FOI Delegations
Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission as part of a batch sent to 166 authorities
This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.
Dear Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission,
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to others.
I'm hoping you can provide me with a copy of the current arrangements if possible.
If it helps, I'm happy for you to process this request under "administrative release" (https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...). This would reduce the cost and time required to make a formal decision.
That said, I understand sometimes you want the request to be formal. If you won't process it informally, please process my request for the document as a formal FOI Request.
Please note - While I volunteer for Right to Know, this request is made in a personal capacity and not on behalf of Right to Know.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
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UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless,
I refer to your correspondence dated 14 November 2018, seeking the
following information:
‘Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the
principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision
making powers to others.
I'm hoping you can provide me with a copy of the current
arrangements if possible.’
The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission Chairperson makes
all decisions in relation to requests received by the Commission, under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
The Chairperson, as the principal officer of the agency, has not delegated
her decision making powers for the purposes of section 23 of the FOI Act.
Further assistance
If you have any questions please email [1][email address] or
phone 1300 366 979.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Wijnen
Assistant Director - Secretariat | Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation
Commission
Ref: 2018/12765