Unsuccessful ISI applications
Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,
Please make available only page 1 of the Eligibility and Completeness Checklist (that includes criteria 1. a & b) for all incubator support initiative 'new and existing' applications that were assessed as ineligible (rather than just incomplete on page 5).
You may find page 1 of the Eligibility and Completeness Checklist as page 14 in the PDF here: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...
Please remove all personal and business information including that of third parties as only the ticked checkboxes are required without the applicants' details.
Kind regards,
Denis Jakota
Dear Mr Jakota
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department)
has received your Freedom of Information request of 17 March 2021
(attached).
I am writing on behalf of the department to acknowledge receipt of your
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For documents that fall within the scope of the request, it is the
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Could you please provide the above clarification at your earliest
convenience, but by no later than 25 March 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact the department’s FOI Team by
email at [1][email address].
Yours sincerely,
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Christina Graves
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Dear Christina Graves,
Again too little too late, but I overlooked your 'personal information' question -- I request no personal information.
Only the checklist on page 1 (that includes criteria 1. a & b) is requested - excluding all business and personal information.
Kind regards,
Denis Jakota
Our reference: RQ21/00936
Agency reference: LEX68410
Mr Denis Jakota
Sent by email: [1][FOI #7157 email]
Extension of time under s 15AB
Dear Mr Jakota
Please find attached a decision of today’s date.
Kind regards,
[2][IMG] Avanithah Selvarajah | Review and
Investigations Adviser (Legal)
(A/g)
Freedom of information
Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 |
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Dear Mr Jakota
Please find attached a notice issued by the Department of Industry,
Science, Energy and Resources pursuant to section 24AB of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.
Please respond to the notice within 14 days (i.e. by 30 April 2021)
Yours sincerely,
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Christina Graves
Special Counsel
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Dear Sasha,
I did not ask for all 90 pages from the 15 Documents.
(Please understand I am using capitals here for emphasis as there is no bold/underline text formating on right to know website...)
I asked for ONLY the FIRST page of the CHECKLIST of each INELIGIBLE application (1 page from each of the 15 Documents you had found; just 15 pages in total).
I also asked that EVERYTHING except the "TICKS" (the checkboxes) be EXCLUDED, so:
- NO third-party information is involved,
- NO personal information,
- NO dates,
- NO application/project number,
- NO organisation,
- NO project title,
- NO comments...
- NOTHING except the TICKS - so it is possible to see how these anonymous ineligible applications were classified but impossible to identify any person nor any business.
In case I misunderstood and there are more than 15 applications, then please narrow the search to the timespan from 1/8/2016 to 31/12/2019.
To be clear, you can see what the 1st page of the requested checklists looks like on THE 14th PAGE of the 32 pages in this PDF here:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6... (the PDF released for LEX 67153)
PLEASE ALSO NOTE this from my request too:
I only wish to see PAGE 1 of applications marked INELIGIBLE on PAGE 5
- meaning NOT applications marked as JUST INCOMPLETE on PAGE 5
- the applications must be marked INELIGIBLE on PAGE 5 of the checklists
- if an application is both INELIGIBLE and INCOMPLETE that's also a match as it's still INELIGIBLE
Again sorry about the caps.
Kind regards,
Denis Jakota
Our reference: RQ21/01115
Agency reference: 68410
Mr Denis Jakota
Sent by email: [1][FOI #7157 email]
Extension of time under s 15AB
Dear Mr Jakota
Please find attached a decision of today’s date for an extension of time
from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.
Sincerely
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Review and Investigation
Advisor
Investigations and Compliance
Freedom of information
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Information Commissioner
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Dear Denis
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request of 18
March 2021.
Regards
FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601
Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources's handling of my FOI request 'Unsuccessful ISI applications'.
Guys, I've received an email from someone offering: "...if you like we will all request 1 month each?"
I should also note that my request was changed to cover the period to November 2019.
It is easier to manage this as one request.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/u...
Yours faithfully,
Denis Jakota
Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,
Please pass this on to the decision-maker for my internal review.
To clarify, I am requesting access only to checkboxes on 15 pages.
There is no need to engage in a consultation process since I am only requesting the checkboxes with everything else redacted.
The documents as released would literally amount to a few boxes and ticks WITHOUT ANY TEXT.
Here is what a page will look like, for example:
[ ]
[X]
[ ]
The checkboxes on their own are non-identifying - so no consultation with any third parties is involved and no personal information is involved.
Again, to be very clear, I am ONLY after the CHECKBOXES on those 15 otherwise redacted pages (blank pages).
Yours faithfully,
Denis Jakota
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Dear Denis
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your internal review
request of 6 May 2021.
Should you have any queries regarding this matter, please contact the FOI
team.
Regards
FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601
Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,
Please make available only page 1 of the Eligibility and Completeness Checklist (that includes criteria 1(a) & 1(b)) for Incubator Support Initiative 'New and Existing' Applications that were assessed as ineligible despite having the criterion 1(a) checked as YES (either as YES NEW or YES EXISTING).
Happy to limit this inquiry to the 15 applications you already found for LEX 68410.
You may find page 1 of the Eligibility and Completeness Checklist as page 14 in the PDF here:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...
Please remove all personal and business information including that of third parties as only the template content of that 1 page without the applicants' details. There's no need to reveal the ticked checkboxes either.
Kind regards,
Denis Jakota
Dear Denis
We refer to your correspondence (below) to the Department of Industry,
Science, Energy and Resources (the department) regarding access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Your request in its current form does not constitute a valid request. It
does not state that you are requesting documents under the FOI Act. To
request documents under the FOI Act you must:
• submit a request in writing stating that you’re requesting
documents under the FOI Act
• provide enough detail so we can identify the correct
documents
• provide details of how notices under the FOI Act may be sent
to you (for example an email address to send electronic communications)
Please refer to our website for further information:
https://www.industry.gov.au/about-us/wha....
Accordingly, no further action will be taken in relation to your request.
Should you have further queries, please contact the FOI team at
[Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email].
Kind regards
FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601
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Dear Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources,
This request is made for documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
The documents I am after are the eligibility and completeness checklists filled out for incubator support initiative 'new and existing incubator' grant applications.
To see what these checklists look like, see the 14th page in this PDF here:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...
Note, however, that I am only after the first page of the checklists, and only where:
- the relevant grant application was assessed as ineligible; AND
- either the checkbox NEW or the checkbox EXISTING is ticked (checked) on page 1 of the checklist.
Please remove all personal and business information including that of third parties as only the template content of page 1 is required - without the applicants' details. There's no need to reveal the checkboxes either.
Since you've already found the checklists for ineligible applications per LEX 68410, I'm happy to limit the scope of my request to the same checklists (provided they meet the abovestated criteria) so that you don't have to conduct the search again. All that's required is to check page 1 of the checklists and to redact the page if the abovementioned checkboxes are ticked.
To provide these documents, you may simply reply to this email message, as you've done previously.
Kind regards,
Denis Jakota
Dear Mr Jakota
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department)
has received your Freedom of Information request of 15 June 2021
(attached).
I am writing on behalf of the department to acknowledge receipt of your
request.
Currently, a decision is due to you by 15 July 2021. However, this
timeline may be affected by the requirement to undertake consultation with
affected third parties, or if the department determines you are liable to
pay a charge in relation to your request. You will be notified by the
department if charges are liable or if a third party consultation is
required.
If you have any questions, please contact the department's FOI Team by
email at [1][email address].
Yours sincerely
____
Christina Graves
Special Counsel
[2][email address]
MinterEllison Constitution Place 1 Constitution Avenue Canberra City ACT
2601
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