All documents relating to the proposed tram substation at 320 Reynard St, Pascoe Vale South
Dear Public Transport Victoria,
I wish to request from your office all documents, including meeting notes, campaign, expert advice, financial records, communications material between other government departments, research and community survey data, relating to the compulsory acquisition at 320 Reynard St, Pascoe Vale South for the proposed tram substation project, please. The compulsory acquisition is said to have taken place on the 8th of October 2019. My request refers to all documents between June 2019 to current.
Yours faithfully,
Joe Deminsta
Dear Joe,
Thanks for your message.
Please note that following a machinery of government change, the Public
Transport Development Authority (trading as Public Transport Victoria or
PTV) transitioned into the Department of Transport on 1 July 2019. For
further information, please refer to the [1]Victoria Government Gazette
and the [2]Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019 which came into effect
on 1 January 2020.
The Department of Transport can conduct a search for documents relevant to
your query; however, please note that under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (Vic) a FOI request entails an [3]application fee of $30.10.
You can pay the FOI application fee of $30.10 by electronic funds transfer
using the accounts receivable details attached.
When making payment, please quote in the transaction description field:
FOI 21-35005
Please send an e-mail to this address once you have made payment for
account reconciliation purposes and so that we can commence to process
your request.
FOI fees and charges may be waived if you can provide evidence of
financial hardship. You will need to provide a copy of your health care or
pension card in lieu of the application fee. Note you may want to do this
via an alternate e-mail address as correspondence on [4]righttoknow.org
appears to be in the public domain.
Many thanks.
Regards,
Gavin
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 4724 Melbourne Victoria 3001
PTV is now part of the Department of Transport
For more information visit [5]www.ptv.vic.gov.au
or call 1800 800 007 (6am – midnight)
Disclaimer
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the Department of Transport (DOT) reserves all of its copyright; the
information is intended for the addressees only and may be confidential
and/or privileged - it must not be passed on by any other recipients; any
expressed opinions are those of the sender and not necessarily DOT; DOT
accepts no liability for any consequences arising from the recipient's use
of this means of communication and/or the information contained in and/or
attached to this communication. If this communication has been received in
error, please contact the person who sent this communication and delete
all copies.
Dear Joe,
Greetings for the New Year.
As advised previously, a [1]FOI request under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Vic) entails a [2]statutory application fee of $30.10.
You can pay the FOI application fee of $30.10 by electronic funds transfer
to the Department of Transport’s revenue account (please refer to the
banking details attached in the PDF).
When making payment, please quote in the transaction description field:
FOI 21-35005
Please send an e-mail to this address once you have made payment for
account reconciliation purposes and so that we can commence to process
your request.
FOI fees and charges may be waived if you can provide evidence of
financial hardship. You will need to provide a copy of your health care or
pension card in lieu of the application fee. Note you may want to do this
via an alternate e-mail address as correspondence on [3]righttoknow.org
appears to be in the public domain.
If we do not hear back from you by cob Friday 04 February 2022, we will
assume you no longer wish to pursue this request and will close it out as
“not processed”.
Many thanks.
Regards,
Gavin
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 4724 Melbourne Victoria 3001
PTV is now part of the Department of Transport
For more information visit [4]www.ptv.vic.gov.au
or call 1800 800 007 (6am – midnight)
Disclaimer
The following conditions apply to this communication and any attachments:
the Department of Transport (DOT) reserves all of its copyright; the
information is intended for the addressees only and may be confidential
and/or privileged - it must not be passed on by any other recipients; any
expressed opinions are those of the sender and not necessarily DOT; DOT
accepts no liability for any consequences arising from the recipient's use
of this means of communication and/or the information contained in and/or
attached to this communication. If this communication has been received in
error, please contact the person who sent this communication and delete
all copies.
From: PTV FOI
Sent: Thursday, 25 November 2021 12:36 PM
To: Joe Deminsta <[FOI #8134 email]>
Subject: SAVED: DOT FOI 21-35005 - All documents relating to the proposed
tram substation at 320 Reynard St, Pascoe Vale South
Dear Joe,
Thanks for your message.
