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for the police report.

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directly to find out how to access the documents you are seeking. For
example, if you are seeking to access to hospital records or your medical
centre records, please contact these organisations directly. 

 

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Our reference: FOIREQ24/00613

 

Dear Toni Tydd

 

Freedom of Information request

 

I refer to your request for access to documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).

 

You FOI request was received by the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) on 23 November 2024.  This means that a decision on
your FOI request is currently due on 23 December 2024.

 

Scope of your request

 

Your FOI request was made in the following terms:

 

I request any guidance, during the course of managing IC review matters or
extension of time applications or otherwise, issued by the OAIC to
agencies on any ID verification requirements (or the lack thereof) when a
person makes an FOI request under s 15 of the FOI Act (especially where
the request is for any individual’s personal information).

 

In order to process your request as efficiently as possible, I will
exclude duplicates and early parts of email streams that are captured in
any later email streams from the scope of this request, unless you advise
me otherwise.

 

We will not identify you as the FOI applicant during any consultation
process unless we seek your permission. However, documents that are within
the scope of your request that we may need to consult third parties about
may contain your personal information.

 

Timeframes for dealing with your request

Section 15 of the FOI Act requires the OAIC to process your request no
later than 30 days after the day we receive it. However, section 15(6) of
the FOI Act allows us a further 30 days in situations where we need to
consult with third parties about certain information, such as business
documents or documents affecting their personal privacy.

 

The current decision due date for your request is 23 December 2024. We
will advise you if this timeframe is otherwise extended.

 

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Documents released under the FOI Act may be published online on our
disclosure log, unless they contain personal or business information that
would be unreasonable to publish.

 

If you would like to discuss your FOI request, please contact me on my
contact details set out below.

 

Yours sincerely

 

[1][IMG]    

Karen Tulloch

Assistant Director

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

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Our reference: FOIREQ24/00613

Dear Tony Tydd

 

Thank you for your email below.

 

I note you have sought to extend the scope of your request to include any
responses from agencies to any relevant OAIC guidance (as described in
your request).

 

Kind regards

 

Karen Tulloch

Assistant Director

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Tydd <[FOI #12357 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2024 1:09 PM
To: OAIC - FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FOIREQ24/00613 - Acknowledgement of your FOI request to the
OAIC [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear OAIC - FOI,

 

As part of this request, I’d also like to seek any responses from agencies
to any relevant OAIC guidance (as described in my request).

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Tony Tydd

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Our reference: FOIREQ24/00613

 

 

 

Dear Toni Tydd

 

 

 

Freedom of Information request

 

 

 

I refer to your request for access to documents made under the Freedom of 
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).

 

 

 

You FOI request was received by the Office of the Australian Information 
Commissioner (OAIC) on 23 November 2024.  This means that a decision on 
your FOI request is currently due on 23 December 2024.

 

 

 

Scope of your request

 

 

 

Your FOI request was made in the following terms:

 

 

 

I request any guidance, during the course of managing IC review matters
or  extension of time applications or otherwise, issued by the OAIC to 
agencies on any ID verification requirements (or the lack thereof) when a 
person makes an FOI request under s 15 of the FOI Act (especially where 
the request is for any individual’s personal information).

 

 

 

In order to process your request as efficiently as possible, I will 
exclude duplicates and early parts of email streams that are captured in 
any later email streams from the scope of this request, unless you advise 
me otherwise.

 

 

 

We will not identify you as the FOI applicant during any consultation 
process unless we seek your permission. However, documents that are
within  the scope of your request that we may need to consult third
parties about  may contain your personal information.

 

 

 

Timeframes for dealing with your request

 

Section 15 of the FOI Act requires the OAIC to process your request no 
later than 30 days after the day we receive it. However, section 15(6) of 
the FOI Act allows us a further 30 days in situations where we need to 
consult with third parties about certain information, such as business 
documents or documents affecting their personal privacy.

 

 

 

The current decision due date for your request is 23 December 2024. We 
will advise you if this timeframe is otherwise extended.

 

 

 

Disclosure Log

 

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published online on our 
disclosure log, unless they contain personal or business information that 
would be unreasonable to publish.

 

 

 

If you would like to discuss your FOI request, please contact me on my 
contact details set out below.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

[1][IMG]    

 

Karen Tulloch

 

Assistant Director

 

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

 

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

 

E: [2][email address]

 

The OAIC acknowledges Traditional Custodians of Country across  Australia
and their continuing connection to land, waters and  communities. We pay
our respect to First Nations people,  cultures and Elders past and
present.

 

[3]Subscribe to Information Matters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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