Alex Sadleir
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s15AC is a Deemed Refusal extension to prevent you being able to apply for IC review.
http://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/applying-the-foi-...
SERCO contracts
Long overdue.
In relation to asylum seekers, details such as value and end date of these contracts are available at https://www.tenders.gov.au/?event=public.CN.view&...
Administrative Circular 0044 is pages 8 and 9 in http://dfat.gov.au/foi/downloads/dfat-foi-F594-release-2.pdf
Documents pertaining to the removal of the term 'Gonski'
Information not held.
Fairfax did an FOI about where the Gonski report went... leading to Gonski documents being put back onto the FOI page
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-...
The UK FOI site WhatDoTheyKnow has similar examples of the difficulty of getting electronic documents in an accessible format https://www.whatdotheykno...
List of policy documents
Partially successful.
Australian Human Rights Commission said they would publish "rules, guidelines, practices and precedents" under the Information Publication Scheme by "2...
However AEC's obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act as interpreted by AGIMO that "Agencies must provide other alternative formats upon re...
Piers Akerman appearance on Insider 22 September 2013
Handled by postal mail.
Dear Ms Kingston
FOI REQUEST - REFERENCE NUMBER 2013-040
I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (t...
Names of business people accompanying PM to Indonesia
Partially successful.
Perhaps you can get the information you want with creative thinking of some specific documents that may exist; for example "copies of any emails or let...
Some (potentially out of date) information about the AEC Senate Count software entitled EasyCount is available on pages 24/25 of this 2003 committee su...
I would like information on a business.
Request to Australian Securities and Investments Commission by Christopher Ryan. Annotated by Alex Sadleir on .
Long overdue.
Hi, You can find the information about this business at http://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?SearchText=61331559003
Because it is a sole trade...
Slipper summons re 2010 travel
Awaiting internal review.
The FOI Better Practice Guide Chapter 10 says the decision maker should "ask 'would the third party have any proper basis for objecting to disclosure [...
Advertising on New Asylum Seeker Processing Policy
Partially successful.
Some more details about the approval of this advertising have been released
http://www.scribd.com/doc/157348444/Auditor-General-on-Immigration-Ads...
The description, date and value of these contracts (and any other government contract) can be seen here https://www.tenders.gov.au/?event=public.advanc...
NAPLAN
Request to Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority by Red. Annotated by Alex Sadleir on .
Refused.
FYI ACARA have previously successfully claimed an exemption from the FOI Act where if "documents are disclosed, there is a real risk that the States wi...
Press Gallery membership list
Successful.
The latest membership list is also available directly from the Press Gallery committee now http://pressgallery.net.au/?page_id=10
Cost estimate calculation and process documentation
Partially successful.
FYI DAFF make the infamous FOI Charges Estimation Calculator spreadsheet publicly available http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/1904331...
ANU Investments in Fossil Fuels
Partially successful.
Article about this FOI http://the-riotact.com/anu-investments-in-fossil-fuels-exposed-in-foi-documents/103778
Efficiency dividends and other tertiary education policy changes
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Jeremy Cooper-Stout. Annotated by Alex Sadleir on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
The FOI email address for this agency is correct according to their FOI website http://innovation.gov.au/AboutUs/InformationPublicationScheme/Pages/Fr...
ANU Investments in Fossil Fuels
Partially successful.
Information Commissioner Guideline 9.14
"Two requirements are specified in s 54B(1) for a person to apply for internal review:
the application must...
Contract documents pertaining to development of Cyber Safety Help Buttons
Withdrawn by the requester.
If you need to clarify, some of these documents may be found in file 2010/2243 "Programs - Meetings - Web - Project - Cyber-Safety Help Button - 2009-1...
ANU Investments in Fossil Fuels
Partially successful.
A recent Information Commissioner decision may relate to the deliberative exemption relied upon to withhold these documents http://www.oaic.gov.au/publ...
The FOI officer in this case has chosen to mention various aspects of the applicant's identity (is writing a book, has applied previously causing "unne...
An FOI charge is not a debt but it is expected that the agency will release documents you want to receive so you will pay the charge to receive them. I...
Australian Hearing Services (d/b/a Hearing Australia)
is a Commonwealth authority. Commonwealth authorities must report each contract they have enter...