Correspondence to and from the ABCC
Dear Australian Building and Construction Commission,
Under the FOI Act, I seek access to email correspondence between the Commissioner of the ABCC, Mr Stephen McBurney, and the Australian Public Service Commissioner, Mr John Lloyd (in his capacity as Public Service Commissioner or otherwise), between the period of 6 February 2018 to the date of this application.
For the avoidance of any doubt, my request refers to email documents (and any related attachments) sent by Mr McBurney to Mr Lloyd, as well as email documents (and any related attachments) sent by Mr Lloyd to Mr McBurney (including where Mr McBurney has been cc'd).
Documents falling within the scope of my request can be quickly identified and retrieved by searching all items (including archived items) in Mr McBurney's email account profile according to persons sent to, and received from.
I am willing to agree to the ABCC redacting, from any relevant document, the personal information of any person mentioned in that document, except where that person was, at the relevant time: i) a public servant; or ii) a member of parliament.
Noting paragraphs 6.153-6.154 of the FOI guidelines, this refinement of my request should negate any need for the ABCC to consult with any third parties under s.27A of the FOI Act.
Thanks.
DB
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Dear DB
We refer to your email dated 5 March 2018 to the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) seeking access to documents under the Freedom of information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).
We write to acknowledge receipt of your FOI request. We also wish to inform you that, pursuant section 15(5) of the FOI Act, the relevant timeframe the ABCC has in order to give notice of decision in respect of your FOI request is up to 30 days commencing from the date the request was received.
If you have any other questions regarding your request, please do not hesitate to contact the ABCC FOI Section: [ABCC request email]
Your sincerely
FOI section
Australian Building and Construction Commission
Sensitive: Legal
Dear DB
Freedom of Information request application dated 5 March 2018
By email dated 5 March 2018, the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) received a request for access pursuant to s 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act).
The ABCC acknowledged the receipt of your access request on 15 March 2018. In that email the ABCC also informed you that, pursuant to section 15(5) of the FOI Act, the ABCC has 30 days to deal with an FOI request. However, the FOI Act provides an agency a further period of 30 days in order to consult with relevant parties.
Extended period to hold consultations
In conducting a search for documents that are relevant to your access request, it has become apparent that the ABCC will be required to consult relevant parties.
As a result, we write to inform you that it is appropriate for the processing period under section 15(5)(b) to be extended by a further 30 days pursuant to subsection 15(6)(a).
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the ABCC’s FOI Section: [ABCC request email]
Yours faithfully
ABCC FOI Section
Australian Building and Construction Commission
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Dear DB
Please find correspondence attached.
Regards
FOI section
Australian Building and Construction Commission
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Dear DB
We refer to the FOI decision provided to you on 4 May 2018.
Please find attached document 1.
Regards
FOI section
Australian Building and Construction Commission
Important:
This transmission is intended for the use of the addressee and may contain
confidential, protected or legally privileged information. If you are not
the intended recipient you must not review, copy, disseminate, disclose to
others, or take action in reliance of any material contained within this
email. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me
immediately by return email and delete all copies of this transmission
together with any attachments.