Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 02:08:17 +0000
Subject: CM: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Correspondence between the Department and Right to Know
From: Witherspoon <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: Freedom of Information <xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>

Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources's handling of my FOI request 'Correspondence between the Department and Right to Know'.

I sought "[ALL] documents that [CONTAIN] correspondence between the Department and Right to Know in relation to censorship of officer details in FOI requests".

I note that requests were also made in relation to other officers/requests on multiple occasions, for example:
- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/telephone_calls_of_regional_incu#incoming-18896
- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/disclosures_of_interests_from_th#comment-2774
- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/email_correspondence_between_off#comment-2797
- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/subpoena_demand_by_departmental#comment-2795
- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/record_of_alleged_telephone_call#comment-2796
- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/emails_by_name_removed_at_the_re#comment-2775
- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/contractor_correspondence_name_r#comment-2773

Further, in the documents released, Erin states "another request for take down" and "I will also be sending through another request shortly".

I also note that the documents you have released contain a follow-up query by Ben Fairless where he made allegations that "people are being abused due to their position". Subsequent correspondence with Ben will comprise the entire email chain and thus should also be released since they "contain correspondence between the Department and Right to Know in relation to censorship of officer details in FOI requests".

Finally, the entirety of the content in all correspondence is relevant to the request as I requested documents that contain a particular subject matter (rather than the subject matter itself) - "correspondence between the Department and Right to Know in relation to censorship of officer details in FOI requests" is only specified as a means to locate the documents requested.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/correspondence_between_the_depar_4

Yours faithfully,

Harry Witherspoon



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