FOI Delegations - 2016
Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Advisory Committee as part of a batch sent to 125 authorities
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Dear Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Advisory Committee,
Can I please have a copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related directions issued in respect of FOI.
I believe this information could be considered "operational information" so I therefore request release under the IPS, or under Administrative Access.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your enquiry. Apologies for our delay in reply.
There are no FOI delegations in force for the Australian Biological
Resources Study (ABRS) Advisory Committee, as it was disbanded in 2014.
The ABRS (separate from the Committee) continues to exist, however it is
considered part of the Australian Government Department of the Environment
and Energy (the Department) for the purposes of the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act). If decisions are made in respect of documents held by
the ABRS, they are made in accordance with the Department's FOI
delegations.
Regards
Director, Biodiversity Science
Department of the Environment and Energy
Clunies Ross St, Acton ACT 2601 GPO Box 1777, Canberra ACT 2601