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Dear Robert

Our ref: FOI-2023-10088

12 September 2023

Emailed to: [1][FOI #10631 email]

Freedom of Information request – Acknowledgment

I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated 29 August 2023 in which
you requested access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). Your request for documents was framed in the following
way:  

‘Under the FOI Act 1982 (Cth), I request access to any and all documents
(including decisions) issued by officials in the Office of the Commonwealth
Ombudsman between 1 September 2020 and 31 October 2020 relating to matter
2019-402149.’

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Yours sincerely

David

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OFFICIAL

Dear Robert

I attach correspondence in relation to your request:

 1. Decision letter dated 28 September 2023

Please do not hesitate to contact our Office using the details below if
you have any questions or concerns.

Yours sincerely

David

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OFFICIAL

Dear Robert

Please find attached the internal review decision for your Freedom of
Information request dated 29 August 2023.

Many thanks

Jodie

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  [1]Office of the Australian Information Reference Code:  
Commissioner ICR_10-55547911-4102
 

 
You submitted a form called: FOI Review_
 
Your form reference code is: ICR_10-55547911-4102

To check the progress of your submission and/or confirm it has been
received you should contact the agency that provides the form. These
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GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
 
 
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Our reference: MR23/01358

By email: [FOI #10631 email]

Receipt of your IC review application  

Thank you for your application for Information Commissioner Review (IC
review).

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is
considering your application.

If you wish to advise the OAIC of any changes to your circumstances,
including your contact details or if your FOI request has been resolved,
please write to [email address] and quote MR23/01358.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Regulatory Group

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

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Our reference: MR23/01358

Agency reference: FOI-2023-10088

Mr Robert RTK
By email: [1][FOI #10631 email]

Dear Mr Robert RTK,

Thank you for your application for review. We apologise for the delay in
contacting you regarding your application. We have today informed the
Commonwealth Ombudsman that the Information Commissioner will undertake an
IC review and requested information to assist with progressing the review.

We will provide you with an update when we have heard from the
Commonwealth Ombudsman.

Kind regards,

[2][IMG]   Sarveshcika Yuvaraj (she/her)

Paralegal | FOI Branch

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Sydney | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

P 1300 363 992  E [3][email address]
 
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Dear Robert,

Thank you for your email.

We can confirm that we have received information from the Commonwealth Ombudsman in response to our notice of commencement of IC review and request for documents (a copy of their submissions is attached). Your matter is now awaiting review of that information to ensure we have all information required for progression to the Reviews and Investigation team where it will wait allocation to a Review Adviser for further assessment. This will involve case management, including assessment of the material received, and/or a forming of a preliminary view where appropriate, ahead of any decision by the Commissioner under s 55K of the FOI Act.

Please note as the OAIC is currently focussing on the case management and finalisation of aged matters, we are unable to provide an indicative timeframe at this stage. To assist you in determining an approximate timeframe, the OAIC is focussing on progressing the 2020 IC review applications and which remain on hand. Your IC review was received in November 2023, and it will take some time before your IC review is allocated and progressed. However, once your matter is allocated to a Review Adviser, they will contact you to provide a further update and advise of the next steps.

Further information about the IC review process is available in Part 10 of the FOI Guidelines.

Kind regards

Will Martin (he/him)
Assistant Review Advisor | FOI Branch
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Sydney | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001
P 1300 363 992 E [email address]

Please note: The OAIC has revised its IC review procedures from 1 July 2024. For more information about these revised procedures, including new resources to assist applicants and respondents, see our webpage: Information Commissioner reviews | OAIC

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From: Robert <[FOI #10631 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 7:05 PM
To: OAIC - FOI DR <[email address]>
Subject: Re: MR23/01358 Your IC Review Application [SEC=OFFICIAL]

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MR23/01358

Hello,

I made an FOI request to the Ombudsman 1 year ago. My request for access to documents was denied.

On 10 April 2024 I was advised that the Ombudsman had been notified about an IC review and that I would be contacted once the Ombudsman had been in touch with the OAIC.

It has been more than 4 months since then.

If the Ombudsman has been in touch, please provide the submissions (I assume the Ombudsman will provide submissions) that have been provided to the OAIC. If the Ombudsman has failed to contact the OAIC, please follow them up.

Yours sincerely,

Robert

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Our reference: MR23/01358

Agency reference: FOI-2023-10088

Mr Robert RTK
By email: [1][FOI #10631 email]

Dear Mr Robert RTK,

Thank you for your application for review. We apologise for the delay in contacting you regarding your application. We have today informed the Commonwealth Ombudsman that the Information Commissioner will undertake an IC review and requested information to assist with progressing the review.

We will provide you with an update when we have heard from the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

Kind regards,

[2][IMG]   Sarveshcika Yuvaraj (she/her)

Paralegal | FOI Branch

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Sydney | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

P 1300 363 992  E [3][email address]
 
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