All Policies, Operating Procedures and Internal Work Instructions relating to the treatment of Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present
Dear ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate,
Further to the recent request for all Development Applications Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present, I am seeking all documents that detail Policies, Operating Procedures and Internal Work Instructions relating to the treatment of Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present
Yours faithfully,
R.Williams
Good afternoon,
Documents related to policy and operational procedures as requested below have been included as a supplementary document to the informal release associated with request 21/114398. Documents can be found at this link https://www.environment.act.gov.au/__dat....
If this information satisfies your request could you please advise via reply email by 1 February 2022 whether your request can be considered withdrawn?
Kind regards,
Ruth Alvarenga (she/her)
Assistant Director | Information Governance
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT Government
-----Original Message-----
From: R Williams <[FOI #8318 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 16 January 2022 2:51 PM
To: EPSDFOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - All Policies, Operating Procedures and Internal Work Instructions relating to the treatment of Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present
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Dear ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate,
Further to the recent request for all Development Applications Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present, I am seeking all documents that detail Policies, Operating Procedures and Internal Work Instructions relating to the treatment of Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present
Yours faithfully,
R.Williams
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OFFICIAL
Good morning
I am writing to you to confirm the scope of your application below, please
confirm if you are seeking:
o Copies of policies, operating procedures and work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current held by EPSDD or
o Copies of all policies, operating procedures and work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current in relation to the
processing of Development Applications.
Please Note: Processing of your application will be suspended under
section 34(4) of the Freedom of Information Act 2016, and will resume once
we have received clarification from you to enable us to identify the
documents you are seeking.
Kind Regards
Information Governance Team
Information Governance
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT
Government
Phone: 02 6207 1923 | Email: [1][email address]
Level 5, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601|
[2]www.environment.act.gov.au | [3]www.planning.act.gov.au
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-----Original Message-----
From: EPSDFOI <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 21 January 2022 1:52 PM
To: R Williams <[FOI #8318 email]>; EPSDFOI
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - All Policies, Operating
Procedures and Internal Work Instructions relating to the treatment of
Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present
Good afternoon,
Documents related to policy and operational procedures as requested below
have been included as a supplementary document to the informal release
associated with request 21/114398. Documents can be found at this link
[4]https://www.environment.act.gov.au/__dat....
If this information satisfies your request could you please advise via
reply email by 1 February 2022 whether your request can be considered
withdrawn?
Kind regards,
Ruth Alvarenga (she/her)
Assistant Director | Information Governance Environment, Planning and
Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT Government
-----Original Message-----
From: R Williams <[5][FOI #8318 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 16 January 2022 2:51 PM
To: EPSDFOI <[6][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - All Policies, Operating
Procedures and Internal Work Instructions relating to the treatment of
Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to present
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the ACT Government. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know
the content is safe.
Dear ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate,
Further to the recent request for all Development Applications Conflict of
Interest Declarations 2011 to present, I am seeking all documents that
detail Policies, Operating Procedures and Internal Work Instructions
relating to the treatment of Conflict of Interest Declarations 2011 to
present
Yours faithfully,
R.Williams
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Dear EPSDFOI,
Thank you for your email and apologies for the delayed reply.
We also understand the time pressurse that staffing constraints relating to covid can cause.
As such, while we are seeking all copies of policies, operating procedures and work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current held by EPSDD as an entity, it may be that the the information we are seeking might be satisfied by the provision of "...all policies, operating procedures and work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current in relation to the
processing of Development Applications".
Perhaps if we could be initially provided with those documents for review we can help limit the amount of work required to meet the request.
Thank you again for your efforts in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
R Williams
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
Thank you for your response, please find attached the additional documents
provided by Statutory Planning.
Please advise if these documents in addition to those provided via
[1]https://www.environment.act.gov.au/about...
Statutory Planning would also like to provide a link to the Planning
Delivery Division Complaints Policy and additional information below
available via: [2]Planning Delivery Division Complaints Policy
(act.gov.au)
Complaints about planning processes and conduct
Complaints about the conduct, processes or actions of EPSDD staff who
manage development assessments, environmental impact assessments, the
leasehold system, deeds, or land surveying and mapping can be submitted
via email to [3][email address] or by calling 02 6205 2888.
Please Note: Processing of your application will be suspended under
section 34(4) of the Freedom of Information Act 2016, and will resume once
we have received clarification from you to enable us to identify the
documents you are seeking.
Kind Regards
Information Governance Team
Information Governance
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT
Government
Phone: 02 6207 1923 | Email: [4][email address]
Level 5, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601|
[5]www.environment.act.gov.au | [6]www.planning.act.gov.au
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-----Original Message-----
From: R Williams <[FOI #8318 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 13 February 2022 11:18 AM
To: EPSDFOI <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FOI 22/07471-Request for Clarification of Application Scope
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Dear EPSDFOI,
Thank you for your email and apologies for the delayed reply.
