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Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Research Council as part of a batch sent to 166 authorities
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Dear Australian Research Council,
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
Hi Ben, letting you know your request has been received - will deal with it outside FOI Act.
Cheers
Letitia
Letitia Abela
General Counsel
Corporate Services
Australian Research Council I Phone: 02 6287 6622
[email address] l www.arc.gov.au I Follow us on Twitter
Level 2, 11 Lancaster Place, Canberra Airport ACT 2609 I GPO Box 2702, Canberra ACT 2601
Please note that I do not work on Fridays
The Australian Research Council acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and elders past, present and future.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless <[FOI #5015 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations
Dear Australian Research Council,
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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Dear Ben,
attached is a copy of the documentation you requested. I have decided to provide this material to you outside the FOI Act due to the type of information you seek. The only deletion I have made is to our CEO's signature which have been deleted in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988.
Kind regards
Letitia
Letitia Abela
Legal Counsel
Corporate Services
Australian Research Council I Phone: 02 6287 6622
[email address] l www.arc.gov.au I Follow us on Twitter
Level 2, 11 Lancaster Place, Canberra Airport ACT 2609 I GPO Box 2702, Canberra ACT 2601
Please note that I do not work on Fridays
The Australian Research Council acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and elders past, present and future.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless <[FOI #5015 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations
Dear Australian Research Council,
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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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #5015 email]
Is [ARC request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian Research Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
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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Dear Letitia,
Thank you for responding outside of the FOI Act, and for providing the requested documents.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless