Damage to APSC reputation by former Commissioner
Dear Australian Public Service Commission,
Under the FOI Act I request all documents that touch on issues such as:
- reputational damage to the APSC
- loss of confidence in the APSC among APSC staff and other APS employees
as a result of former Commissioner and IPA pin-up boy John Lloyd's tenure and his career-ending misconduct finding.
Yours faithfully,
D Conway
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning D Conway
FOI Reference C18/1973
The Australian Public Service Commission (the Commission) acknowledges
receipt of your email below, received on 14 October 2018, requesting
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act),
seeking access to:
‘…all documents that touch on issues such as:
- reputational damage to the APSC
- loss of confidence in the APSC among APSC staff
and other APS employees
as a result of former Commissioner and IPA pin-up
boy John Lloyd's tenure and his career-ending misconduct finding’.
Section 15(2)(c) of the FOI Act provides that the requirement for a
request to be valid, it must provide such information concerning the
document/s as is reasonably necessary to enable an officer of the agency
to identify it.
At this point, the Commission does not consider that your request meets
the requirements of the section 15(2)(c) of the FOI Act, to enable
searches to be conducted. Therefore, could you please provide further
information to allow the Commission to identify which documents you seek
access to?
While the statutory timeframe for responding to a valid FOI request is 30
days from the date of receipt, at this point your request has not been
validated until further information has been provided to allow the
documents to be identified.
If you would like to discuss your request, please contact the FOI
Coordinator on 02 6205 3500 or via email to [1][email address]
Kind regards
Karen | FOI Coordinator
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building
Parkes Place West, Parkes ACT 2600
P: 02 6202 3500 l E: [2][email address]
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-----Original Message-----
From: D Conway <[FOI #4900 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 14 October 2018 11:11 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Damage to APSC reputation by
former Commissioner
Dear Australian Public Service Commission,
Under the FOI Act I request all documents that touch on issues such as:
- reputational damage to the APSC
- loss of confidence in the APSC among APSC staff and other APS employees
as a result of former Commissioner and IPA pin-up boy John Lloyd's tenure
and his career-ending misconduct finding.
Yours faithfully,
D Conway
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UNCLASSIFIED
FOI Reference: C18/1973
Good morning D Conway
I refer to your email to the Commission dated 14 October 2018, detailed
below. I also refer to the Commission’s email to you of 15 October 2018,
seeking further information in order for your request to be considered.
As the Commission has not received any further correspondence from you,
your request has been deemed to be invalid for the purposes of section
15(2)(b) and section 15(3) of the FOI Act.
Your request has now been closed.
Regards
Karen
FOI Coordinator
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building
Parkes Place West, Parkes ACT 2600
P: 02 6202 3500 l E: [1][email address]
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From: FOI
Sent: Monday, 15 October 2018 10:27 AM
To: 'D Conway' <[FOI #4900 email]>
Subject: FOI Request - further information required to be valid Ref:
C18/1973 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning D Conway
FOI Reference C18/1973
The Australian Public Service Commission (the Commission) acknowledges
receipt of your email below, received on 14 October 2018, requesting
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act),
seeking access to:
‘…all documents that touch on issues such as:
- reputational damage to the APSC
- loss of confidence in the APSC among APSC staff
and other APS employees
as a result of former Commissioner and IPA pin-up
boy John Lloyd's tenure and his career-ending misconduct finding’.
Section 15(2)(c) of the FOI Act provides that the requirement for a
request to be valid, it must provide such information concerning the
document/s as is reasonably necessary to enable an officer of the agency
to identify it.
At this point, the Commission does not consider that your request meets
the requirements of the section 15(2)(b) of the FOI Act, to enable
searches to be conducted. Therefore, could you please provide further
information to allow the Commission to identify which documents you seek
access to?
While the statutory timeframe for responding to a valid FOI request is 30
days from the date of receipt, at this point your request has not been
validated until further information has been provided to allow the
documents to be identified.
If you would like to discuss your request, please contact the FOI
Coordinator on 02 6205 3500 or via email to [2][email address]
Kind regards
Karen | FOI Coordinator
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building
Parkes Place West, Parkes ACT 2600
P: 02 6202 3500 l E: [3][email address]
Important: This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipients only and
may contain information that is confidential, commercially valuable and/or
subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you are
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-----Original Message-----
From: D Conway <[4][FOI #4900 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 14 October 2018 11:11 AM
To: FOI <[5][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Damage to APSC reputation by
former Commissioner
Dear Australian Public Service Commission,
Under the FOI Act I request all documents that touch on issues such as:
- reputational damage to the APSC
- loss of confidence in the APSC among APSC staff and other APS employees
as a result of former Commissioner and IPA pin-up boy John Lloyd's tenure
and his career-ending misconduct finding.
Yours faithfully,
D Conway
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[6][FOI #4900 email]
Is [7][APSC request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Australian Public Service Commission? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
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:
[9]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
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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contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you think it
was sent to you by mistake, please delete all copies and advise the
sender.
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5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[FOI #4900 email]
7. mailto:[APSC request email]
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