Minutes of all meetings of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board
Dan Monceaux made this Freedom of Information request to Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board
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Dear Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board FoI Officer,
I am writing to request access to minutes of all meetings of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Yours faithfully,
Dan Monceaux
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon,
I refer to your recent Freedom of Information request.
Please be advised that FOI requests needs to be submitted on a Freedom of Information request form to: [email address].
The link to the form and information about how to make your request may be found at:
http://www.defence.gov.au/FOI/Contact.asp
Regards
Woomera Prohibited Area Coordination Office
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Monceaux [mailto:[FOI #2150 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 18 August 2016 23:21
To: WPACO
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Minutes of all meetings of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board
Dear Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board FoI Officer,
I am writing to request access to minutes of all meetings of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Yours faithfully,
Dan Monceaux
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Sent request to Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board again, using a new contact address.
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Monceaux,
Please find attached the preliminary assessment of FOI charges relating to
FOI 054/16/17.
Kind regards
Theresa Stinson
Assistant Director - Media Case Management
Freedom of Information
Governance and Reform Division
Building F065
Level 2 - 057
Gallipoli Barracks
ENOGGERA QLD 4051
Ph: (07) 3332 6359
Alternative email: [1][email address]
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FOI Act: [4]https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2014C...
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Dan Monceaux left an annotation ()
After I received a quote for $119.10 to deliver the request, I launched a modest crowd-funding campaign on GoFundMe.com.
To my delight, it was fully funded 6 hours after it was created, courtesy of a single generous donor.
The campaign page can be viewed here: https://www.gofundme.com/woomeraFOI
Dear Ms Stinson,
I am writing to advise you that I just have emailed the form accepting the costs associated with FoI request #054/16/17 and will pay the required deposit upon receipt of your invoice.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
Dear Ms Stinson,
Thank you for providing me with the invoice for the deposit required for FOI 054/16/17. It has been paid in full, and a receipt of the transaction has been emailed to [email address] as requested.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Monceaux,
1. I refer to your correspondence dated, 23 August 2016,
in which you sought access, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act), to:
“ am writing to request access to minutes of all meetings of the Woomera
Prohibited Area Advisory Board under the Commonwealth Freedom of
Information Act 1982.
Excludes personal email addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers
and mobile telephone numbers also exclude duplicates of documents..”
2. In our letter dated 29 August 2016 you were advised
that the charges associated with your request had been imposed. The
statutory deadline for a response to this request was 10 October 2016.
3. Your request was forwarded to Associate
Secretary Group for consideration. Ms Jan Andrews, Director Information
Management Governance has advised that your request covers documents which
contain information of a commercial and personal nature of a number of
third parties.
4. Ms Andrews has determined that there is
a requirement to consult the third parties under section 27 and 27A of
the FOI Act, before making a decision on the release of the documents.
5. Subsection 15(6) of the FOI Act provides for an
extension of 30 days to the statutory time limit for processing requests.
Therefore, the deadline for providing you with the decision on your
request is now 11 November 2016.
[1]6. I would be grateful if you could confirm if the
FOI Directorate could disclose your identity as the applicant to the third
parties for the purpose of consultation. While you are under no obligation
to reveal your identity as the applicant and we will not disclose your
identity without consent, in our experience, third parties will generally
be more likely to object to the release of their information if they do
not know who the applicant is.
7. Should you have any questions relating to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact our office via telephone on
(02) 6266 2200 or via email to [2][Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board request email].
Yours sincerely
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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Dear Mr Ashauer,
I accept that 3rd party consultations will require some further time investment on your part, and that I am to expect a determination no later than 11 November 2016.
I also grant you permission to disclose my identity for the purpose of advancing these 3rd party consultations.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
UNCLASSIFIED
Thank you.
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Monceaux [mailto:[FOI #2150 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2016 16:34
To: Ashauer, Matthew MR
Subject: Re: FOI 054/16/17 - Notification of extension for third party consultation [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Mr Ashauer,
I accept that 3rd party consultations will require some further time investment on your part, and that I am to expect a determination no later than 11 November 2016.
I also grant you permission to disclose my identity for the purpose of advancing these 3rd party consultations.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
-----Original Message-----
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Monceaux,
1. I refer to your correspondence dated, 23 August 2016, in which you sought access, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), to:
" am writing to request access to minutes of all meetings of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Excludes personal email addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone numbers also exclude duplicates of documents.."
2. In our letter dated 29 August 2016 you were advised that the charges associated with your request had been imposed. The statutory deadline for a response to this request was 10 October 2016.
3. Your request was forwarded to Associate Secretary Group for consideration. Ms Jan Andrews, Director Information Management Governance has advised that your request covers documents which contain information of a commercial and personal nature of a number of third parties.
4. Ms Andrews has determined that there is a requirement to consult the third parties under section 27 and 27A of the FOI Act, before making a decision on the release of the documents.
5. Subsection 15(6) of the FOI Act provides for an extension of 30 days to the statutory time limit for processing requests. Therefore, the deadline for providing you with the decision on your request is now 11 November 2016.
[1]6. I would be grateful if you could confirm if the FOI Directorate could disclose your identity as the applicant to the third parties for the purpose of consultation. While you are under no obligation to reveal your identity as the applicant and we will not disclose your identity without consent, in our experience, third parties will generally be more likely to object to the release of their information if they do not know who the applicant is.
7. Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not hesitate to contact our office via telephone on
(02) 6266 2200 or via email to [2][Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board request email].
Yours sincerely
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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Dan Monceaux left an annotation ()
A determination is now expected no later than November 11. Extra time was required for 3rd party consultations.
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon
1. The purpose of this email is to provide you with the
decision on your request.
2. The statement of reasons detailing the Accredited
Decision Maker’s decision is at Attachment 1.
