Advisory Council minutes from 2016

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Dear National Archives of Australia,

I would like access to the National Archive's Advisory Council minutes for 2016 please.

Yours faithfully,

Renaye

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-----Original Message-----
From: Renaye [mailto:[FOI #3177 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2017 2:21 PM
To: FOI Shared Mailbox
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Advisory Council minutes from
2016

 

Dear National Archives of Australia,

 

I would like access to the National Archive's Advisory Council minutes for
2016 please.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Renaye

 

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Locutus Sum left an annotation ()

This is a very strange response. It is not clear whether the officer is trying to say that the request is not valid, or whether he is trying to say that the applicant cannot request the information that she has asked for, or whether he just does not understand the law.

The request was in writing (email); it said what document was wanted; it gave a reply address for the purposes of s 15(c) of the Act and, I think, that all Right to Know email requests mention FOI. There are several sections of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) that mention the National Archives but none of those sections would prevent a person from seeking access to agency minutes.

I suggest to the applicant that she telephones the officer. Then, if the officer wants very specific words, she writes the following. The words are only a small modified version of what she already wrote:

Dear National Archives of Australia,

I would like access under the Freedom of Information Act to the National Archive's Advisory Council minutes for 2016 please. The access I want is to be sent a copy of the documents. The email address from which this email is sent is my address for the purpose of section 15(c) of the Act.

Yours faithfully,

Renaye

Do not yet ask for an internal review. If the request is not dealt with properly after the new email, then ask for an internal review and also complain by writing a letter to the National Archives. In the letter of complaint the applicant should say, "I am writing to complain about the way my request for .... was handled.:

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