We also understand the time pressurse that staffing constraints relating
to covid can cause.
As such, while we are seeking all copies of policies, operating procedures
and work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current held by EPSDD as an
entity, it may be that the the information we are seeking might be
satisfied by the provision of "...all policies, operating procedures and
work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current in relation to the
processing of Development Applications".
Perhaps if we could be initially provided with those documents for review
we can help limit the amount of work required to meet the request.
Thank you again for your efforts in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
R Williams
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Good morning
I am writing to you to confirm the scope of your application below, please
confirm if you are seeking:
o Copies of policies, operating procedures and work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current held by EPSDD or
o Copies of all policies, operating procedures and work instructions
relating to conflict of interest 2011 to current in relation to the
processing of Development Applications.
Please Note: Processing of your application will be suspended under
section 34(4) of the Freedom of Information Act 2016, and will resume once
we have received clarification from you to enable us to identify the
documents you are seeking.
Kind Regards
Information Governance Team
Information Governance
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT
Government
Phone: 02 6207 1923 | Email: [1][email address]
Level 5, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601|
[2][7]www.environment.act.gov.au | [3][8]www.planning.act.gov.au
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Dear EPSDFOI,
Thank for for the supplied material.
Unfortunately, after considerable efforts to avoid returning the matter to you as incomplete (noting the advice that the response was suspended pending consideration of the supplied documents) we have been unable to find any alternative way to access the documents linked to in the supplied material (often returning 404 or requiring government logins).
By way of example, while https://www.planning.act.gov.au/about-us... is available online, https://www.integrity.act.gov.au/reporti... ,
The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD)
Governance Commitment Statement link does connect to a document, however even the link to the ACTPS Integrity Policy (https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/__data/ass...) seems incorrect.
Perhaps, if you could supply copies of all documents linked to in the material provided it would assist.
With thanks in advance
R Williams
Yours sincerely,
R Williams
OFFICIAL
Good morning
Please find below the updated links
ACT Integrity Commission [1]https://www.integrity.act.gov.au/home
[2]https://www.integrity.act.gov.au/reporti...
ACT Public Service Integrity Policy 2010
[3]https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/__data/ass...
Where possible we have included copies of the linked documents referenced
in the Planning Delivery Division Integrity Plan 2020-22.
Kind Regards
Information Governance Team
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT
Government
Phone: 02 6207 1923 | Email: [4][ACT-EPD request email]
Level 5, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601|
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-----Original Message-----
From: R Williams <[FOI #8318 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 1 May 2022 11:23 PM
To: EPSDFOI <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FOI 22/07471-Informal Release of Documents and Request for
Clarification of Application Scope
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the ACT Government. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know
the content is safe.
Dear EPSDFOI,
Thank for for the supplied material.
Unfortunately, after considerable efforts to avoid returning the matter to
you as incomplete (noting the advice that the response was suspended
pending consideration of the supplied documents) we have been unable to
find any alternative way to access the documents linked to in the supplied
material (often returning 404 or requiring government logins).
By way of example, while
[7]https://www.planning.act.gov.au/about-us... is
available online,
[8]https://www.integrity.act.gov.au/reporti...
,
The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD)
Governance Commitment Statement link does connect to a document, however
even the link to the ACTPS Integrity Policy
([9]https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/__data/ass...)
seems incorrect.
Perhaps, if you could supply copies of all documents linked to in the
material provided it would assist.
With thanks in advance
R Williams
Yours sincerely,
R Williams
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
Thank you for your response, please find attached the additional documents
provided by Statutory Planning.
Please advise if these documents in addition to those provided via
[1][10]https://www.environment.act.gov.au/about...
Statutory Planning would also like to provide a link to the Planning
Delivery Division Complaints Policy and additional information below
available via: [2]Planning Delivery Division Complaints Policy
(act.gov.au)
Complaints about planning processes and conduct
Complaints about the conduct, processes or actions of EPSDD staff who
manage development assessments, environmental impact assessments, the
leasehold system, deeds, or land surveying and mapping can be submitted
via email to [3][email address] or by calling 02 6205 2888.
Please Note: Processing of your application will be suspended under
section 34(4) of the Freedom of Information Act 2016, and will resume once
we have received clarification from you to enable us to identify the
documents you are seeking.
Kind Regards
Information Governance Team
Information Governance
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT
Government
Phone: 02 6207 1923 | Email: [4][email address]
Level 5, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601|
[5][11]www.environment.act.gov.au | [6][12]www.planning.act.gov.au
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OFFICIAL
Dear R Williams
Please find attached a letter advising that EPSDD is no longer required to
process your application.
Kind Regards
Information Governance
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate | ACT
Government
Phone: 02 6207 1923 | Email: [1][ACT-EPD request email]
Level 5, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601|
[2]www.environment.act.gov.au | [3]www.planning.act.gov.au
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