Department of Justice and Community Safety 
 
 
 
 
 
Information Integrity and Access 
Freedom of Information 
 
Level 24 
121 Exhibition Street 
 
Melbourne Victoria 3000 
 
GPO Box 4356 
 
Melbourne Victoria  3001 
 
Telephone:  (03) 8684 0063 
Facsimile:  (03) 8684 0099 
 
justice.vic.gov.au  
 
 
  
 
7 January 2025 
Our ref: 
 
CD/25/5700 
 
 
 
 
Scott Chapman 
 
By email only: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx 
 
 
Dear Scott, 
 
Freedom of Information (FOI reference 131809) 
 
I refer to your request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act), 
received by the department on 6 January 2025, in which you sought access to: 
 
It is understood that the Director of Fines Victoria is responsible for the exercise of powers 
of a scheme administered under the Fines Reform Act 2014. These powers can be 
delegated to staff appointed by the Director. 
 
The information requested. 
We request the document (that the agency has access to) that identifies the responsible 
individual who holds the public position noted as the Director. 
 
 
The FOI Act requires you to pay an application fee of $32.70 to make a request.  The department 
can waive this fee for hardship. Please pay the application fee or provide evidence of hardship for 
the department to consider waiving the fee. An example of evidence of hardship could be a copy 
of your current health care card. Until the department receives this evidence or you pay the fee, 
your request wil  not be processed. 
 
Please note that from 1 July 2023 the Freedom of Information Application Fee increased to 
$32.70. 
 
The information you are seeking may be available outside the FOI Act. Please advise if you would 
like your request referred to the relevant business unit for a direct response, in which case you do 
not need to pay the fee. 
 
Please note that we are currently experiencing a high volume of requests and operating with 
limited resources. As a result, there are expected delays involved with the processing of all FOI 
requests at the present time. For this reason and should you choose to proceed with your request 
within the FOI Act, we seek your agreement under section 21(2)(b) of the FOI Act to extend the 
timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days. It would be appreciated if you could 
provide a response to this request within 7 days. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Where your request is outside of the statutory timeframe, you may complain to the Office of the 
Victorian Commissioner. 
 
The FOI Act provides for a response within 30 days of the date of receipt of a valid request. 
 
The department is currently considering your request. 
 
In the course of processing your request, the department may need to consult with individuals to 
seek their views on the disclosure of documents. This is a requirement of the FOI Act. If the 
department does need to consult, the disclosure of your name as the applicant wil  assist 
individuals in making an informed decision. If you object to your identity being disclosed as an 
applicant, please contact this office directly. 
 
I would appreciate it if you would respond to the issues raised above within 28 days of the date of 
this letter, otherwise I wil  assume that you do not wish to continue with your request and no 
further action wil  be taken by the department. 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
Marley  
Freedom of Information Officer 
 
 
 
  

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