Emails and notes from officials regarding Armaguard
Dear Department of the Treasury,
I request the emails and notes as taken by Treasury staff who travelled with the Australian Banking Association and the RBA on their trip with McKinsey consultants.
Yours faithfully,
H. K
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Kitch,
We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:
I request the emails and notes as taken by Treasury staff who travelled with the Australian Banking Association and the RBA on their trip with McKinsey consultants.
Your request was received on 28 September 2024. The FOI Act provides that we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This period may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
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Dear Mr Kitch,
Please be advised the statutory deadline for your FOI request 3750 has been extended by 30 days to allow for third-party consultation under section 27 of the FOI Act.
The revised statutory deadline is 27 November 2024.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [email address]
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Dear Mr Kitch
Please see attached correspondence relating to FOI 3750.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [1][email address]
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal
information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,
our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email
address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or
privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or
via e-mail [2][email address]. You can find further information
about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury’s
[3]privacy policy.
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by
return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have
been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any
confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information
contained within the email or attachments.
Please Note: The information contained in this e-mail message and any
attached files may be confidential information and may also be the subject
of legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient,
any use, disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised. If you have
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Dear Mr Christopher Lyons,
The objects of the FOI Act provide the basis for the following principles relevant to charges under the FOI Act:
A charge must not be used to unnecessarily delay access or to discourage an applicant from exercising the right of access conferred by the FOI Act.
A charge should fairly reflect the work involved in providing access to documents.
Charges are discretionary and should be justified on a case by case basis.
Agencies should encourage administrative access at no charge, where appropriate.
Agencies should assist applicants to frame FOI requests (s 15(3) of the FOI Act).
Agencies should draw an applicant’s attention to opportunities to obtain free access to a document or information outside the FOI Act (s 3A(2)(b)).
A decision to impose a charge should be transparent.
It is clear that you are attempting to deliberately delay and discourage access to these documents through imposing absurd fees. Please advise of the appeals process.
I will be writing to Senators who are interested in this topic, drawing their attention to this cover up.
Yours sincerely,
H.K.
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Kitch
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Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
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e: [2][email address]
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal
information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,
our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email
address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or
privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or
via e-mail [3][email address]. You can find further information
about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury’s
[4]privacy policy.
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by
return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have
been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any
confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information
contained within the email or attachments.
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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 'Emails and notes from officials regarding Armaguard'.
Treasury is deliberately trying to obscure reasonable access to a very small sample of documents which determine how cash is used in this country. It effects all Australians and it is reasonable to understand what Treasury officials said on taxpayer funded international journeys.
If this request is denied again by way of imposing unreasonable fees, I will be making representations to Malcolm Roberts, Andrew Bragg and John Adams. All of whom will be very interested in why Treasury has chosen to very selectively deny this request via introducing needless fees.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/e...
Yours faithfully,
Harold Kitch