Breakdown by Employee Classification for 2014/15 redundancies at ASC
Dear Australian Sports Commission,
This is a request made under the Freedom Of Information Act.
Of the staff who were made redundant, resigned or terminated for the 2014/15 financial year, what was the breakdown by employee classification (eg. ASC 1, 2, 3).
Yours faithfully,
Lachlan Raeside
Dear Lachlan
Thank you for your email below, requesting access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act). I confirm that you seek access
to: Of the staff who were made redundant, resigned or terminated for the
2014/15 financial year, what was the breakdown by employee classification
(e.g. ASC 1, 2, 3).
We received your request on 25 February 2016 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.
You should therefore expect a decision from us by 26 March 2016. The
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Kind regards
Edgar
Edgar Crook
Assistant Director, IT Governance and Compliance
Office of the CIO
Digital Information Management & Technology
Australian Sports Commission
Tel: +61 2 6214 1372
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11 March 2016
Lachlan Raeside
[FOI #1619 email]
Dear Mr Raeside
Freedom of Information Request – Notice of Decision
I refer to your application for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the Act), which were made to the Australian Sports
Commission (the ASC) on 25 February 2016.
I confirm that in your request to the ASC you sought access to:
Of the staff who were made redundant, resigned or terminated for the
2014/15 financial year, what was the breakdown by employee classification
(e.g. ASC 1, 2, 3).
I am an officer authorised under section 23 of the Act to make decisions
in relation to requests for access to documents. This letter sets out my
decision in relation to your request being dealt with by the ASC and the
reasons for that decision.
I have been able to identify information held in electronic systems that
relates to your request.
In relation to this information I have decided to grant access under the
Act. The information to be released is directly below.
The table sets out terminations by employment classification over the
period 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015.
Classification Resignation Retirement Offer Redundancy Employer Death Total
Expired Termination
(Fixed
term
employees)
ASC1 1 1
ASC2 5 1 2 3 11
ASC3 5 1 6 10 1 23
ASC4 44 76 12 132
ASC5 19 7 5 31
ASC6 10 6 8 24
ASC7 4 3 1 8
ASC8 1 1 2 1 5
EXEC 1 1
Post Graduate
Scholars 1 12 1 14
Total 91 2 110 43 3 1 250
Note: Casual Employees and ASC Board members are not included.
If you do not agree with my decision, you have an opportunity to apply for
a review of that decision or to make a complaint. I have provided
information on your review rights below.
If you have any queries about this letter please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Yours faithfully
Edgar Crook
Assistant Director, IT Governance and Compliance
Office of the CIO
Digital Information Management & Technology
Australian Sports Commission
Tel: +61 2 6214 1372
[1][email address]
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