Your Ref 1338
Bardi Harborow
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Harborow
Your Freedom of Information request - decision
I refer to your request, received by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
(department) on 24 December 2024, for access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the fol owing documents:
“… a copy of the draft VET Information Standard being developed in connection with
the department's VET Data Streamlining initiative.
To provide context, NCVER advises that "the Commonwealth and state and territory
governments have approved the new VET Information Standard which wil replace
the AVETMISS 8.0 VET Provider Col ection. The new standard is a cornerstone of the
VET Data Streamlining (VDS) initiative and wil be progressively implemented, with
the sector fully transitioned by December 31, 2028." …
Where multiple versions of the draft Standard are identified as being responsive, the
approved version referred to above or a more recent draft would satisfy this
request.”
My decision
I am authorised to make decisions under section 23(1) of the FOI Act.
On 6 January 2025, the department advised you that it would consult with certain third
parties because the requested documents contain information the third parties might
reasonably wish to contend should not be disclosed. This extended the statutory processing
period by 30 days, in accordance with section 15(6)(a) of the FOI Act.
The department holds 2 documents (total ing 22 pages) that fal within the scope of your
request. I have decided to grant you
access in ful to the documents.
A schedule of the documents for release is at
Attachment A.
GPO Box 9828, Canberra ACT 2601 | Phone 1300 488 064 | dewr.gov.au | ABN 96 584 957 427
You can ask for a review of my decision
If you disagree with any part of the decision, you can ask for a review. There are 2 ways you
can do this. You can ask for an internal review by the department or an external review by
the Australian Information Commissioner.
You can find information about your rights of review under the FOI Act, as well as
information about how to make a complaint at
Attachment B.
Further assistance
If you have any questions, please email xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
MB
Marcus
Authorised decision maker
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
24 February 2025
Attachment A
SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS – BARDI HARBOROW – LEX 1338
Number
Pages
Date
Description
Decision
Commen
ts
1.
1 – 14
Undated
Draft VET Information Standard –
Grant access in
N/A
Reportable Data Elements List
full
2.
15 – 22
Undated
Draft VET Information Standard –
Grant access in
N/A
Reportable Data Element Groups
full
Attachment B
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