Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Style Guide
Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Pentland
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OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Alex Pentland,
I acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act), received by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority (APVMA) on 18 April 2024, seeking access to:
“the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority”
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Please let me know if you would prefer us to use an alternate means of
contact.
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Kind regards,
FOI Team
Office of the Executive General Counsel
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
GPO Box 3262, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia
[2][email address]
The APVMA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Australia and their
continuing connection to land and sea, waters, environment and community.
We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live and
work on, their culture, and their Elders past and present.
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Alex Pentland,
Please find attached:
1. Notice of Decision; and
2. Documents provided in accordance with the decision.
Regards,
FOI Team
Records & Knowledge Management
Office of the Executive General Counsel
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
GPO Box 3262, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia
[1][email address]
The APVMA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Australia and their
continuing connection to land and sea, waters, environment and community.
We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live and
work on, their culture, and their Elders past and present.
Classification: OFFICIAL
Classified by: [email address] on: 16/05/2024 4:20:25 PM
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Dear Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's handling of my FOI request 'Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Style Guide'.
The extensive redactions obtained in this reply extend far beyond what I believe should be called reasonable. As such, I appeal all of the redactions made under 47E. To go into slightly more detail several pieces of information here are redacted which are already open to the public knowledge and public arena.
Take, for instance, the redaction of even the colours used by the APVMA. Most of these colours and details are simply observable from reading the reports of the authority or seeing information on their website. Not only is there controversy here, I would argue there is almost zero realistic concerns that could be mounted to oppose redaction.
The decision mad reference to the concern of external fraud and impersonation which could be made following the guides being made public. In my view, this is a weak argument, ignoring the fact that it is already a criminal offense to impersonate a Commonwealth Government Entity, and that there has not been
As such, I struggle to see how this alleged threat can at all be described as a "genuine risk". I have made similar requests of organisations such as Treasury, an entity one would generally believe to be much more prone to fraud/impersonation risks, and redactions made in that case were extremely minimal. (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/t...)
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/a...
Yours faithfully,
Alex Pentland
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Alex Pentland,
Please find attached:
1. Notice of Decision of internal review; and
2. Documents provided in accordance with the decision.
Regards,
FOI Team
Records & Knowledge Management
Office of the Executive General Counsel
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
GPO Box 3262, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia
[1][email address]
The APVMA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Australia and their
continuing connection to land and sea, waters, environment and community.
We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live and
work on, their culture, and their Elders past and present.
Classification: OFFICIAL
Classified by: [email address] on: 12/06/2024 12:02:17 PM
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