FOI Delegations
Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Public Service Commission as part of a batch sent to 166 authorities
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Dear Australian Public Service 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
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning Mr Fairless
Thank you for your email below.
We are happy to manage your request administratively.
The Commission has previously released a copy of its FOI Instrument of
Delegations in accordance with section 23 of the FOI Act. A copy of the
Instrument which is still current is available on Right to Know at
[1]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/f...
While the new Commissioner has commenced in the role in August 2018, the
current Instrument and Delegation does not cease, but remains valid.
If you require further information relating to this email, please do not
hesitate to contact our office.
Kind regards
Karen | FOI Coordinator
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building
Parkes Place West, Parkes ACT 2600
P: 02 6202 3500 l E: [2][email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless <[FOI #5013 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations
Dear Australian Public Service 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 Karen,
Thanks for confirming that the delegations haven’t changed, and so promptly as well.
Very much appreciated.
Warm Regards,
Ben Fairless
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning Ben
Assuming that you are happy with the outcome, we will now close off this request.
Regards,
Karen
FOI Coordinator
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building
Parkes Place West, Parkes ACT 2600
P: 02 6202 3500 l E: [email address]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless <[FOI #5013 email]>
Sent: Friday, 16 November 2018 10:39 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations
Dear Karen,
Thanks for confirming that the delegations haven’t changed, and so promptly as well.
Very much appreciated.
Warm Regards,
Ben Fairless
-----Original Message-----
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning Mr Fairless
Thank you for your email below.
We are happy to manage your request administratively.
The Commission has previously released a copy of its FOI Instrument of Delegations in accordance with section 23 of the FOI Act. A copy of the Instrument which is still current is available on Right to Know at
[1]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/f...
While the new Commissioner has commenced in the role in August 2018, the current Instrument and Delegation does not cease, but remains valid.
If you require further information relating to this email, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Kind regards
Karen | FOI Coordinator
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building
Parkes Place West, Parkes ACT 2600
P: 02 6202 3500 l E: [2][email address]
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[FOI #5013 email]
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https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
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