Rapid Antigen Tests
Dear ACT Education And Training Directorate,
I request Documents including but not limited to emails, text messages or briefs with information about the supply of RATs to ACT Ministers or their offices by the ACT Education And Training Directorate in the months December 2021 and January 2022.
Yours faithfully,
Buko
OFFICIAL
Good morning Buko,
With reference to your email received on 13 January, in the first
instance, would you confirm that you are seeking:
Documents including but not limited to emails, text messages or briefs to
ACT Ministers or their offices by the ACT Education Directorate in the
months December 2021 and January 2022 about the supply of RATs.
Secondly, I am informed the ACT Health and the Community Services
Directorates have both received a similar initial request. Therefore, I
seek your permission to pass on your response to this email to those
Directorates to save duplication of queries.
Kind regards,
Julia Bowden
Julia Bowden| Assistant Director Freedom of Information and Information
Access
Phone: +61 2 6205 0720|Email: [1][email address]
Governance and Community Liaison |Education |ACT Government
L4, 220 London Circuit, Civic, ACT 2601|GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601
[2]www.education.act.gov.au | [3]Facebook | [4]Twitter | [5]Instagram |
[6]LinkedIn | [7]Google+
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References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.education.act.gov.au/
3. http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Public...
4. https://twitter.com/ACTEducation
5. https://www.instagram.com/actpublicschoo...
6. http://www.linkedin.com/company/706896?t...
7. https://plus.google.com/1037797715419416...
Dear EDU, FOI,
Just to clarify:
Documents including but not limited to emails, text messages or briefs to
ACT Ministers or their offices by the ACT Education Directorate in the
months December 2021 and January 2022 about the supply of RATs to those offices or their ministers.
For clarity this is about the supply of RAT tests for the use of those offices.
To the below- yes comfortable with that as long as there are responses stepped out separately from each rather than a combine response which does not meet the intent of the question:
Secondly, I am informed the ACT Health and the Community Services
Directorates have both received a similar initial request. Therefore, I
seek your permission to pass on your response to this email to those
Directorates to save duplication of queries.
Yours sincerely,
Buko
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Buko,
We note you have not yet responded to our email (17/1/22) and are
concerned we cannot start processing this FOI application until we confirm
our joint understanding of what this FOI seeks.
Please respond re the scope clarification as it is not clear what
information is sought. Your original scope asks for:
‘Documents including but not limited to emails, text messages or briefs
with information about the supply of RATs to ACT Ministers or their
offices by the ACT Education And Training Directorate in the months
December 2021 and January 2022.’
Is this actually what you seek? Or does the below wording better reflect
your intent?
Documents including but not limited to emails, text messages or briefs to
ACT Ministers or their offices by the ACT Education Directorate in the
months December 2021 and January 2022 about the supply of RATs.
The information content is different, depending on which version you
choose.
Thank you for your assistance.
Kind regards,
Julia Bowden
Assistant Director, Freedom of Information and Information Access
Phone: 6205 0720
Governance and Community Liaison, Education Directorate
ACT Government
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From: EDU, FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 17 January 2022 11:12 AM
To: [FOI #8293 email]
Cc: EDU, FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Seeking clarification of FOI request
OFFICIAL
Good morning Buko,
With reference to your email received on 13 January, in the first
instance, would you confirm that you are seeking:
Documents including but not limited to emails, text messages or briefs to
ACT Ministers or their offices by the ACT Education Directorate in the
months December 2021 and January 2022 about the supply of RATs.
Secondly, I am informed the ACT Health and the Community Services
Directorates have both received a similar initial request. Therefore, I
seek your permission to pass on your response to this email to those
Directorates to save duplication of queries.
Kind regards,
Julia Bowden
Julia Bowden| Assistant Director Freedom of Information and Information
Access
Phone: +61 2 6205 0720|Email: [2][email address]
Governance and Community Liaison |Education |ACT Government
L4, 220 London Circuit, Civic, ACT 2601|GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601
[3]www.education.act.gov.au | [4]Facebook | [5]Twitter | [6]Instagram |
[7]LinkedIn | [8]Google+
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References
Visible links
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.education.act.gov.au/
4. http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Public...
5. https://twitter.com/ACTEducation
6. https://www.instagram.com/actpublicschoo...
7. http://www.linkedin.com/company/706896?t...
8. https://plus.google.com/1037797715419416...
Dear EDU, FOI,
Just to clarify:
Documents including but not limited to emails, text messages or briefs to
ACT Ministers or their offices by the ACT Education Directorate in the
months December 2021 and January 2022 about the supply of RATs to those offices or their ministers.
For clarity this is about the supply of RAT tests for the use of those offices.
To the below- yes comfortable with that as long as there are responses stepped out separately from each rather than a combine response which does not meet the intent of the question:
Secondly, I am informed the ACT Health and the Community Services
Directorates have both received a similar initial request. Therefore, I
seek your permission to pass on your response to this email to those
Directorates to save duplication of queries.
Yours sincerely,
Buko
OFFICIAL
Dear Buko,
Please find attached the formal acknowledgement letter to your FOI
application dated 13 January.
Kind regards,
Julia Bowden
Julia Bowden| Assistant Director Freedom of Information and Information
Access
Phone: +61 2 6205 0720|Email: [1][email address]
Governance and Community Liaison |Education |ACT Government
L4, 220 London Circuit, Civic, ACT 2601|GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601
[2]www.education.act.gov.au | [3]Facebook | [4]Twitter | [5]Instagram |
[6]LinkedIn | [7]Google+
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References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.education.act.gov.au/
3. http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Public...
4. https://twitter.com/ACTEducation
5. https://www.instagram.com/actpublicschoo...
6. http://www.linkedin.com/company/706896?t...
7. https://plus.google.com/1037797715419416...
OFFICIAL
Dear Buko,
In reference to your FOI application, please find attached the Information
Officer’s Decision Letter.
Kind regards,
Julia Bowden
Julia Bowden| Assistant Director Freedom of Information and Information
Access
Phone: +61 2 6205 0720|Email: [1][email address]
Governance and Community Liaison |Education |ACT Government
L4, 220 London Circuit, Civic, ACT 2601|GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601
[2]www.education.act.gov.au | [3]Facebook | [4]Twitter | [5]Instagram |
[6]LinkedIn | [7]Google+
[8]A picture containing timeline Description automatically generated
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.education.act.gov.au/
3. http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Public...
4. https://twitter.com/ACTEducation
5. https://www.instagram.com/actpublicschoo...
6. http://www.linkedin.com/company/706896?t...
7. https://plus.google.com/1037797715419416...
OFFICIAL: Sensitive
Dear Buko
I write in relation to your Freedom of Information Access Application to
the Community Services Directorate, attached above.
After extensive searches and document reviews, no documents falling within
the scope of your request have been located. Please note: The scope of
your request was revised as per your comments below (highlighted) passed
on by the ACT Education Directorate with your permission .
Given this, the Directorate seeks your agreement to withdraw this
request.
If you agree to withdraw this request, could you please advise us via
return email when you are able to ?
Please feel free to contact me if I can assist in any way.
Kind regards,
Alastair.
Alastair Dunstan Assistant Director - FOI|Organisational Government
Corporate Services Division |Community Services Directorate
ACT Government
Level 3, 220 London Circuit, Civic | GPO BOX 158 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Phone: 02 6205 0655
Email: [1][email address]