Information relating to Part C of the 2018 English Exam
Dear Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority,
I am asking to obtain the information about the situation relating to Part C of the 2018 English exam and the potential repercussions which followed if any
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian
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
_________________________________________________________________
Elisha Marriott | Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Unit
Infrastructure and Business Services Division
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Level 7, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastian Kostas
[mailto:[FOI #5599 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2019 10:30 AM
To: VCAA FOI General
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Information relating to Part C
of the 2018 English Exam
Dear Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority,
I am asking to obtain the information about the situation relating to Part
C of the 2018 English exam and the potential repercussions which followed
if any
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian
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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
_________________________________________________________________
Elisha Marriott | Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Unit
Infrastructure and Business Services Division
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Level 7, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria
T (03) 9032 1662 | F (03) 9032 1799 | W [2]www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
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and is intended solely for the named addressee. It is confidential and may
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confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has
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From: Marriott, Elisha N
Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2019 10:45 AM
To: Sebastian Kostas
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Information relating to Part
C of the 2018 English Exam
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
_________________________________________________________________
Elisha Marriott | Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Unit
Infrastructure and Business Services Division
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Level 7, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria
T (03) 9032 1662 | F (03) 9032 1799 | W [3]www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
IMPORTANT: This email (plus attachments) may contain personal information
and is intended solely for the named addressee. It is confidential and may
be subject to legal or other professional privilege. Advice contained in
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distributed to anyone outside VCAA without permission of the author. Any
confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has
been sent to you by mistake. If you received it in error, please let me
know by reply email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies.
This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be
reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of
the copyright owner. Any personal information in this email must be
handled in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).
The onus is on the recipient to check for and remove viruses
-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastian Kostas
[mailto:[FOI #5599 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2019 10:30 AM
To: VCAA FOI General
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Information relating to Part C
of the 2018 English Exam
Dear Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority,
I am asking to obtain the information about the situation relating to Part
C of the 2018 English exam and the potential repercussions which followed
if any
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #5599 email]
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so, please contact us using this form:
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message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
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If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
IMPORTANT - This email and any attachments may be confidential. If
received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening
or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any
loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the
sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any
attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected
attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the
individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of
Education and Training.
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Asher Hirsch left an annotation ()
This FOI request is probably too broad. Consider specifying the exact incident, such as providing a link to a news article which discusses this incident.