Incubator Support Initiative Duty Statements prior to May 2019
Dear FOI Team,
I have recently received the Incubator Support Initiative Duty Statements released in May 2019.
Thank you for releasing these under administrative access.
I would also like to request the duty statements that were in force prior to May 2019 and I am happy to accept these under administrative access also if it saves work under the FOI Act.
I am sorry about applying for these documents in two takes when I could have easily given it more thought in the first instance.
Thank you in any case.
Yours faithfully,
Harry Witherspoon
Dear Harry
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department)
has received your correspondence of 9 December 2020 (attached).
As your previous FOI request (67453) has been closed, the department will
take your correspondence as a new FOI request for access to:
The Incubator Support Initiative Duty Statements that were
in force prior to May 2019.
This correspondence is to acknowledge receipt of your request (ref 67696).
Currently a decision is due to you by 8 January 2021. However, this
timeline may be effected by the requirement to undertake consultation with
affected third parties or if the department determines you are liable to
pay a charge in relation to your request. You will be notified by the
department if charges are liable or if third party consultation is
required.
Personal information
For documents that fall within the scope of the request, it is the
practice of the department to withhold:
· the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; That
is:
o Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
and
o Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and
· the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.
The names and other details of SES officers will be released unless the
information is exempt from disclosure.
Confirmation from you that you are not seeking ‘personal information’ (ie.
the names and contact details of any individuals, or any information that
could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and cost
effective processing of your request.
Therefore, could you please clarify if you a seeking access to personal
information in the documents relating to:
· third parties; and
· Commonwealth staff.
If you are not seeking access to any personal information, you can simply
reply to this email with ‘no personal information requested’.
If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
you please specify.
Request for extension of time
Please note that the department shuts down from 25 December 2020 to 4
January 2021.
To assist in the processing your request, we seek your agreement to a 10
day extension under section 15AA of the FOI Act. If you agree to this
extension, the department will notify the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner of the extension of time, and the decision on
your request would then be due to you on or before Monday 18 January 2021.
Could you please confirm your agreement to this extension at your earliest
convenience but no later than Wednesday 16 December 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.
Regards
FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601 | [1][Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email]
Dear Harry
We refer to the correspondence sent to you on 11 December 2020 (below).
To date, we have not received a response from you whether you agree to an
extension of time for this FOI request.
To assist in the processing your request, we seek your agreement to a 10
day extension under section 15AA of the FOI Act. If you agree to this
extension, the department will notify the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner of the extension of time, and the decision on
your request would then be due to you on or before Monday 18 January 2021.
Could you please confirm your agreement to this extension at your earliest
convenience but no later than Thursday 7 January 2021.
Regards
FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601 | [1][Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email]
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Dear Harry
We refer to your correspondence received by The Department of Industry,
Science, Energy and Resources (the department) on 9 December 2020.
The department has determined that the documents you are seeking do not
require you to submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
and can be released under Administrative Access.
As such, please find attached the documents you have requested.
On this basis, your Freedom of Information request has been deemed
withdrawn and no further action will be taken in relation to your request.
Regards
FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601 | [1][Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email]