Disclosure obligations of James Shipton and Daniel Crennan
Phillip Sweeney made this Freedom of Information request to Department of the Treasury
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Dear Department of the Treasury,
The ASIC Chairman, James Shipton, and Deputy Chairman, Daniel Crennan, are required to make 6-monthly written disclosures of their personal business interests, both direct and indirect, to the Responsible Minister as required by Section 123 of the ASIC Act 2001 and related ministerial instructions.
The documents I seek are copies of:
(i) the written disclosures of James Shipton to the Responsible Minister for the period 1 February 2018 to the present; and
(ii) the written disclosures of Daniel Creenan to the Responsible Minister for the period 16 July 2018 to the present.
The covering letters dated 12 October 2018, 1 October 2019 and 13 October 2020 for the last three ASIC annual reports have been addressed to the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP.
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
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Dear Mr Sweeney
We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:
(i) the written disclosures of James Shipton to the Responsible Minister
for the period 1 February 2018 to the present; and
(ii) the written disclosures of Daniel Creenan to the Responsible Minister
for the period 16 July 2018 to the present.
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From: Phillip Sweeney <[FOI #6835 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 25 October 2020 2:37 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Disclosure obligations of James
Shipton and Daniel Crennan
Dear Department of the Treasury,
The ASIC Chairman, James Shipton, and Deputy Chairman, Daniel Crennan, are
required to make 6-monthly written disclosures of their personal business
interests, both direct and indirect, to the Responsible Minister as
required by Section 123 of the ASIC Act 2001 and related ministerial
instructions.
The documents I seek are copies of:
(i) the written disclosures of James Shipton to the Responsible Minister
for the period 1 February 2018 to the present; and
(ii) the written disclosures of Daniel Creenan to the Responsible Minister
for the period 16 July 2018 to the present.
The covering letters dated 12 October 2018, 1 October 2019 and 13 October
2020 for the last three ASIC annual reports have been addressed to the
Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP.
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
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Dear Mr Sweeney
Please see attached correspondence in relation to FOI 2811.
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Dear Department of the Treasury,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of the Treasury's handling of my FOI request 'Disclosure obligations of James Shipton and Daniel Crennan'.
The Treasury has previously provided me with copies of the six-monthly disclosures of Greg Medcraft when he was an ASIC Commissioner and then ASIC Chairman.
If the Treasury was able to locate the six-monthly disclosures of Greg Medcraft then it should be able to locate the disclosures of James Shipton and Daniel Crennan.
Please check the FOI Disclosure Log
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/d...
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
Dear FOI,
Further to my request for an Internal Review, please refer to FOI response from The Treasury dated 2 March 2012 {File Number ER2012/00228} and related Internal Review dated 13 April 2012 (File Number ER2012/00228) which included a Schedule of Documents with Author Greg Medcraft and Addressee as follows
1 - Chris Bowen MP (30/7/2009) Disclosure of Interest - s 123 of ASIC Act
2- Chris Bowen MP (17/2/2010) Disclosure of Interest - s123 of ASIC Act
3- David Bradbury MP (21/10/2010) Disclosure of Interest - s123 of ASIC Act
4 - David Bradbury MP (4/4/2011) Disclosure of Interest - s123 of ASIC Act
5 - David Bradbury MP (13/4/2011) Disclosure of Interest - s123 of ASIC Act
This confirms that, if the required disclosures have been made, then the Treasury will hold copies
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Sweeney
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Dear Mr Sweeney
Please see attached correspondence in relation to your internal review of
FOI 2811.
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The Treasury
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