Surveillance of APSC staff
Dear Australian Public Service Commission,
Under the FOI Act, I seek a copy of any notices given to Canberra based APSC staff in accordance with the requirements s.13 of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT) in relation to the surveillance of APSC staff including by use of building pass cards.
I’m willing to exclude the personal information of any person included in a relevant document other than the personal information of a public servant or statutory officer (noting paragraphs 6.152-6.154 of the FOI Guidelines).
Yours faithfully,
WS
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
Thank you for submitting a Freedom of Information request to the
Australian Public Service Commission (the Commission).
I am writing to inform you that the scope of your request is too broad and
will be difficult for the Commission to process in its current form. I am
kindly requesting if you could refine the scope of your request such as
providing a timeframe and clarifying which type of surveillance notices
you are seeking.
Please respond to this email by Friday 22 September.
Kind Regards,
FOI OFFICER
Legal Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
t: 02 6202 3813 w: [1]www.apsc.gov.au
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Dear FOI,
In terms of the timeframe, that’s dictated by when the obligation imposed by s.13 of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT) commenced (24 Aug 2011) and when my request was made (noting my request can only apply to documents in the possession of the APSC at the time of my request).
In terms of the ‘type’ of surveillance notices, my request refers to notices given in accordance with s.13 of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT). If it assists, I’m happy to limit the ‘type’ of notices given in accordance with s.13 of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT) to those given to Canberra based APSC staff in relation to RFID building pass cards issued to those staff (noting those cards are ‘tracking devices’ for the purposes of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT)).
If it assists, and if it’s the case that the same form of notice is given personally to each relevant staff member, I’m happy to limit my request to just the template notice (rather than a copy of each personalised notice given to each relevant staff member).
I hope that helps.
Yours sincerely,
WS
Dear FOI,
In terms of the timeframe, that’s dictated by when the obligation imposed by s.13 of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT) commenced (24 Aug 2011) and when my request was made (noting my request can only apply to documents in the possession of the APSC at the time of my request).
In terms of the ‘type’ of surveillance notices, my request refers to notices given in accordance with s.13 of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT). If it assists, I’m happy to limit the ‘type’ of notices given in accordance with s.13 of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT) to those given to Canberra based APSC staff in respect of the RFID building pass cards issued to those staff (noting those cards are ‘tracking devices’ for the purposes of the Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT)).
If it assists, and if it’s the case that the same form of notice is given personally to each relevant staff member, I’m happy to limit my request to just the template notice (rather than a copy of each personalised notice given to each relevant staff member).
I hope that helps.
Yours sincerely,
WS
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
Please find attached a decision notice in relation to your recent freedom
of information request.
Kind Regards,
FOI OFFICER
Legal Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
t: 02 6202 3813 w: [1]www.apsc.gov.au
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privileged information, and neither are waived or lost if the email has
been sent in error. If you have received this email in error, please
delete it (including any copies) and notify the sender. Please consult
with APSC Legal Services before using disclosing any part of this email or
attachments to a third party.
______________________________________________________________________
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that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
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