Communication between Glenn Stevens and Terry McRann
Dear Reserve Bank of Australia,
This is a request under the FOI Act 1982.
I seek copies of any documents showing the existence of meetings, emails or telephone calls between the Governor of the RBA, Glenn Stevens, and Terry McRann between 1 January 2015 and 3 March 2015.
My address for communication about this request is by return email via the Right to Know website.
Yours faithfully,
Felix Sanders
Dear Mr Sanders,
In terms of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1982, we confirm receipt
of your request and advise that the statutory period for processing of it
commences today (5 March 2015).
Could you please clarify that you are referring to Mr Terry McCrann (News
Ltd journalist).
Please be advised that, consistent with the provisions of the Information
Publication Scheme, the Bank’s policy generally is to release all
documents provided to applicants under the FOI Act 1982 on the Bank’s
website at the same time they are provided to the applicant. The
publication of any FOI related documents on our website will also be
notified to the Bank’s RSS feed subscriber list.
Yours sincerely,
Phil Lomas | FOI Officer | Secretary's Department
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
p: +61 2 9551 9744 | f: +61 2 9551 8041 | e: [1][RBA request email] | w:
[2]www.rba.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Felix Sanders [mailto:[FOI #998 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 4 March 2015 10:04 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communication between Glenn
Stevens and Terry McRann
Dear Reserve Bank of Australia,
This is a request under the FOI Act 1982.
I seek copies of any documents showing the existence of meetings, emails
or telephone calls between the Governor of the RBA, Glenn Stevens, and
Terry McRann between 1 January 2015 and 3 March 2015.
My address for communication about this request is by return email via the
Right to Know website.
Yours faithfully,
Felix Sanders
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Dear Mr Lomas
Thank you for your email. Yes, I am referring to Terry McCrann the News Ltd journalist. Thank you for clarifying and apologies for the misspelt name in my initial request.
Yours sincerely,
Felix Sanders
Dear Mr Sanders,
I refer to your request seeking documents 'showing the existence of
meetings, emails or telephone calls between the Governor of the RBA, Glenn
Stevens, and Terry McCrann between 1 January 2015 and 3 March 2015'.
I advise that there are no relevant documents.
Yours sincerely
Anthony Dickman | Secretary
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
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From: FOI
Sent: Thursday, 5 March 2015 10:03 AM
To: Felix Sanders
Subject: RE: RBAFOI-141516 - contact between Governor Stevens and Terry
McCrann (News Ltd journalist) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Mr Sanders,
In terms of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1982, we confirm receipt
of your request and advise that the statutory period for processing of it
commences today (5 March 2015).
Could you please clarify that you are referring to Mr Terry McCrann (News
Ltd journalist).
Please be advised that, consistent with the provisions of the Information
Publication Scheme, the Bank’s policy generally is to release all
documents provided to applicants under the FOI Act 1982 on the Bank’s
website at the same time they are provided to the applicant. The
publication of any FOI related documents on our website will also be
notified to the Bank’s RSS feed subscriber list.
Yours sincerely,
Phil Lomas | FOI Officer | Secretary's Department
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
p: +61 2 9551 9744 | f: +61 2 9551 8041 | e: [3][RBA request email] | w:
[4]www.rba.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Felix Sanders
[[5]mailto:[FOI #998 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 4 March 2015 10:04 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communication between Glenn
Stevens and Terry McRann
Dear Reserve Bank of Australia,
This is a request under the FOI Act 1982.
I seek copies of any documents showing the existence of meetings, emails
or telephone calls between the Governor of the RBA, Glenn Stevens, and
Terry McRann between 1 January 2015 and 3 March 2015.
My address for communication about this request is by return email via the
Right to Know website.
Yours faithfully,
Felix Sanders
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Is [7][RBA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests
to Reserve Bank of Australia? If so, please contact us using this form:
[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
Write your response as plain text. Only send PDF documents as a last
resort. Government guidelines make it clear that PDF is not an acceptable
format for you to use in the delivery of government information.
[9]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
The Freedom of Information Commissioner has recommended that agencies
accept requests from Right to Know as valid for the purpose of s.15(2)(c)
of the Freedom of Information Act. See
[10]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/assets/OA... for details of
the OAIC decision.
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Dear Reserve Bank of Australia,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Reserve Bank of Australia's handling of my FOI request 'Communication between Glenn Stevens and Terry McRann'.
Your email of 20 March does not contain any of the information required under section 26 of the FOI act.
I ask that the 'decision' be reviewed. I also ask that the requirements of the FOI act be adhered to during the review process.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...
Yours faithfully,
Felix Sanders
Dear Mr Sanders,
I refer to your request for internal review (under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982) of Anthony Dickman's decision in relation to your
recent request seeking 'copies of any documents showing the existence of
meetings, emails or telephone calls between the Governor of the RBA, Glenn
Stevens, and Terry McRann (sic) between 1 January and 3 March 2015'.
I was appointed by the Governor to undertake the review.
Accordingly, I have examined the actions of the Bank's FOI section and
decision maker and also conducted my own enquiries in relation to whether
any documents relevant to your request exist. I have made a fresh
decision (as required by the Act).
My decision is that there are no documents in existence relevant to your
request.
If you remain dissatisfied, you have further rights to review of my
decision, as detailed here
[1]http://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-inform... .
Yours sincerely,
Malcolm Edey | Assistant Governor (Financial System)
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
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Dear Mr Edey,
Thank you for conducting the internal review. FYI I will not be seeking review by the OAIC.
Yours sincerely,
Felix Sanders