Please note that following a machinery of government change, the Public
Transport Development Authority (trading as Public Transport Victoria or
PTV) transitioned into the Department of Transport on 1 July 2019. For
further information, please refer to the [5]Victoria Government Gazette
and the [6]Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019 which came into effect
on 1 January 2020.
The Department of Transport can conduct a search for documents relevant to
your query; however, please note that under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (Vic) a FOI request entails an [7]application fee of $30.10.
You can pay the FOI application fee of $30.10 by electronic funds transfer
using the accounts receivable details attached.
When making payment, please quote in the transaction description field:
FOI 21-35005
Please send an e-mail to this address once you have made payment for
account reconciliation purposes and so that we can commence to process
your request.
FOI fees and charges may be waived if you can provide evidence of
financial hardship. You will need to provide a copy of your health care or
pension card in lieu of the application fee. Note you may want to do this
via an alternate e-mail address as correspondence on [8]righttoknow.org
appears to be in the public domain.
Many thanks.
Regards,
Gavin
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 4724 Melbourne Victoria 3001
PTV is now part of the Department of Transport
For more information visit [9]www.ptv.vic.gov.au
or call 1800 800 007 (6am – midnight)
Disclaimer
The following conditions apply to this communication and any attachments:
the Department of Transport (DOT) reserves all of its copyright; the
information is intended for the addressees only and may be confidential
and/or privileged - it must not be passed on by any other recipients; any
expressed opinions are those of the sender and not necessarily DOT; DOT
accepts no liability for any consequences arising from the recipient's use
of this means of communication and/or the information contained in and/or
attached to this communication. If this communication has been received in
error, please contact the person who sent this communication and delete
all copies.
Dear Joe,
I hope you are well?
I refer to my previous e-mail below. As we have not heard back from you,
this matter has been marked as “not processed” on our system.
You can lodge a fresh FOI request for documents at anytime in the future
should you wish to do so, and we will issue you with a new FOI reference
number.
Regards,
Gavin
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 4724 Melbourne Victoria 3001
PTV is now part of the Department of Transport
For more information visit [1]www.ptv.vic.gov.au
or call 1800 800 007 (6am – midnight)
Disclaimer
The following conditions apply to this communication and any attachments:
the Department of Transport (DOT) reserves all of its copyright; the
information is intended for the addressees only and may be confidential
and/or privileged - it must not be passed on by any other recipients; any
expressed opinions are those of the sender and not necessarily DOT; DOT
accepts no liability for any consequences arising from the recipient's use
of this means of communication and/or the information contained in and/or
attached to this communication. If this communication has been received in
error, please contact the person who sent this communication and delete
all copies.
From: PTV FOI
Sent: Friday, 7 January 2022 1:07 PM
To: 'Joe Deminsta' <[FOI #8134 email]>
Subject: SAVED: DOT FOI 21-35005 - All documents relating to the proposed
tram substation at 320 Reynard St, Pascoe Vale South
Dear Joe,
Greetings for the New Year.
As advised previously, a [2]FOI request under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Vic) entails a [3]statutory application fee of $30.10.
You can pay the FOI application fee of $30.10 by electronic funds transfer
to the Department of Transport’s revenue account (please refer to the
banking details attached in the PDF).
When making payment, please quote in the transaction description field:
FOI 21-35005
Please send an e-mail to this address once you have made payment for
account reconciliation purposes and so that we can commence to process
your request.
FOI fees and charges may be waived if you can provide evidence of
financial hardship. You will need to provide a copy of your health care or
pension card in lieu of the application fee. Note you may want to do this
via an alternate e-mail address as correspondence on [4]righttoknow.org
appears to be in the public domain.
If we do not hear back from you by cob Friday 04 February 2022, we will
assume you no longer wish to pursue this request and will close it out as
“not processed”.
Many thanks.
