Australia Act 1986
Dear Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, i would like to request a copy of the Authentic documents showing Queen Elizabeth the Second of Great Britain royal assent to bring about the Act and the referendum details of the people of the Commonwealth of Australia to give thier permission to change the Constitution to include the Australia Act 1986
Yours faithfully,Paul Craig Smith
52 Miranda Way Gosnells Perth Western Australia 6110 Ph:0413672904
Dear Mr Smith,
I refer to your request of 11 November 2019 in which you sought access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to certain documents relating to the Australia Act 1986
The FOI Act does not apply to Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General unless a document sought is of an administrative nature (per Section 6A (1) of that Act). The High Court of Australia has ruled that documents of an administrative nature are those concerning the “management and administration of office resources”.
As your request relates to documents that are not administrative in nature your request is not a valid request under the FOI Act.
To assist, the Office does not hold any documents that are relevant to your request.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Murtagh
Deputy Official Secretary to the Governor-General