Finance AoG decisions re: ASIC
Dear Department of Finance,
For all successful act of grace applications made against ASIC for the period 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2023, I request:
- A copy of the record entered in the SFC database regarding the application (see FOI 22/119 Document 1)
- Where the approval was for more than $100,000 (including more than $500,000), the Ministerial Submission regarding the application
- Where the approval was for under $100,000, the Minute that contains the reasons for approval
- Where the approval came after a reconsideration by the Ombudsman or Federal Court, a copy of the final reasons for decision given by the Ombudsman or Federal Court.
This request includes:
- Work-related personal information of Finance and ASIC SES (e.g., name, signature block details)
- Work-related personal information of SES-equivalent staff in a Minister's office (if applicable)
- The domain of any email addresses in documents in scope
This request excludes:
- Personal information of non-SES staff
- Personal information of third parties (that is, this personal information is excluded under s 22, not s 47F)
Yours faithfully,
Me
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to the Department’s FOI
Team for their consideration. A member of the FOI Team will respond to
your email in the next couple of days.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
OFFICIAL
Dear Me
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 23-24/027
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act) as attached.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 30 August 2023. The statutory
period for processing your request commences from the day after Finance
received your request and a decision is due on Friday 29 September 2023.
The processing period may be extended if we need to consult third parties,
impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Liability to pay a charge
You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as
possible, before we process any requested documents or impose a final
charge.
Publication
As required by the FOI Act, any documents provided to you under the FOI
Act will be published on our [1]disclosure log, unless an exemption
applies or the documents are characterised as containing personal
information. Documents will be published the next working day after they
are released to you.
Policy to exclude junior officer contact details, signatures and mobile
phone numbers
Finance has adopted a policy to generally exclude from any documents
released under FOI, the names and contact details of junior staff (non-SES
officers) and staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act
1984 (adviser level and below). Finance has also adopted a policy to
exclude signatures and mobile phone numbers from any documents released
under FOI (unless publicly available). Finance’s preference is to reach
agreement with FOI applicants to exclude these details from the scope of
the request. Where there is no objection, the names and contact details of
junior officers, as well as any signatures and mobile phone numbers
appearing in identified documents, will be redacted under section 22 of
the FOI Act on the basis that these details are irrelevant to the request.
Please contact the FOI Team on the below contact details if you wish to
discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
Classification: OFFICIAL
Classified by: [email address] on: 13/09/2023 10:46:49 AM
References
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OFFICIAL
Dear Me
Please see attached a decision letter together with the documents released
to you in relation to your FOI request (our reference FOI 23-24/027).
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
Classification: OFFICIAL
Classified by: [email address] on: 29/09/2023 4:57:43 PM
OFFICIAL
Dear Me
Please see attached a preliminary charges notice in relation to your FOI
request (our reference FOI 23-34/034).
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
Classification: OFFICIAL
Classified by: [email address] on: 30/10/2023 4:53:41 PM