Delegation Schedule - FOI
Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Home Affairs
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Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
Can I please have a copy of the FOI Delegations issued by the Secretary of the department, and any related directions issued by the secretary?
I believe this information could be considered "operational information" so I therefore request release under the IPS, or under Administrative Access.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your FOI request below.
We will be able to process the first component of your request for the "FOI Delegations issued by the Secretary of the department".
However we are unsure of what you are seeking when your request "any related directions issued by the secretary". Could you please clarify this aspect of your request.
Yours sincerely,
Beth Morrison
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #986 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2015 5:21 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Delegation Schedule - FOI
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
Can I please have a copy of the FOI Delegations issued by the Secretary of the department, and any related directions issued by the secretary?
I believe this information could be considered "operational information" so I therefore request release under the IPS, or under Administrative Access.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
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Dear Beth,
Thanks for coming back to me. When I requested the same document from DHS (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/d...) there was an additional document referred to as a "Secretary Management Directions" which allowed the FOI Delegations to make sense. If this doesn't apply to DIBP them disregard :-)
Kind Regards,
Ben Fairless
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
My apologies for not responding sooner to your e-mail below.
The department is finalising a suite of Instruments as a consequence of the departments restructure, including the Instrument of Authorisation for FOI officers. It is my intention to provide you with a copy outside of the FOI Act. I am hoping to do so by the end of this week.
With regards to your request for any related directions issued by the Secretary, noting your clarification, I can confirm that no such document exists.
In light of the above, I invite you to consider withdrawing your FOI request once I've been able to provide you with the Instrument of Authorisation.
Yours sincerely,
Beth Morrison
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #986 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2015 5:45 PM
To: FOI
Subject: TRIM: RE: Freedom of Information request - Delegation Schedule - FOI [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Beth,
Thanks for coming back to me. When I requested the same document from DHS (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/d...) there was an additional document referred to as a "Secretary Management Directions" which allowed the FOI Delegations to make sense. If this doesn't apply to DIBP them disregard :-)
Kind Regards,
Ben Fairless
-----Original Message-----
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your FOI request below.
We will be able to process the first component of your request for the "FOI Delegations issued by the Secretary of the department".
However we are unsure of what you are seeking when your request "any related directions issued by the secretary". Could you please clarify this aspect of your request.
Yours sincerely,
Beth Morrison
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [DIBP request email]
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #986 email]
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.
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 https://www.righttoknow.org.au/assets/OA... for details of the OAIC decision.
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intended recipient is prohibited. DIBP respects your privacy and has
obligations under the Privacy Act 1988. The official departmental privacy
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Dear Beth,
Thanks for getting back to me, I understnd restructures can be difficult.
I'm not fussed about how I obtain access. If you would prefer to provide it outside of FOI you can assume I never made a formal FOI request (I asked in my original email for the request to be treated under the IPS or administrative access)
Thanks,
Ben Fairless
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
The attached Instrument of Arrangement is being provided to you outside of the FOI Act. As I've previously advised (see my e-mail of 10/03/15), there no related direction has been issued by the Secretary.
Yours sincerely,
Beth Morrison
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #986 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 26 February 2015 5:21 PM
To: FOI
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Delegation Schedule - FOI
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
Can I please have a copy of the FOI Delegations issued by the Secretary of the department, and any related directions issued by the secretary?
I believe this information could be considered "operational information" so I therefore request release under the IPS, or under Administrative Access.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #986 email]
Is [email address] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Department of Immigration and Border Protection? If so, please contact us using this form:
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.
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 https://www.righttoknow.org.au/assets/OA... for details of the OAIC decision.
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be automatically published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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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UNCLASSIFIED
Important Notice: If you have received this email by mistake, please advise
the sender and delete the message and attachments immediately. This email,
including attachments, may contain confidential, sensitive, legally privileged
and/or copyright information. Any review, retransmission, dissemination
or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the
intended recipient is prohibited. DIBP respects your privacy and has
obligations under the Privacy Act 1988. The official departmental privacy
policy can be viewed on the department's website at www.immi.gov.au. See:
http://www.immi.gov.au/functional/privac...
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
I have just now released the document you sought access to outside of the FOI Act. Your FOI request has now been closed on the basis of your e-mail below.
Yours sincerely,
Beth Morrison
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #986 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2015 12:45 PM
To: FOI
Subject: RE: TRIM: RE: Freedom of Information request - Delegation Schedule - FOI [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Beth,
Thanks for getting back to me, I understnd restructures can be difficult.
I'm not fussed about how I obtain access. If you would prefer to provide it outside of FOI you can assume I never made a formal FOI request (I asked in my original email for the request to be treated under the IPS or administrative access)
Thanks,
Ben Fairless
-----Original Message-----
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
My apologies for not responding sooner to your e-mail below.
The department is finalising a suite of Instruments as a consequence of the departments restructure, including the Instrument of Authorisation for FOI officers. It is my intention to provide you with a copy outside of the FOI Act. I am hoping to do so by the end of this week.
With regards to your request for any related directions issued by the Secretary, noting your clarification, I can confirm that no such document exists.
In light of the above, I invite you to consider withdrawing your FOI request once I've been able to provide you with the Instrument of Authorisation.
Yours sincerely,
Beth Morrison
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [DIBP request email]
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Important Notice: If you have received this email by mistake, please advise
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and/or copyright information. Any review, retransmission, dissemination
or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the
intended recipient is prohibited. DIBP respects your privacy and has
obligations under the Privacy Act 1988. The official departmental privacy
policy can be viewed on the department's website at www.immi.gov.au. See:
http://www.immi.gov.au/functional/privac...