Underpayment of some staff by the National Australia Bank
Phillip Sweeney made this Freedom of Information request to Fair Work Ombudsman
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Dear Fair Work Ombudsman,
The National Australia Bank has admitted to underpaying some of its Australian staff.
The documents I seek are copies of correspondence from the National Australia Bank to the Fair Work Ombudsman advising of such underpayments.
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Sweeney
I confirm receipt of your email correspondence dated 15 April 2021, containing your Freedom of Information (FOI) request for documents held by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).
The reference number for your request is: IA-1407.
The FWO FOI team have commenced processing your request and will be in contact in due course.
Please direct any further correspondence about this request via email to [FWO request email], quoting reference IA-1407.
Sincerely
Tracy
Tracy La | Information Governance Officer, Information Governance
Corporate Services
FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Sweeney
The purpose of this email is to provide you with an update regarding the
processing of your request and to confirm the scope of the request.
Your Request
On 15 April 2021, you made the following request to the Fair Work
Ombudsman:
“The National Australia Bank has admitted to underpaying some of its
Australian staff.
The documents I seek are copies of correspondence from the National
Australia Bank to the Fair Work Ombudsman advising of such underpayments.”
We now seek your assistance to refine the scope of your request.
Removal of irrelevant material from the scope of your request.
Section 22 of the FOI Act allows for the removal of irrelevant information
from the scope of a request. This enables the agency to expedite the
processing of your request by removing the following types of information:
o Information that is publicly available, for example,
newspaper articles, online content including information available on
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The removal of personal information of staff and other third parties
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If we identify that consultation with third parties is required under
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if any extension to the processing period is required.
Please direct any further correspondence about this request via email to
[1][FWO request email] quoting reference IA-1407.
Sincerely
Tracy La | Information Governance Officer, Information Governance
Corporate Services
Fair Work Ombudsman
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Yes I agree to the exclusion of documents as described
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Sweeney
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Sweeney
I refer to your request submitted to the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) on 15
April 2021 under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
The FWO has identified documents within the scope of the request that
contain information about business, commercial or financial affairs of an
organization.
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Regards
Jennifer
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Sweeney
I am writing to you regarding your request for information held by the FWO
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), reference IA-1407.
Please find attached the delegates decision in regards to your request.
Kind regards
Tracy
Tracy La | Information Governance Officer, Information Governance
Corporate Services
Fair Work Ombudsman
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Sweeney
I refer to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request lodged on 15 April
2021 and the Notice of Decision issued to you on 16 June 2021.
We acknowledge the expiry of the review period and due date for release of
documents to you is today.
Before we can release documents we are required to ensure that no requests
have been made for a review of the FWO’s decision on access.
We are waiting for the Information Commissioner to confirm that there has
been no external review requests.
As soon as we have their confirmation we will release the documents to
you.
Regards,
Tracy
Tracy La | Information Governance Officer, Information Governance
Corporate Services
Fair Work Ombudsman
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Sweeney
I refer to your Freedom of Information request lodged with the Fair Work
Ombudsman, IA-1407.
The Information Commissioner has advised us that there has been no
application for review and as such we are now able to release the
documents to you.
Regards,
Tracy
Tracy La | Information Governance Officer, Information Governance
Corporate Services
Fair Work Ombudsman
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