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Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Electoral Commission as part of a batch sent to 166 authorities
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Dear Australian Electoral 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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Yours sincerely,
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #4993 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: INFO <[AEC request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations
Dear Australian Electoral 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"
([3]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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Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your email dated 14 November 2018 11:51 PM in which you request
access to the instrument of authorisation issued by the Electoral
Commissioner under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Your request has been referred to me. I have decided to give you
administrative access to a redacted cophy of the instrument (attached).
The only redaction is the facsimile of the Electoral Commissioner’s
signature. The redaction was made in accordance with AEC policy to
withhold access to facsimiles of signatures for privacy reasons.
Regards
Owen Jones
Owen Jones | Senior Lawyer
Legal Services Section | Legal & Procurement Branch
Australian Electoral Commission
T: (02) 6271 4528 | F: (02) 6293 7657
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless
[[3]mailto:[FOI #4993 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: INFO <[4][AEC request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations
Dear Australian Electoral 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"
([5]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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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[6][FOI #4993 email]
Is [7][AEC request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Australian Electoral Commission? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
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If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
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