Regards,
Gavin
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 4724 Melbourne Victoria 3001
PTV is now part of the Department of Transport
For more information visit [5]www.ptv.vic.gov.au
or call 1800 800 007 (6am – midnight)
Disclaimer
The following conditions apply to this communication and any attachments:
the Department of Transport (DOT) reserves all of its copyright; the
information is intended for the addressees only and may be confidential
and/or privileged - it must not be passed on by any other recipients; any
expressed opinions are those of the sender and not necessarily DOT; DOT
accepts no liability for any consequences arising from the recipient's use
of this means of communication and/or the information contained in and/or
attached to this communication. If this communication has been received in
error, please contact the person who sent this communication and delete
all copies.
From: PTV FOI
Sent: Thursday, 25 November 2021 12:36 PM
To: Joe Deminsta <[6][FOI #8134 email]>
Subject: SAVED: DOT FOI 21-35005 - All documents relating to the proposed
tram substation at 320 Reynard St, Pascoe Vale South
Dear Joe,
Thanks for your message.
Please note that following a machinery of government change, the Public
Transport Development Authority (trading as Public Transport Victoria or
PTV) transitioned into the Department of Transport on 1 July 2019. For
further information, please refer to the [7]Victoria Government Gazette
and the [8]Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019 which came into effect
on 1 January 2020.
The Department of Transport can conduct a search for documents relevant to
your query; however, please note that under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (Vic) a FOI request entails an [9]application fee of $30.10.
You can pay the FOI application fee of $30.10 by electronic funds transfer
using the accounts receivable details attached.
When making payment, please quote in the transaction description field:
FOI 21-35005
Please send an e-mail to this address once you have made payment for
account reconciliation purposes and so that we can commence to process
your request.
FOI fees and charges may be waived if you can provide evidence of
financial hardship. You will need to provide a copy of your health care or
pension card in lieu of the application fee. Note you may want to do this
via an alternate e-mail address as correspondence on [10]righttoknow.org
appears to be in the public domain.
Many thanks.
Regards,
Gavin
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 4724 Melbourne Victoria 3001
PTV is now part of the Department of Transport
For more information visit [11]www.ptv.vic.gov.au
or call 1800 800 007 (6am – midnight)
Disclaimer
The following conditions apply to this communication and any attachments:
the Department of Transport (DOT) reserves all of its copyright; the
information is intended for the addressees only and may be confidential
and/or privileged - it must not be passed on by any other recipients; any
expressed opinions are those of the sender and not necessarily DOT; DOT
accepts no liability for any consequences arising from the recipient's use
of this means of communication and/or the information contained in and/or
attached to this communication. If this communication has been received in
error, please contact the person who sent this communication and delete
all copies.
Dear PTV FOI,
Its shocking to see what is meant to be transparent and available information to the general public is being withheld and requires a payment under Freedom of Information.
The information requested has taxpayers funding associated with the proposed project.
Its no wonder our governments are lacking transparency and public trust.
Again this information should be readily made available to all citizens, not just the ones calling on PTV to provide transparency on the matter.
Yours sincerely,
Joe Deminsta
Dear Joe,
Thanks for your message.
Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) requires a FOI
request to be accompanied by a statutory application fee of $30.10. The
fee may be waived if you are under financial hardship. Applicants will
need to provide a copy of their health care or pension concession card in
lieu of the application fee. For further information about the application
process, please refer to:
[1]https://ovic.vic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...
The internal review process has been abolished under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Vic). If you are not satisfied with any action taken
or failed to be taken in respect of your query, you are entitled to lodge
a complaint at the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner. More
details about the complaint process can be found here:
[2]https://ovic.vic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Regards,
Gavin
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 4724 Melbourne Victoria 3001
PTV is now part of the Department of Transport
For more information visit [3]www.ptv.vic.gov.au
or call 1800 800 007 (6am – midnight)
Disclaimer
The following conditions apply to this communication and any attachments:
the Department of Transport (DOT) reserves all of its copyright; the
information is intended for the addressees only and may be confidential
and/or privileged - it must not be passed on by any other recipients; any
expressed opinions are those of the sender and not necessarily DOT; DOT
accepts no liability for any consequences arising from the recipient's use
of this means of communication and/or the information contained in and/or
attached to this communication. If this communication has been received in
error, please contact the person who sent this communication and delete
all copies.