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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

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Ben Fairless <[2][FOI #5106 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM

To: foi <[3][SRCC request email]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations

 

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"
([4]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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