OFFICIAL: Sensitive

 

Dear Mr Squiggle,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 for access to documents held by the Australian Public
Service Commission (The Commission).

The timeframe for responding to your request is 30 days from the date of
receipt. Therefore, the due date for this request is 3 February 2025.

This timeframe may be extended in certain circumstances. You will be
notified if these circumstances arise and the timeframe is extended.

Please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI OFFICER

Legal Services

 

Australian Public Service Commission

Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601

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delete it (including any copies) and notify the sender. Please consult
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attachments to a third party.

 

 

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OFFICIAL: Sensitive

 

Dear Mr Squiggle

 

We refer to your emailed dated 4 January 2025 seeking information under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access to documents held
by the Australian Public Service Commission.

 

Extension request

 

We note that a decision is due to you on 3 February 2025. Section 15AA of
the FOI Act allows an agency to extend the due date of the request by no
more than 30 days with the written agreement from the Applicant.

 

For your awareness, your request required consultation with multiple areas
within the Commission, thereby contributing to delays in finalising
searches. Considering this, we kindly seek an additional 30 day extension
to process your request.

 

Please let us know if you approve of this extension by COB 29 January 2025

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI OFFICER

Legal Services

 

Australian Public Service Commission

Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601

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From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 10 January 2025 2:38 PM
To: [FOI #12698 email]
Cc: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: FOI - Acknowledgement - APSC Commissioner's Qantas Chairman's
lounge membership - LEX 1321 [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]

 

OFFICIAL: Sensitive

 

Dear Mr Squiggle,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 for access to documents held by the Australian Public
Service Commission (The Commission).

The timeframe for responding to your request is 30 days from the date of
receipt. Therefore, the due date for this request is 3 February 2025.

This timeframe may be extended in certain circumstances. You will be
notified if these circumstances arise and the timeframe is extended.

Please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI OFFICER

Legal Services

 

Australian Public Service Commission

Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601

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w: [6]www.apsc.gov.au        

[7]twitter icon [8]facebook icon                          

 

This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
privileged information, and neither are waived or lost if the email has
been sent in error. If you have received this email in error, please
delete it (including any copies) and notify the sender. Please consult
with APSC Legal Services before using disclosing any part of this email or
attachments to a third party.

 

 

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OFFICIAL

 

Good afternoon

 

OAIC reference: RQ25/00492
Our reference: LEX 1321

 

We refer to the Australian Public Service Commission’s (the Commission)
application for an extension of time to process complex a FOI request
dated 29/01/2025 made pursuant to s 15AB of the Freedom of Information Act
1982.

 

We have been advised that a document capable of disclosure to the FOI
Applicant contains personal information of a third-party. As a result of
this update, we have notified the FOI Applicant about our intention to
conduct a third-party consult and that the original due date for a
decision on the request has been extended by 30-days.

 

Accordingly and to avoid any confusion, we respectfully request to
withdraw the Commission’s extension request in light of our update. We
apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

 

We confirm that the FOI Applicant is copied into this email.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI OFFICER

Legal Services

 

Australian Public Service Commission

Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601

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privileged information, and neither are waived or lost if the email has
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From: [5][email address] <[6][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 2:15 PM
To: FOI <[7][email address]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of extension of time application: RQ25/00492
[SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Our reference: RQ25/00492

Agency reference: LEX 1321

Acknowledgement of extension of time application

Dear FOI Contact Officer

 

Thank you for your application for an extension of time made the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) received by the OAIC on 29 January 2025.

 

Please accept this email as formal acknowledgement of the OAIC’s receipt
of the application.

 

We generally endeavour to provide a decision on extension of time requests
within 10 calendar days of receipt.

 

The processing of this extension of time application may be impacted where
consultation with the FOI applicant has occurred or where the OAIC
requires further information to assist with processing the extension of
time application.

 

The [8]FOI Guidelines recommend that agencies should consider making
extension of time requests and that applicants should also be kept
informed, including advising of the intention to seek an extension of
time.

 

I also note that agencies may extend the processing period by up to 30
days under s 15AA of the FOI Act with the agreement of the applicant. You
can register s 15AA agreements [9]here.

 

We will be in contact as soon as the application has been considered.

 

Kind regards

 

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

29 January 2025

 

 

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be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
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OFFICIAL: Sensitive

 

Dear Mr Squiggle,

On 4 January 2025, you requested access to:

1. A document that shows the role you were in when first invited to join
the Chairman's lounge. (Was it an APS role?)

2. A breakdown of your flights and expenditure with Qantas and Virgin for
the most recent 12 month period (calendar year 2024 if available,
otherwise most recent financial year if more convenient).

