Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:04:12 +0000
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - The power to enforce United Nations treaties [DLM=Sensitive:Legal]
From: Laszlo Nagy <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: Freedom of Information <
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Dear Freedom of Information,
It is my understanding that by law, the authority should normally have responded promptly.
I eagerly await your response to my request..
Yours sincerely,
Laszlo Nagy
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Dear Laszlo
I refer to your request received by the Commission on 7 February 2019.
The right to access governments documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) is a right to obtain existing documents in the possession of an agency. A ‘document of an agency’ is:
-A document created or received in the agency
-A document in relation to which the agency has a contractual arrangement to ensure it receives the document.
As your request relates to an instrument that governs the conduct of courts in relation to Australia's treaty obligations, the Commission would not hold any documents relating to your request.
To the extent that you are requesting access to legislative instruments that govern federal courts, a Federal Register of Legislation is here:
https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.au%2F&data=01%7C01%7Cfoi%40humanrights.gov.au%7Ca136d8ee726e41ac7ca108d6a71d8455%7Cea4cdebd454f4218919b7adc32bf1549%7C1&sdata=96ro5adb356FBGK%2FhjAXcmIogQL170G%2FrDFYkIq1a24%3D&reserved=0
Courts are often exempt from certain provisions of the FOI Act but may have their own Information Publication plans which detail the types of information Courts are likely to provide. For example, the High Court's Information Publication plan can be found here:
https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hcourt.gov.au%2Fabout%2Ffreedom-of-information&data=01%7C01%7Cfoi%40humanrights.gov.au%7Ca136d8ee726e41ac7ca108d6a71d8455%7Cea4cdebd454f4218919b7adc32bf1549%7C1&sdata=yu4l9rxidosONXOaYpE%2F7wZcZD2c%2B7yvrQhiDeF%2FD9I%3D&reserved=0
As your request refers to the Attorney-General, you may wish to send your request to the Attorney-General's Department (AGD) to find out whether the AGD holds any documents that can satisfy your request. Requests can be sent to [email address]. More information about the AGD's FOI regime can be found here:
https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ag.gov.au%2FRightsAndProtections%2FFOI%2FPages%2Fdefault.aspx&data=01%7C01%7Cfoi%40humanrights.gov.au%7Ca136d8ee726e41ac7ca108d6a71d8455%7Cea4cdebd454f4218919b7adc32bf1549%7C1&sdata=dUe1amY3yF%2B%2FAgSVczYSH1o6%2BFYCJyBfgil9IfcnUrc%3D&reserved=0
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions relating to this.
Kind regards,
Stephanie Abi-Hanna
Paralegal
Legal Section
Australian Human Rights Commission
Level 3, 175 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
T +61 2 9284 9635 F +61 2 9284 9611
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