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Good afternoon Ms Loi

 

We refer to your below email in which you sought access to documents
containing the following:

 

‘The statistics or compilation of Jobseeker complaints (or unemployed
workers currently assigned under the jobactive program) on their Job
Provider Networks for the year 2016 and 2017.’

 

The material to which you seek access is publicly available. For your
reference, we attach a copy of the Department’s response to a Question on
Notice (available through Hansard). This document contains summaries of
jobseeker complaints between 1 July 2015 and 31 August 2017. Statistical
information about job seeker complaints is also available in the
Department’s 2016-17 Annual Report (page 26) (available at
[1]https://docs.jobs.gov.au/system/files/do...).
 We trust that this information satisfies your request.

 

In accordance with your email, we have provided this information to you
informally and not under the FOI Act.

 

Kind regards

 

Information Law Team | Corporate Legal

Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business

Phone (02) 6240 7310

[2][email address] |www.jobs.gov.au

 

 

 

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

From: Clarissa Loi <[3][FOI #4594 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2018 10:25 AM

To: Employment - FOI <[4][email address]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Statistics of Jobseeker
Complaints On Job Provider Networks

 

Dear Department of Jobs and Small Business,

 

Could you please send through the latest documents that include:

 

- The statistics or compilation of Jobseeker complaints (or unemployed
workers currently assigned under the jobactive program) on their Job
Provider Networks for the year 2016 and 2017?

 

The data I'm looking for is similar to the one featured in the following
article:
[5]https://newmatilda.com/2016/04/15/coalit...

 

If possible, please treat this as an administrative / informal request.
Otherwise please proceed with my request as a formal information request
under the Act.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Clarissa Loi

 

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