Allegations of calls to department contractors
Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,
I would like to see all documents with allegations that regional incubator facilitators were contacted on their personal phone numbers by FOI applicants.
I l'm open to the redaction of all personal and third party information from the documents, so long as the allegation and date/time information remains legible.
Thank you,
Warrick Alexander
Dear Mr Alexander
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department)
has received your Freedom of Information request of 2 February 2021
(attached).
I am writing on behalf of the department to acknowledge receipt of your
request.
Currently, a decision is due to you by 5 March 2021. However, this
timeline may be affected by the requirement to undertake consultation with
affected third parties, or if the department determines you are liable to
pay a charge in relation to your request. You will be notified by the
department if charges are liable or if a third party consultation is
required.
Confirmation of Scope - personal information
For documents that fall within the scope of the request, it is the
practice of the department to withhold:
o the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; that is:
o Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service
(SES); and
o Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and
o the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.
In your request, you have excluded all personal information from the
scope. The department has taken this exclusion to cover the names, contact
details and other personal information relating to SES and non-SES
Commonwealth staff, and other individuals. If our understanding is
incorrect, please notify us by responding to this email at your earliest
convenience, but no later than 19 February 2021.
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Dear Christina,
Please allow SES staff names thanks. Sorry I wasn't clear.
Thank you,
Warrick Alexander
Dear Warrick
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request of 2
February 2021.
Should you have any queries regarding this matter, please contact the FOI
team.
Regards
FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601