Mr Iannazzo

I refer to your email  below of 10 October 2015 in which you sought access
to information under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), in
particular:

"THE NATIONAL WELFARE FUND" by charging all Taxpayers a compulsory levy of
7.5%.

In the 50's was paid as one amount strait into the "CONSOLIDATED REVENUE
ACCOUNT

In 1985 under the Labor Government the Fund ceased to Exist yet the 7.5%
levy continued to be collected as a proportion of the Income Tax Revenue.

We like to know what happened to the Fund and all the money accumulated
and belonging to "THE AUSTRALIAN PENSIONERS"“.

Subsection 15(1) of the FOI Act states that ‘…a person who wishes to
obtain access to a document of an agency or an official document of a
Minister may request access to the document (our emphasis).  The Office of
the Australian Information Commissioner guidelines state that ‘the right
of access is to existing documents, rather than to information’ (paragraph
3.12 refers). Your request does not satisfy the requirement in section 15
as the request is for information and not a document.

Under paragraph 15(3)(b) of the FOI Act, we are offering you assistance to
clarify your request. Please clarify your request by return email or by
calling us on the below number.

If we do not hear from you within 14 days, we will deem your FOI request
withdrawn.

Kind regards

FOI Team
Parliamentary & Legal Services Unit
The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600
phone:  (02) 6263 2800
fax: (02) 6263 4320
email:  [1][email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Gino Iannazzo
[[2]mailto:[FOI #1304 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 10 October 2015 5:43 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - National Welfare Fund 01/01/1946
(7.5% levy) Like to know What happened to the fund and all the money
accumulated.

Dear Department of the Treasury,

My name is Gino Iannazzo, I'm the secretary of "Australian Pensioners
Voice Inc." a group of voluntaries dedicated to stand up for Social
Justice and Pensioners' Rights. Recently we found out that back on
01/01/1946 the Prime Minister Ben Chiefly, agreed to established "THE
NATIONAL WELFARE FUND" by charging all Taxpayers a compulsory levy of
7.5%.

In the 50's was paid as one amount strait into the "CONSOLIDATED REVENUE
ACCOUNT"

In 1985 under the Labor Government the Fund ceased to Exist yet the 7.5%
levy continued to be collected as a proportion of the Income Tax Revenue.

We like to know what happened to the Fund and all the money accumulated
and belonging to "THE AUSTRALIAN PENSIONERS"  

Yours faithfully,

Gino Iannazzo

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Dear Mr Iannazzo,

Thank you for your email of 13 November 2015 regarding your FOI request. Your email of 13 October 2015 clarified that the documents you are requesting are the following:

National Welfare Fund Repeal Act 1985 No, 24, 1985
National Welfare Fund Act 1943
National Welfare Fund Act 1945
National Welfare Fund Act 1950
National Welfare Fund Act 1952

All of the documents that you have requested are publicly available on ComLaw via the following links:

www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004A03063
www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C1943A00012
www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C1945A00041
www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C1950A00052
www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C1952A00065

We have been advised by the relevant Treasury Policy area that the predecessor of the Department of Social Services was primary department responsible for National Welfare Fund matters at the time. You may wish to approach the Department of Social Services at [email address].

Kind regards

FOI Team
Parliamentary & Legal Services Unit
The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600
phone: (02) 6263 2800
fax: (02) 6263 4320
email: [email address]

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