)(a)-(d). As I do not consider that an exemption applies, the documents will be published on
the AIC’s Disclosure Log.
Your review rights
If you are dissatisfied with this decision you can apply for internal review or review by the Information
Commissioner. You do not have to apply for internal review before seeking the Information
Commissioner’s review.
Internal Review
You may seek internal review by making an application in writing to the AIC within 30 days of being
notified of this decision. A written application for a review should be sent to the FOI Coordinator at
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx, or by post to:
FOI Coordinator
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
GPO Box 1936
Canberra ACT 2601
Information Commissioner review
Alternatively, you may apply in writing for review by the Information Commissioner. In making your
application, you need to provide:
an address for notices to be sent (this can be an email address); and
a copy of this decision.
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It would also help if you set out the reasons for review in your application. Requests for review must
be in writing and can be made via the website
(www.oaic.gov.au), by email at
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx,
or by post at:
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5128
Sydney NSW 2001
If you are objecting to a decision to refuse access to documents you must apply to the Information
Commissioner within 60 days of being given notice of the decision. You can contact the Information
Commissioner by phone on 1300 363 992.
Right to complain
You may make a complaint to the Information Commissioner about action taken by the AIC in relation
to your application. The complaint needs to be in writing and identify the agency against which the
complaint is made.
The Information Commissioner may be contact on 1300 363 992. There is no particular form required
to make a complaint, but the complaint should set out the grounds on which you consider the action
should be investigated.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Rick Brown
Deputy Director
Australian Institute of Criminology
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Annexure A – Schedule of Documents – Freedom of Information Request AIC 22-3
Document no.
Date
Number of pages
Description
Decision on access
Exemption/Deletions
1.
9/8/19
66
AIC Publications Handbook
Full Release
N/A
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