Request for Detail Incident Report 1-7AL08L (Part 2)
Dear Department of Immigration and Citizenship,
The following request is made under the Freedom of Information Act. I would like access to Incident Detail Report 1-7AL08L from the Department's Compliance, Case Management, Detention and Settlement Portal. I also request any documents attached to the detailed report.
I have previously requested this information via the Right to Know website (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/f...). That request was considered withdrawn by DIAC although I did not withdraw the request myself. However, I do understand that this request constitutes a new FoI request for the purposes of the time limits that apply.
I have not altered the scope from my previous request. However, I will consider altering the scope if DIAC can show that the time and costs involved in processing this request would be excessive.
Yours faithfully,
David Reid
Sensitive
Good afternoon Mr Reid,
Please see the attached acknowledgement letter in regards to your Freedom
of Information request received on 11 July 2013.
Thank you.
Ashley Smith
FOI Officer
FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: (02) 6264 1757
Sensitive
This document may contain ‘personal identifiers’ and ‘personal
information’ as defined under the Migration Act 1958 or Australian
Citizenship Act 2007, and can only be used for purposes under these Acts.
UNCLASSIFIED
Our references: FA 13/07/01046; ADF2013/23336
Dear Mr Reid,
I refer to your request FA 13/07/01046, received on [date, month, year]
for the following:
I would like access to Incident Detail Report 1-7AL08L from the
Department's Compliance, Case Management, Detention and Settlement Portal.
I also request any documents attached to the detailed report.
I have made a final decision on this request.
Please see attached my signed Decision Letter, Decision Record & Schedule
of Documents and documents.
This request has now been closed.
Regards
Amy Thompson
Freedom of Information Helpdesk
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Department of Immigration and Citizenship,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Immigration and Citizenship's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Detail Incident Report 1-7AL08L (Part 2)'.
DIAC has only granted partial access to the documents I have requested. The redacted incident report that was released contains little more information than that which has already been released into the public domain by Detention Logs (see http://detentionlogs.com.au/data/inciden...). I would like access to documents attached to the incident report to know more about this case.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/re...
Yours faithfully,
David Reid
David Reid left an annotation ()
I have marked the status of this request as partially successful. However, I have requested an internal review for the reasons stated in my email dated 8 August. I believe DIAC have taken the approach of partially releasing information in an attempt to make it look like they are complying with the FoI Act. It might yet be determined that they are acting to the letter of the law, but they are certainly not acting in the spirit of the law.
Sensitive
Good afternoon Mr Reid,
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information request – Internal Review Access:
This letter refers to a request for an internal review of a decision under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) received on 8 August 2013. The request for review is in relation to the following:
Decision made in relation to FA 13/07/01046 on 8 August 2013 by Amy Thompson.
Please include the review FOI Request Number FA13/07/01046-R1 in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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Ashley Smith
FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: (02) 6264 1757
Our references: FA 13/07/01046 – R1; ADF2013/2336
Dear Mr Reid,
Re: Your Freedom of Information request
I am writing to inform you that I have been appointed as the authorised
decision maker for review of your recent FOI request (FA 13/07/01046):
" I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Immigration
and Citizenship's handling of my FOI request 'Request for Detail Incident
Report 1-7AL08L (Part 2)'.
DIAC has only granted partial access to the documents I have requested.
The redacted incident report that was released contains little more
information than that which has already been released into the public
domain by Detention Logs
(see<http://detentionlogs.com.au/data/inciden...>). I would like
access to documents attached to the incident report to know more about
this case. "
As part of DIAC's FOI service standard, I will update you every 14 days
regarding progress of your request. However, please do not hesitate to
contact me if you have any questions or wish to discuss the request in the
interim.
I have received the documents that relate to the original request and I
have begun my assessment of them.
Regards
Elizabeth Hill
FOI & Privacy Officer
Ministerial & Executive Services
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: (02) 6264 3951
Email: [1][email address]
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Dear Elizabeth Hill,
2 September marks 14 days since your last update on the review of FoI request FA 13/07/01046. I look forward to receiving your next update shortly.
Yours sincerely,
David Reid
UNOFFICIAL
Dear Mr Reid,
Your review FA 13/07/01046-R1 has been finalised and with the decision
letter attached.
Kind regards,
Elizabeth Miegel
FOI & Privacy Officer
Ministerial & Executive Services
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: (02) 6264 3951
Email: [1][email address]
UNOFFICIAL
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David Reid left an annotation ()
A summary of Incident Detail Report 1-7AL08L can be found at http://detentionlogs.com.au/data/inciden...