Correspondence from new ASIC Chairman
Phillip Sweeney made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.
Dear Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,
The documents I seek are:
(i) correspondence from the new ASIC Chairman, Joseph Longo, to Wayne Byres, the Chairman of APRA (or to Deputy Chair Helen Rowell).
(ii) copies of any documents provided by APRA to Joseph Longo or ASIC by Wayne Byres or APRA
The search period is from 1 June 2021 until the date APRA responds to this FOI request.
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
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Dear Mr Sweeney,
I acknowledge receipt of your FOI request dated 13 July 2021. We are processing your request and will respond soon.
Regards,
FOI OFFICER
T 02 9210 3000 | E [APRA request email]
AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
1 Martin Place (Level 12), Sydney, NSW 2000 GPO Box 9836, Sydney, NSW 2001 T 02 9210 3000 | W www.apra.gov.au
Dear Mr Sweeney,
APRA is currently considering your FOI request.
To enable APRA to effectively process your request and provide you with a timely response, APRA recommends that you refine the scope of your request. This is because APRA’s initial view is that the scope of your FOI request is very broad.
Some ways in which you might refine the scope of your request include (but are not limited to):
a. providing more details about what correspondence between Wayne Byres and/or APRA and Joseph Longo and/or ASIC you are interested in, if this is known to you;
b. narrowing the timeframe you originally suggested.
It would also be of assistance if you would please clarify whether you are seeking:
a. documents provided by Wayne Byres and/or APRA to Joseph Longo and documents provided by Joseph Longo and/or ASIC to Wayne Byres; or
a. documents provided by APRA to ASIC and by ASIC to APRA.
Action required:
Please provide a response by COB 4 August 2021 as to whether you are agreeable to refining the scope of your request and indicating how you intend to do so.
Kind regards,
FOI OFFICER
T 02 9210 3000 | E [APRA request email]
AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
1 Martin Place (Level 12), Sydney, NSW 2000
GPO Box 9836, Sydney, NSW 2001
T 02 9210 3000 | W www.apra.gov.au
Dear Freedom of Information,
Joseph Longo has made a commitment before a Senate Committee for ASIC to collaborate with APRA.
The correspondence from Joseph Longo (or ASIC) to Wayne Byres, Hellen Rowell or APRA would relate to documents obtained or should have been obtained when APRA registered superannuation funds pursuant to the Superannuation Safety Amendment Act 2004 which came into effect in 2006.
The documents that APRA may have provided Joseph Longo would be copies of some of the documents lodged with APRA in order to obtain fund registration and correspondence from a trustee or trustees associated with the documents lodged for fund registration
The search period for correspondence from ASIC is from 1 June 2021 until the time APRA responds to this FOI request.
The search period for documents lodged with APRA in order to obtain fund registration is from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2006. These would be the documents APRA may have provided to ASIC.
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Sweeney
Dear Mr Sweeney,
Thank you for your email. We are considering your revised request and will respond soon.
Regards,
FOI OFFICER
T 02 9210 3000 | E [APRA request email]
AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
1 Martin Place (Level 12), Sydney, NSW 2000 GPO Box 9836, Sydney, NSW 2001 T 02 9210 3000 | W www.apra.gov.au
Dear Mr Sweeney,
APRA is currently considering your internal review request.
APRA is requesting your consent to an extension of the processing period for your internal review request by 30 days under section 15AA(a) of the FOI Act.
APRA is due to decide your request by 12 August 2021. However, we require an extension of time to continue consultations and would appreciate your agreement to extend the processing period for your request. If you agree to the requested 30-day extension, APRA will decide your request by 11 September 2021.
Please advise in writing if you consent to this extension of time.
Kind regards,
FOI OFFICER
T 02 9210 3000 | E [APRA request email]
AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
1 Martin Place (Level 12), Sydney, NSW 2000
GPO Box 9836, Sydney, NSW 2001
T 02 9210 3000 | W www.apra.gov.au
Dear Mr Sweeney,
APRA is currently considering your internal review request.
APRA is requesting your consent to an extension of the processing period for your internal review request by 30 days under section 15AA(a) of the FOI Act.
APRA is due to decide your request by 12 August 2021. However, we require an extension of time to continue consultations and would appreciate your agreement to extend the processing period for your request. If you agree to the requested 30-day extension, APRA will decide your request by 11 September 2021.
Please advise in writing if you consent to this extension of time.
Kind regards,
FOI OFFICER
T 02 9210 3000 | E [APRA request email]
AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
1 Martin Place (Level 12), Sydney, NSW 2000 GPO Box 9836, Sydney, NSW 2001 T 02 9210 3000 | W www.apra.gov.au
Dear Mr Sweeney,
Please see the attached Section 24AB Request Consultation Process (Practical Refusal) Notice under the FOI Act.
Regards,
FOI OFFICER
T 02 9210 3000 | E [APRA request email]
AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
1 Martin Place (Level 12), Sydney, NSW 2000
GPO Box 9836, Sydney, NSW 2001
T 02 9210 3000 | W www.apra.gov.au
Dear Mr Sweeney,
I refer to the Section 24AB Notice of Practical Refusal (Notice) sent to you on 11 August 2021. As per the consultation process outlined in the Notice, a consultation period of 14 days was provided to allow you to do one of the following in writing:
*withdraw your request;
*make a revised request; or
*tell us that you do not wish to revise your request.
The consultation period in the Notice ended on Wednesday 25 August 2021. As you have not done one of the three actions above, your FOI request is taken to have been withdrawn under s24AB(7) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).
Kind regards,
FOI OFFICER
T 02 9210 3000 | E [APRA request email]
AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY
1 Martin Place (Level 12), Sydney, NSW 2000
GPO Box 9836, Sydney, NSW 2001
T 02 9210 3000 | W www.apra.gov.au