Dear Mr Kostas,

I refer to your application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act) received by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
on 29 August 2019 seeking the following:

information about the situation relating to Part C of the 2018 English
exam and the potential repercussions which followed if any.

In its current form your application is invalid for the following reasons:

·         under section 17(2A) of the FOI Act you are required to pay an
application fee of $29.60; and

·         under section 17(2) of the FOI Act a request must provide
information that is reasonably necessary for me to identify the
document(s) which you seek. The terms of your request are too vague for me
to identify relevant documents. Please clarify your request by:

o   specifying the ‘situation’;

o   identifying exactly what information about the ‘situation’ you are
seeking;

o   clearly advising what you mean by ‘potential repercussions’; and

o   clarifying whether you are seeking ‘potential repercussions’ or
‘repercussions which followed’. The terms of the request are currently
conflicting in this regard.  

Please find attached the VCAA’s FOI application form which may assist you
in submitting a valid request.

If you have any queries regarding this email, please feel free to contact
me.

Kind regards,

Elisha

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Dear Sebastian,

I refer to your application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the
Act) received by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
on 29 August 2019 seeking access to the following:

                information about the situation relating to Part C of the
2018 English exam and the potential repercussions which followed if any.

You were previously advised by email dated 3 September 2019 that your
application was invalid under section 17(2A) of the FOI Act as it was not
accompanied by the prescribed application fee and also under section 17(2)
of the FOI Act as it failed to provide information reasonably necessary
for me to identify the requested documents.

You were invited to pay the application fee and consult with the VCAA
about amending/clarifying the terms of your request.

It has been over 21 days since my email and I have not yet received a
response from you. Your application remains invalid. As a result, I will
now consider this matter closed and your request will not be processed.

If you have any queries regarding this email, you can contact me by
telephone on 9032 1662 or by email at [1][email address].

Kind regards,

Elisha Marriott

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