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Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as part of a batch sent to 166 authorities
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Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
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 Mr Fairless
Thank you for your email dated 14 November 2018 in which you seek access under administrative release to:
" 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."
Please find attached documentation we hold in relation to your request.
Yours sincerely
DFAT FOI Team
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FOI and Privacy Law Section
Corporate Legal Branch | Legal Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless <[FOI #5040 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: FOI <[DFAT request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations
Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
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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