3. In summary, the Accredited Decision Maker decided to:
a. release five documents in full;
b. partially release four documents in accordance with section
22(1)(a)(ii) [access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant
matter deleted] of the FOI Act, on the grounds that the deleted
material is considered exempt under section 47G [public interest
conditional exemptions-business] and section 33(a)(iii) [Documents
affecting international relations] of the FOI Act;
Payment of Charges
4. In order to finalise your request, you are required
to pay the remaining $89.35. An invoice for the outstanding balance will
be forwarded to you within the next 5 working days. Documents will not be
released until we receive your proof of payment.
FOI Disclosure Log
5. In accordance with the requirements of section 11C of
the FOI Act, Defence is required to publish details of information
released under the FOI Act. Defence publishes identified documents
relating to requests within five working days of receipt by the applicant.
Defence will also publish this decision notice with privacy deletions.
Rights of Review
6. Under the provisions of section 54 of the FOI Act,
you are entitled to request a review of this decision. Your review rights
are detailed at Attachment 2.
7. Should you have any questions in regard to this
matter please contact this office.
Kind regards,
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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Dear Mr Ashauer,
Thank you for updating me on the progress of my recent FoI request.
Could you please send the invoice for the outstanding costs to me at [email address] ?
With regard to the documents' eventual release, please send them as attachments to this email address (@righttoknow.org.au).
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
UNCLASSIFIED
Thank you Dan,
We will send the invoice to the nominated address.
Regards
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Monceaux [mailto:[FOI #2150 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2016 16:07
To: Ashauer, Matthew MR
Subject: Re: [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Mr Ashauer,
Thank you for updating me on the progress of my recent FoI request.
Could you please send the invoice for the outstanding costs to me at [email address] ?
With regard to the documents' eventual release, please send them as attachments to this email address (@righttoknow.org.au).
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
-----Original Message-----
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon
1. The purpose of this email is to provide you with the decision on your request.
2. The statement of reasons detailing the Accredited Decision Maker's decision is at Attachment 1.
3. In summary, the Accredited Decision Maker decided to:
a. release five documents in full;
b. partially release four documents in accordance with section
22(1)(a)(ii) [access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted] of the FOI Act, on the grounds that the deleted material is considered exempt under section 47G [public interest conditional exemptions-business] and section 33(a)(iii) [Documents affecting international relations] of the FOI Act;
Payment of Charges
4. In order to finalise your request, you are required to pay the remaining $89.35. An invoice for the outstanding balance will be forwarded to you within the next 5 working days. Documents will not be released until we receive your proof of payment.
FOI Disclosure Log
5. In accordance with the requirements of section 11C of the FOI Act, Defence is required to publish details of information released under the FOI Act. Defence publishes identified documents relating to requests within five working days of receipt by the applicant.
Defence will also publish this decision notice with privacy deletions.
Rights of Review
6. Under the provisions of section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of this decision. Your review rights are detailed at Attachment 2.
7. Should you have any questions in regard to this matter please contact this office.
Kind regards,
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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Dan Monceaux left an annotation ()
An invoice for the remaining fees was received today via personal email. It has since been paid in full using BPay. I am impressed with the invoicing system that the Department of Defence uses, which makes paying these invoices quick and painless when compared to some other agencies I have lodged requests with.
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Monceaux,
Further to the below, please find attached the documents subject to your
request.
Kind Regards
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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From: Ashauer, Matthew MR
Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2016 15:28
To: 'Dan Monceaux'
Subject: [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon
1. The purpose of this email is to provide you with the
decision on your request.
2. The statement of reasons detailing the Accredited
Decision Maker’s decision is at Attachment 1.
3. In summary, the Accredited Decision Maker decided to:
a. release five documents in full;
b. partially release four documents in accordance with section
22(1)(a)(ii) [access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant
matter deleted] of the FOI Act, on the grounds that the deleted
material is considered exempt under section 47G [public interest
conditional exemptions-business] and section 33(a)(iii) [Documents
affecting international relations] of the FOI Act;
Payment of Charges
4. In order to finalise your request, you are required
to pay the remaining $89.35. An invoice for the outstanding balance will
be forwarded to you within the next 5 working days. Documents will not be
released until we receive your proof of payment.
FOI Disclosure Log
5. In accordance with the requirements of section 11C of
the FOI Act, Defence is required to publish details of information
released under the FOI Act. Defence publishes identified documents
relating to requests within five working days of receipt by the applicant.
Defence will also publish this decision notice with privacy deletions.
Rights of Review
6. Under the provisions of section 54 of the FOI Act,
you are entitled to request a review of this decision. Your review rights
are detailed at Attachment 2.
7. Should you have any questions in regard to this
matter please contact this office.
Kind regards,
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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Dear Matthew,
Many thanks for fulfilling my recent FoI request for the minutes of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board. Please pass on my thanks to any other staff involved in this service.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
UNCLASSIFIED
Thank you.
I will pass on your thanks.
Regards
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Monceaux [mailto:[FOI #2150 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 17 November 2016 16:27
To: Ashauer, Matthew MR
Subject: Re: FW: [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Matthew,
Many thanks for fulfilling my recent FoI request for the minutes of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board. Please pass on my thanks to any other staff involved in this service.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
-----Original Message-----
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Monceaux,
Further to the below, please find attached the documents subject to your request.
Kind Regards
Matt Ashauer
Case Manager
Freedom of Information
Information Management and Access
Governance and Reform Division
Department of Defence
CP1-06-005
PO Box 7910 Canberra ACT 2610
(02) 6266 2096
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Henare Degan left an annotation ()
We've updated the email address of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board as requested by the authority and resent this request.
Contrary to what the authority advises, a form is not required to make a valid FOI request (as noted on the web page they link to).
Cheers,
Henare
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