s 55G decisions the OAIC received in July 2022
Verity Pane made this Freedom of Information request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
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Attn Office of the Australian Information Commissioner,
I want copy of all s 55G decisions (excluding drafts) the OAIC received in July 2022. Let's see if you'll claim 100% exemption to me.
The personal information of private individuals (not Commonwealth public servants and contractors) is irrelevant.
Verity Pane
Our reference: FOIREQ22/00224
Dear Verity Pane
Freedom of Information amendment request
I refer to your request to amend documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) and received by the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on 12 August 2022.
Scope of your request
In your email you seek to amend the following:
“I want copy of all s 55G decisions (excluding drafts) the OAIC received
in July 2022. Let's see if you'll claim 100% exemption to me.
The personal information of private individuals (not Commonwealth public
servants and contractors) is irrelevant.”
We will not identify you as the FOI applicant during any consultation
process. 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
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later than 30 days after the day we receive it. However, section 15(6) of
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As we received your request on 12 August 2022, we must process your
request by 12 September 2022.
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Our reference: FOIREQ22/00224
Dear Verity Pane
Freedom of Information request
Please find attached a decision, schedule and documents in relation to
your request.
Due to the size of the documents I will be sending the documents to you in
three emails. This is email 1 of 3.
Regards,
Emily
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From: OAIC - Legal
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2022 12:28 PM
To: [9][FOI #9264 email]
Subject: FOIREQ22/00224 Your request to the OAIC
Our reference: FOIREQ22/00224
Dear Verity Pane
Freedom of Information amendment request
I refer to your request to amend documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) and received by the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on 12 August 2022.
Scope of your request
In your email you seek to amend the following:
“I want copy of all s 55G decisions (excluding drafts) the OAIC received
in July 2022. Let's see if you'll claim 100% exemption to me.
The personal information of private individuals (not Commonwealth public
servants and contractors) is irrelevant.”
We will not identify you as the FOI applicant during any consultation
process. However, documents that are within the scope of your request that
we may need to consult third parties about may contain your personal
information.
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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
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As we received your request on 12 August 2022, we must process your
request by 12 September 2022.
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Our reference: FOIREQ22/00224
Dear Verity Pane
Freedom of Information request
This is email 2 of 3.
Regards,
Emily
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From: OAIC - Legal
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2022 12:28 PM
To: [9][FOI #9264 email]
Subject: FOIREQ22/00224 Your request to the OAIC
Our reference: FOIREQ22/00224
Dear Verity Pane
Freedom of Information amendment request
I refer to your request to amend documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) and received by the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on 12 August 2022.
Scope of your request
In your email you seek to amend the following:
“I want copy of all s 55G decisions (excluding drafts) the OAIC received
in July 2022. Let's see if you'll claim 100% exemption to me.
The personal information of private individuals (not Commonwealth public
servants and contractors) is irrelevant.”
We will not identify you as the FOI applicant during any consultation
process. 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 this office 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.
As we received your request on 12 August 2022, we must process your
request by 12 September 2022.
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disclosure log, unless they contain personal or business information that
would be unreasonable to publish.
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Regards
[10][IMG] Toby Shanks | Paralegal
Legal Services
Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner
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| [11]oaic.gov.au
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Our reference: FOIREQ22/00224
Dear Verity Pane
Freedom of Information request
This is email 3 of 3.
Regards,
Emily
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From: OAIC - Legal
Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2022 12:28 PM
To: [9][FOI #9264 email]
Subject: FOIREQ22/00224 Your request to the OAIC
Our reference: FOIREQ22/00224
Dear Verity Pane
Freedom of Information amendment request
I refer to your request to amend documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) and received by the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on 12 August 2022.
Scope of your request
In your email you seek to amend the following:
“I want copy of all s 55G decisions (excluding drafts) the OAIC received
in July 2022. Let's see if you'll claim 100% exemption to me.
The personal information of private individuals (not Commonwealth public
servants and contractors) is irrelevant.”
We will not identify you as the FOI applicant during any consultation
process. 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 this office 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.
As we received your request on 12 August 2022, we must process your
request by 12 September 2022.
Disclosure Log
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disclosure log, unless they contain personal or business information that
would be unreasonable to publish.
If you would like to discuss this matter, please contact me on my contact
details set out below.
Regards
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Legal Services
Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001
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Attn Office of the Australian Information Commissioner,
Slapping s 47E(d) exemptions on everything simply because a complaint is open is an abuse of the exemption. The OAIC take years to deal with FOI ICRs so this is not a black box you can hide things in.
It was not intended to be used indiscriminately as a blanket barrier to access to a class of documents, especially given the benefits that transparency in procedure provides to the public interest.
Pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews, as an internal review of FOIREQ22/00224.
Verity Pane
OAIC reference: FOIREQ22/00291
Dear Verity Pane,
I refer to your email of 14 September 2022.
We acknowledge receipt of your application for internal review of the
OAIC’s FOI decision FOIREQ22/00224 dated 12 September 2022.
Section 54C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) requires this
office to make a fresh decision within 30 days after the day we received
your application.
Because we received your application on 14 September 2022, we must make a
fresh decision by 14 October 2022.
Your application will be allocated to a review officer with no previous
involvement with the earlier decision.
If you have any questions, please contact me at the details provided
below.
Kind regards
[1][IMG] Toby Shanks | Paralegal
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OAIC reference: FOIREQ22/00291
Dear Verity Pane,
Please find attached our internal review decision in the above matter. Due
to the size of the documents the documents will be sent to you over 2
emails.
This is email 1 of 2.
Kind regards,
Llewellyn
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OAIC reference: FOIREQ22/00291
Dear Verity Pane,
Please find attached the second half of the document bundle in the above
IR matter. This is email 2 of 2.
Kind regards,
Llewellyn
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