Transfield staff at Nauru RPC
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act, the number of times per year that Transfield has been required to investigate behaviour of individual staff members contracted to work at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre since 2012; the number of times these investigations led to a change in a staff member’s duties; the number of times these investigations led to termination of a staff member’s contract. Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Eleanor Davey
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FOI Request: FA 21/08/01045
File Number: OBJ2021/25817
Dear Eleanor Davey,
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 20 August 2021 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act, the number of times per year that Transfield has been required to investigate behaviour of individual staff members contracted to work at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre since 2012; the number of times these investigations led to a change in a staff member’s duties; the number of times these investigations led to termination of a staff member’s contract. Thank you for your assistance. .
Your request was received by the Department on 20 August 2021 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 21/08/01045 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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FOI Officer - Geoff
Freedom of Information
Department of Home Affairs
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Dear FOI,
Could I please have an update on the progress of this request? It it now long overdue. Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Eleanor Davey
OFFICIAL
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 21/08/01045
File Number: OBJ2021/25817
Dear Ms Davey,
This email refers to your FOI request received on 20 August 2021 seeking
access to:
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act,
· the number of times per year that Transfield has been required
to investigate behaviour of individual staff members contracted to work at
the Nauru Regional Processing Centre since 2012;
· the number of times these investigations led to a change in a
staff member’s duties;
· the number of times these investigations led to termination of a
staff member’s contract.
Thank you for your assistance.
The purpose of this email is to advise you (as required under s.24AB of
the FOI Act) that I consider a 'practical refusal reason' exists under
s.24AA of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) in relation to
your request. I have set out my reasons in the attached notice.
The FOI Act requires that you respond to this notice before the end of the
consultation period, which is close of business Australian Eastern
Standard Time (AEST) Friday 12 November 2021.
As advised in the notice, you may reply to me at this email address
([1][Department of Home Affairs request email]).
Signed electronically
Glen
Position number 60081621
Authorised Decision Maker | Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Strategy and National Resilience Group
Department of Home Affairs
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OFFICIAL
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 21/08/01045
File Number: OBJ2021/25817
Dear Ms Davey,
I refer to your FOI request received on 20 August 2021
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and any documents released under the FOI Act.
This request has been closed in our system.
Signed electronically
Glen
Position number 60081621
Authorised Decision Maker | Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Strategy and National Resilience Group
Department of Home Affairs
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