Meeting minutes discussing Technical Report Series No. 164
Dear Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency,
This is a freedom of information act request regarding the Technical Report Series No. 164: Review of Radiofrequency Health Effects Research – Scientific Literature 2000 – 2012, which is published on the ARPANSA website.
I am requesting an electronic copy of the meeting minutes for any meetings conducted which discussed the above-mentioned report. This should include meetings which were specifically called with regards to this report, and those where this report was an agenda item.
I request that you detail the methods by which you search for the above-mentioned data by telling me the exact search terms and any limitations of dates, or who you consulted.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Faulk.
Dear Mr Faulk,
We acknowledge receipt of your request.
We have taken your request to refer to the formal minutes of meetings which discussed Technical Report Series No. 164: Review of Radiofrequency Health Effects Research – Scientific Literature 2000 – 2012 (either a purpose specific meeting or one where the Report was an official agenda item). We have taken this to mean discussion of both the draft and final versions of the Report.
We have also taken your request to seek only those portions of the minutes which specifically dealt with the Report.
If we have not received any further clarification of your request by Tuesday 10 April 2018, We will proceed to process your request on the above basis.
Regards,
Martin
Martin Reynolds
General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie VIC 3085 AUSTRALIA
Phone +61 3 9433 2349
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Dear ARPANSA FOI,
Thank you for your clarification - we are happy for you to proceed your investigation on that basis.
Yours sincerely,
charlie faulk
Dear Martin,
I appreciate you keeping me updated with the progress. However, you have made three promises of an expectation of finalising these requests and I am still awaiting a final response.
As you are probably aware, once an FOI request for documents has been received, an agency must, as soon as practicable, and no later than 30 days after receiving a request, take all reasonable steps to enable the applicant to be notified of a decision on the request.
As such I ask that you expedite this request and also conduct an internal review as for the delay.
Yours sincerely,
charlie:faulk
Dear Mr Faulk,
Please find attached my decision in relation to your FOI request.
Regards,
Martin
Martin Reynolds
General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie VIC 3085 AUSTRALIA
Phone +61 3 9433 2349
[mobile number]
email [email address]
www.arpansa.gov.au
Important: This message may contain confidential information or legally privileged information. If you think it was sent to you by mistake, please delete all copies and advise the sender. For the purposes of the SPAM Act 2003, this email is authorised by ARPANSA.
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Once an FOI request for documents has been received, an agency must, as soon as practicable, and no later than 30 days after receiving a request, take all reasonable steps to enable the applicant to be notified of a decision on the request
(s 15(5)(b)).
This request is neither complex nor difficult. It should not take months for ARPANSA to provide the requested document(s).