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Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity as part of a batch sent to 166 authorities
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Dear Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity,
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
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless,
Your email has been received and a Freedom of Information Officer will be in touch shortly.
Kind regards,
ACLEI FOI
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning Ben,
Would you be able to provide me with a contact number so I can give you a call in relation to your request?
Kind regards,
Claire
Hi Claire,
I’m sorry but I can be a bit hard to get a hold of by phone.
Feel free to reply to this email with any questions you have and I’ll be happy to help :)
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
UNCLASSIFIED
Hi Ben,
It would assist greatly if we could speak about this request so I can work out exactly what documents you are seeking. I can only identify one document held by ACLEI which falls in the scope of your request, which, as it contains a list of staff members' names, would be heavily redacted if we were to provide it to you.
I am happy to discuss if this is what you are looking for, or if you had a different idea of what you are requesting, in which case you can resubmit your request. Please could you contact me this afternoon at a convenient time on 0436 670 259, so we can assist you in a timely manner.
I look forward to discussing the details a bit further.
Many thanks,
Claire
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Fairless,
Pursuant to your request of 14 November 2018 please find the attached Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) authorisation under s 23 of the Freedom of Information Act. The names of ACLEI staff members have been redacted in accordance with ACLEI policy. This request has been processed under "administrative release" in accordance with your request.
Many thanks,
ACLEI FOI Officer
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity GPO Box 305 Canberra ACT 2601
02 6141 2300
[ACLEI request email] ▪ www.aclei.gov.au
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Dear ACLEI FOI,
Thanks for providing the document under administrative release.
As you have redacted the names of the officers, please consider this a formal request for the document including the names of the officers under the Freedom of Information Act. I do not consent to any s.22 redactions.
The FOI Guidelines relevantly state:
6.153 Where public servants’ personal information is included in a document because of their usual duties or responsibilities, it would not be unreasonable to disclose unless special circumstances existed. This is because the information would reveal only that the public servant was performing their public duties. Such information may often also be publicly available, such as on an agency website.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon,
Please find attached ACLEI's response to your FOI request below, dated 23 November 2018.
Many thanks,
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity FOI Officer GPO Box 305 Canberra ACT 2601
02 6141 2300
[ACLEI request email] ▪ www.aclei.gov.au
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