Communication between the Treasurer and Governor
Dear Reserve Bank of Australia,
I seek access to any communication including emails, messages (on any platform) between the Governor of the RBA and the Treasurer since 1 October 2022.
Yours faithfully,
H
Dear H,
I refer to your request seeking:
any communication including emails, messages (on any platform) between the Governor of the RBA and the Treasurer since 1 October 2022.
In terms of the FOI Act 1982, I confirm receipt of your request and advise that processing of it commenced on 21 January 2023.
Please be advised that, consistent with the provisions of the Information Publication Scheme, the Bank’s policy is to release all documents provided to applicants under the FOI Act 1982 on the Bank’s FOI disclosure log close to 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
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
p: 02 9551 9744| e: [RBA request email] | w: www.rba.gov.au
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From: H [mailto:[FOI #9809 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2023 3:30 PM
To: FOI <[RBA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communication between the Treasurer and Governor
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Dear Reserve Bank of Australia,
I seek access to any communication including emails, messages (on any platform) between the Governor of the RBA and the Treasurer since 1 October 2022.
Yours faithfully,
H
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Dear H,
I refer to your recent request seeking:
all correspondence between the Governor and Treasurer between 1 October
2022 and 20 January 2023.
I advise that we have identified four documents (all emails containing
letters exchanged between the Governor and the Treasurer). They are
released to you in full, with only contact email and phone numbers of all
mentioned people and names of officers of the Treasurer’s Office and the
Bank redacted.
I enclose them with this email.
Although the documents are released in full, the Act requires us to advise
you of your rights to review of my decision if you are dissatisfied with
it, as detailed below.
Internal review
Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you may apply in writing to the Reserve
Bank of Australia for an internal review of my decision. The internal
review application must be made within 30 days of the date of this email,
and be lodged in one of the following ways:
email: [1][RBA request email]
post: Attn FOI Officer, SD, Reserve Bank of Australia, GPO Box 3947,
Sydney NSW 2001
Where possible, please attach reasons why you believe review of the
decision is necessary. The internal review will be carried out by another
officer within 30 days.
Information Commissioner review
Under section 54L of the FOI Act, you may apply to the Australian
Information Commissioner to review my decision. An application for review
by the Information Commissioner must be made in writing within 60 days of
the date of this email, and be lodged in one of the following ways:
online:
[2]https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms...
email: [3][email address]
Yours sincerely
Anthony Dickman | Secretary
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 65 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
p: +61 2 9551 9744 | e: [4][RBA request email] | w: [5]www.rba.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: H [[6]mailto:[FOI #9809 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2023 3:30 PM
To: FOI <[7][RBA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communication between the
Treasurer and Governor
⚠ EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click any links or open any attachments unless
you trust the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Reserve Bank of Australia,
I seek access to any communication including emails, messages (on any
platform) between the Governor of the RBA and the Treasurer since 1
October 2022.
Yours faithfully,
H
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[8][FOI #9809 email]
Is [9][RBA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests
to Reserve Bank of Australia? If so, please contact us using this form:
[10]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
[11]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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named addressee and could contain information that is confidential or
privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that
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Please notify us immediately by return e-mail if you are not the intended
recipient and delete all copies of the original message and attachments.
This footnote also confirms that this message has been checked for
computer viruses.
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