Appointments/Awards to the Order of Australia: The Honourable Justice Stephen John GAGELER (as was in 2017)
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
Is it possible to provide, with necessary redactions if you need any, documents provided to the Governor-General for the Australian Government’s recommendation to appoint or award The Honourable Justice Stephen John GAGELER (as then was) as Companion in the General Division, in the Order of Australia, which was announced on 26 January 2017?
Thank yous!
Yours faithfully,
Tyler
OFFICIAL
Reference: FOI/2025/002
Dear Tyler
Thank you for your email of 2 January 2025 in which you made a request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C).
You set out the terms of the request as follows:
Is it possible to provide, with necessary redactions if you need any,
documents provided to the Governor-General for the Australian Government’s
recommendation to appoint or award The Honourable Justice Stephen John
GAGELER (as then was) as Companion in the General Division, in the Order
of Australia, which was announced on 26 January 2017?
Notification of transfer of FOI request
The FOI Act provides a mechanism to transfer a request to another agency
where the subject-matter of the request is more closely connected with the
functions of that agency than with those of the agency to which the
request is made (section 16(1)(b) of the FOI Act). This ensures that a
decision on the request is made by the most appropriate agency. As the
subject-matter of the documents you have requested is more closely
connected with the functions of the Office of the Official Secretary to
the Governor-General (OOSGG) than with the functions of PM&C, your request
has been transferred in full to OOSGG under section 16(1)(b) of the FOI
Act.
OOSGG will be in touch regarding the processing of your request. Should
you wish to contact them, please do so by emailing
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Kind regards
Coordinator
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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