Grants of more than $1m made to companies in a calendar year
Dear Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions,
my name is Alexander and I am making this request under the FOI Act.
Please provide a document or documents containing the names of all grant recipients, program(s) of grant, date(s) of grant approval(s), date(s) and amount(s) of payments made to each recipient, and total amount granted (including unpaid amounts) for all grant recipients who:
- are non-person entities (e.g. companies, NGO's, any entity that is not an individual), and
- received more than $1 million in total grant payments across all the department's programs in one financial year (including grants made under the departments formerly known as DEDJTR or DBI, or any of the department's subordinate departments and entities named in the web pages at https://djpr.vic.gov.au/what-we-do), and
- received a grant payment from the department (or the departments formerly known as DEDJTR or DBI, or any of the department's subordinate departments and entities named in the web pages at https://djpr.vic.gov.au/what-we-do) since 2012.
If these details are in separate documents, please provide those documents.
If any of the information requested is to be redacted, please provide justification of redaction, and where possible, redact either the recipient name or the amount but not both. If you must redact any amounts, please provide a document with the total dollar amount of grants meeting the criteria above and paid by the department in the financial year containing grants with redacted amounts.
I understand that this request attracts a fee of $30.10. Once you provide a reference number for this request, I will mail the accompanying payment, with the associated reference number noted, to:
Freedom of Information Unit
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
GPO Box 4509, Melbourne 3001
I request that access charges for this request be waived because the requested details are of general public interest and will be made public through the righttoknow.org.au website.
Yours faithfully,
Alexander
OFFICIAL
Dear Alexander,
I refer to your request to the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
dated 7 March 2022 seeking the following documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act):
‘Please provide a document or documents containing the names of all grant
recipients, program(s) of grant, date(s) of grant approval(s), date(s) and
amount(s) of payments made to each recipient, and total amount granted
(including unpaid amounts) for all grant recipients who:
· are non-person entities (e.g. companies, NGO's, any entity that
is not an individual), and
· received more than $1 million in total grant payments across all
the department's programs in one financial year (including grants made
under the departments formerly known as DEDJTR or DBI, or any of the
department's subordinate departments and entities named in the web pages
at [1]https://djpr.vic.gov.au/what-we-do), and
· received a grant payment from the department (or the departments
formerly known as DEDJTR or DBI, or any of the department's subordinate
departments and entities named in the web pages at
[2]https://djpr.vic.gov.au/what-we-do) since 2012’
Valid FOI requests
Under section 17(2) of the FOI Act, in order for a request to be validly
received, it must contain enough information to enable the department to
identify the documents being sought. We are unable to process your request
until we receive further information about the documents that you seek.
In this instance, it is unclear
o if you seek access to a summary document (under s.19 of the Act) or
the individual documents relating to each grant application.
o please advise if you seek documents across all of DJPR and its
satellite agencies or one specific area of the department in
particular.
Request for clarification
Under section 17 of the FOI Act, the department has a duty to assist you
in making a request that complies with the FOI Act.
Please address our points above in order to clarify the ambiguity around
the document types and areas of search required.
Request for payment
Under section 17(2A) of the FOI Act, in order for a request to be valid,
it must be accompanied by payment of the application fee of $30.10 or
evidence that payment the application fee would cause you hardship (e.g.
photocopy of current Concession Card).
Payment can be made electronically to the below account:
BSB: 033-222
A/C: 016041
Account Name: Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
Bank: Westpac Banking Corporation
Branch: Victorian Government Branch, 10^th Floor, 360 Collins
Street, Melbourne
Payment Ref: DJPR FOI Ref: 7018
or cheque made out citing the above Payment Ref and posted to:
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
Freedom of Information Unit
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
GPO Box 4509, Melbourne 3001.
Payment can also be made via the Victorian Government portal here at
[3]Freedom of Information Request | Office of the Victorian Information
Commissioner (foi.vic.gov.au). If making payment via the portal, please
provide details of the DJPR FOI reference number.
If payment is made electronically, please confirm the date of payment by
emailing the FOI unit at [4][Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions (DJPR) request email] citing the above FOI
reference ID.
Clarification and payment must be made by COB 30 March 2022. If the
department does not receive clarification and payment before the due date,
we will presume you do not wish to proceed with the request and the matter
will be closed.
Please feel free to contact the FOI Unit at the details below if you have
any questions.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Unit
Legal and Legislation I Corporate Services
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3000
T: (03) 9651 9999
E: [5][Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions (DJPR) request email]
[6]https://djpr.vic.gov.au/about-us/freedom...
[7]Linkedin | [8]Youtube | [9]Twitter
We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal owners of country throughout
Victoria and pay our respect to them, their culture and their Elders past,
present and future.
OFFICIAL
References
Visible links
1. https://djpr.vic.gov.au/what-we-do
2. https://djpr.vic.gov.au/what-we-do
3. https://online.foi.vic.gov.au/foi/reques...
4. mailto:[Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions (DJPR) request email]
5. mailto:[Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions (DJPR) request email]
6. https://djpr.vic.gov.au/about-us/freedom...
7. https://www.linkedin.com/company/departm...
8. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQPr8_...
9. https://twitter.com/VicGovDJPR
Dear FOI (DJPR),
thank you for your response. A summary document produced out of the department's primary financial database or equivalent computerised accounting ledger system under s. 19 would be adequate as long as it is a complete record of all grant payments recorded within that financial system which meet the specifications of the data requested. If you do this, I would respectfully request a list of the department's satellite agencies or sub-departments that the financial system data includes, and excludes.
I am happy to rescope this request to use the name of the specific (i.e. bottom-level) accounting general ledger accounts each payment was recorded against in lieu of grant program names, assuming those ledger account names are at least indicative of the business area of the grant program.
I am also happy to omit the requested "date of grant" and "unpaid payment amount" data if and only if that data is not present in the financial system. I am not requesting any detailed grant agreements or documents beyond the data fields requested.
Thank you for your time and the reference number, we will send the accompanying payment well before the due date.
Yours sincerely,
Alexander
OFFICIAL
Dear Alexander,
Thank you for clarifying your request.
Unfortunately, we are unable to proceed with your request until our FOI Unit has received the application fee of $30.10.
Any questions, please contact me at the details below.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Unit
Legal and Legislation I Corporate Services
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3000
T: (03) 9651 9999
E: [Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions (DJPR) request email]
https://djpr.vic.gov.au/about-us/freedom...
Linkedin | Youtube | Twitter
We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal owners of country throughout Victoria and pay our respect to them, their culture and their Elders past, present and future.
OFFICIAL
Dear FOI (DJPR),
understand, no worries! Will send the payment as soon as possible and notify you when I have done so.
Yours sincerely,
Alexander
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
Please see attached.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Unit
Legal and Legislation I Corporate Services
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3000
T: (03) 9651 9999
E: [1][Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions (DJPR) request email]
[2]https://djpr.vic.gov.au/about-us/freedom...
[3]Linkedin | [4]Youtube | [5]Twitter
We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal owners of country throughout
Victoria and pay our respect to them, their culture and their Elders past,
present and future.
OFFICIAL
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions (DJPR) request email]
2. https://djpr.vic.gov.au/about-us/freedom...
3. https://www.linkedin.com/company/departm...
4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQPr8_...
5. https://twitter.com/VicGovDJPR