FOI Delegations
Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Human Rights Commission
Dear Australian Human Rights Commission,
Can you please provide me with a copy of the most recent FOI Delegations for the Commission?
Basically, who is authorised under s23 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 by the principal officer of the agency to make decisions about FOI Requests and Internal Reviews.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your email.
Agencies such as the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission)
are encouraged to deal with FOI Requests administratively where possible.
An administrative release of documents avoids the need to formally respond
through the FOI Act process, and thus can result in more prompt responses.
In answer to your request below, we have attached for you a copy of the
most recent FOI Authorisation form for the Commission.
Please note that President Croucher’s signature has been redacted.
In light of this administrative release, we ask you to please confirm
whether you are content to withdraw your FOI request.
Best regards,
Demitra Nikas she/her
Paralegal
Australian Human Rights Commission
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
T +61 2 9284 9732
E [1][email address] W [2]humanrights.gov.au
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia,
and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We
pay our respects to their Elders - past, present and future.
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The Commission supports flexible working arrangements, and I am sending
this message at a time that is convenient to me and my work schedule. It
is not my expectation that you read, respond, or follow up on this email
outside your hours of work.
Dear Demitra,
Thank you for your email and for treating this request administratively. I’m assuming this authorisation applies both to normal decisions as well as internal reviews. On that basis, I’m prepared to withdraw the formal FOI request.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your response.
We confirm that the authorisation applies both to the initial FOI
requests, and to the internal reviews of these initial FOI requests.
Best regards,
Demitra Nikas she/her
Paralegal
Australian Human Rights Commission
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
T +61 2 9284 9732
E [1][email address] W [2]humanrights.gov.au
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia,
and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We
pay our respects to their Elders - past, present and future.
[3][IMG]
The Commission supports flexible working arrangements, and I am sending
this message at a time that is convenient to me and my work schedule. It
is not my expectation that you read, respond, or follow up on this email
outside your hours of work.