3. Any policy applicable to the booking of your work-related air travel
(for example, are you required to book the 'cheapest available' airfare?)

4. And documents that touch on anything related to conflicts of interest
(real or perceived) with regard to your Chairman's lounge membership

5. Any documents created as a result of media attention in relation to
Qantas Chairman's lounge/Virgin Beyond lounge memberships of APS Agency
heads and SES, in the last 2 years

I am writing to notify you that the scope of your recent FOI request
includes a document containing personal information about a third party.
In accordance with sections 27 and 27A of the FOI Act, the Commission is
required to consult with relevant third parties about the disclosure of
their personal  information.

The timeframe for responding to your request is therefore extended by 30
days under subsection 15(6) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to 5
March 2025.

 

As a consequence of this notification, I will notify the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner that the Australian Public Service
Commission withdraws its extension request so as to avoid any confusion on
the due date for a decision on this FOI request.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI OFFICER

Legal Services

 

Australian Public Service Commission

Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601

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privileged information, and neither are waived or lost if the email has
been sent in error. If you have received this email in error, please
delete it (including any copies) and notify the sender. Please consult
with APSC Legal Services before using disclosing any part of this email or
attachments to a third party.

 

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
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Good morning

 

Thank you for your email.

 

I confirm that your application for an extension of time under s 15AB has
been withdrawn.

 

Kind regards

 

[1][IMG]   Andriana DeIeso

Review Adviser

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

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I am available Tuesday and Wednesday.   

 

Please note: The OAIC has revised its IC review procedures from 1 July
2024. For more information about these revised procedures, including new
resources to assist applicants and respondents, see our webpage:
[3]Information Commissioner reviews | OAIC
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Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and
communities. We pay our respect to First Nations people,
cultures and Elders past and present.  

 

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From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 31 January 2025 4:04 PM
To: OAIC - FOI DR <[email address]>
Cc: FOI <[email address]>; [FOI #12698 email]
Subject: RQ25/00492 - APSC - request to withdraw extension request
[SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not click
links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content
is safe.

 

OFFICIAL

 

Good afternoon

 

OAIC reference: RQ25/00492
Our reference: LEX 1321

 

We refer to the Australian Public Service Commission’s (the Commission)
application for an extension of time to process complex a FOI request
dated 29/01/2025 made pursuant to s 15AB of the Freedom of Information Act
1982.

 

We have been advised that a document capable of disclosure to the FOI
Applicant contains personal information of a third-party. As a result of
this update, we have notified the FOI Applicant about our intention to
conduct a third-party consult and that the original due date for a
decision on the request has been extended by 30-days.

 

Accordingly and to avoid any confusion, we respectfully request to
withdraw the Commission’s extension request in light of our update. We
apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

 

We confirm that the FOI Applicant is copied into this email.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI OFFICER

Legal Services

 

Australian Public Service Commission

Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601

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w: [6]www.apsc.gov.au        

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This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
privileged information, and neither are waived or lost if the email has
been sent in error. If you have received this email in error, please
delete it (including any copies) and notify the sender. Please consult
with APSC Legal Services before using disclosing any part of this email or
attachments to a third party.

 

From: [9][email address] <[10][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 January 2025 2:15 PM
To: FOI <[11][email address]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of extension of time application: RQ25/00492
[SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Our reference: RQ25/00492

Agency reference: LEX 1321

Acknowledgement of extension of time application

Dear FOI Contact Officer

 

Thank you for your application for an extension of time made the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) received by the OAIC on 29 January 2025.

 

Please accept this email as formal acknowledgement of the OAIC’s receipt
of the application.

 

We generally endeavour to provide a decision on extension of time requests
within 10 calendar days of receipt.

 

The processing of this extension of time application may be impacted where
consultation with the FOI applicant has occurred or where the OAIC
requires further information to assist with processing the extension of
time application.

 

The [12]FOI Guidelines recommend that agencies should consider making
extension of time requests and that applicants should also be kept
informed, including advising of the intention to seek an extension of
time.

 

I also note that agencies may extend the processing period by up to 30
days under s 15AA of the FOI Act with the agreement of the applicant. You
can register s 15AA agreements [13]here.

 

We will be in contact as soon as the application has been considered.

 

Kind regards

 

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

29 January 2025

 

 

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

______________________________________________________________________ 

IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 

that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 

other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 

must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 

party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 

have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 

return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 

message from your computer system. 

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