Nmdaka Dalai Australis
Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Federal Court of Australia as part of a batch sent to 2 authorities
Dear Federal Court of Australia,
I’m looking for documents related to the group known as “Nmdaka Dalai Australis” that fall into the below categories:
1. Internal correspondence between court officers
2. Correspondence between the court and any other state or federal agency
I understand my request Might be a little bit vague, so I’m seeking your assistance in refining the request if you feel that it’s unclear.
Please consider processing this request administratively. If it can’t be processed in this way, please process it as a formal FOI request.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your email below seeking documents relating to the group known as “Nmdaka Dalai Australis”.
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) has a very limited application to the Federal Court of Australia (Court) (FOI Guidelines, paragraphs 2.8 –2.10). Although the Court is a “prescribed authority” in accordance with subsection 5(1)(a) of the FOI Act, subsection 5(1) makes clear that the only request that can validly be made to the Court under the FOI Act is to access a document that relates to “matters of an administrative nature”. Documents concerning court proceedings and court related processes do not relate to the management and administration of registry and office resources and therefore fall outside the application of the FOI Act to the Federal Court of Australia.
Given the application of the FOI Act to the Court, we would ask that you consider your request, its current wide scope, and the nature of the documents you are seeking.
Kind regards
FOI Officer
Federal Court of Australia
Dear External FOI,
Thank you for your email. I won’t proceed with the request at this time.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your email.
Kind regards
FOI Officer
Federal Court of Australia