Number of Clients who have their Social Media comments monitored and number of clients who have briefs about them sent to the Minister as a result.
Dear Department of Human Services,
I respectfully request data on the total number of Clients who have their files reviewed as a result of making critical statements against the Department of Human Services and the number of 'briefs' sent to the Minister for Human Services, the Hon Alan Tudge MP as a result of making critical statements against the Department of Human Services.
With respect to this data, I request a break up of numbers based on each Arm of the Department of Human Services:
1. Centrelink Clients
2. Family Tax Benefit Clients
3. Child Support Clients
Yours faithfully,
Keith Owen
on behalf of "Child Support Australia - Time for Reform and Fairness"
Dear Mr Owen,
Please find attached correspondence relating to your Freedom of
Information request.
Kind regards,
Charlotte
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Dear FOI.LEGAL.TEAM,
The information sought has it's genesis from a statement the Secretary for DHS made to the Senate Estimates Committee recently where she stated that DHS reviews statements made about the Department of Human Services clients statements in the media including Social Media.
Katherine Campbell specifically stated that DHS Employees review client's files and send a brief to the Minister for Human Services the Hon Alan Tudge MP.
We want to know how many clients of the Child Support arm of DHS have had their files reviewed as a result of making critical statements about the Child Support arm of the Department of Human Services.
We wish to know specifically if any clients have had their files 'reviewed' by the Department and as a result either the file or a brief of the client was sent to the Minister for clients who are members of the group "Child Support Australia - Time for Reform and Fairness", or any other activist group seeking reform of the Child Support Arm of the Department of Human Services.
The information we seek is very specific. If an appropriate response is not provided at the end of the 28 review period, we shall forward a representative complaint to the Office of the Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely,
Keith Owen
Dear Mr Owen
Please find attached correspondence regarding your recent Freedom of
Information request.
Kind regards,
Charlotte
FOI Legal Team
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division
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Dear Mr Owen,
In relation to this request, I have noticed that the acknowledgment letter
sent on 1 May 2017 provided a decision due date of 22 May 2017. This date
does not take into consideration the time taken to consult with you
regarding your request.
On 26 April 2017 the department notified you of a formal consultation
period under section 24AB of the FOI Act. On the same day you provided a
response to this correspondence. Under the FOI Act the time taken to
consult with you regarding your request is not included in the 30 day
processing period under the FOI Act. Therefore the time taken to process
your request recommenced on 27 April 2017.
You can expect a final decision in relation to this request tomorrow,
Tuesday 23 May 2017.
Kind regards,
Charlotte
FOI Legal Team
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division
Department of Human Services
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Dear Mr Owen,
Please find attached correspondence regarding your Freedom of Information
request.
Kind regards,
Charlotte
FOI Legal Team
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division
Department of Human Services
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