Ben Fairless
Joined Right to Know in 2013
I work for the OpenAustralia Foundation. I used to use this account when I was administering the site however now I use this account just to make requests and to provide suggestions to people.
All my requests are made in a personal capacity, and not on behalf of Right to Know, the OpenAustralia Foundation, or any other organisation unless specifically indicated.
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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 470) (page 14)
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Strategic Policy Institute to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Hi Ben
In response to your email.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is a Commonwealth Company under the Defence portfolio and governed...
Dear Ben,
The National Australia Day Council (NADC) is an incorporated company and therefore not an ‘agency’ as defined in the Freedom Of Information...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Aged Care Complaints Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Thanks for your email. Here are our FOI delegations, as requested. We do not have any directions in relation to FOI.
Kind regards
C...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by National Workplace Relations Consultative Council to Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Dear Mr Fairless,
We refer to your below email and your email of 2 November 2016 to the
Department of Employment’s National Workplace Relations...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited Board to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Ben
AHURI is not a government organisation and therefore not subject to FOI legislation. AHURI is a not-for-profit, body corporate registered as...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Border Force to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your request to access documents addressed to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
On 1 Ju...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Follow up sent to Australian Electoral Commission by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Thanks for the reply. Whilst we will disagree on if it's IPS material, you've released it which is great.
Thanks for your time, have a good weeken...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Fisheries Management Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
UNCLASSIFIED
Mr Fairless,
Attached is a copy of the applicable Delegation to determine the release of documents by AFMA under the Freedom of Informat...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Qualifications Framework Council to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless,
The Australian Qualifications Framework Council ceased to operate in 2014.
As such, the documents you have requested do n...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Hi Ben,
Thank you for your email requesting information regarding Freedom of Information requests. Please note that ASI...
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your request. FOI requests are handled centrally by the Department of Defence, I believe the e...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian National Commission for UNESCO to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless,
Any inquiries about FOI matters should be referred to the Director of the DFAT FPL Section on 02 6261 3056 or by email...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Inspector General of Intelligence and Security to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
The IGIS is exempt from the ordinary operation of the FOI Act (s7(2A)) as such there are no FOI delegations or direction...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Ben
Please find attached our FOI delegations as requested.
We do not have any FOI guidelines.
Please let me know if I can assist further.
Rega...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Ben
Please find attached a copy of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Freedom of Information authorisation. There are no related dire...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian National Audit Office to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
The role of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is to provide the Parliament with an independent assessment of selected areas...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Public Service Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached a copy of the Australian Public Service Commissioner's FOI authorisation instrument under section 23 of the Free...
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your email.
A copy of the University's FOI Delegations is available at http://www.anu.edu.au/files/governance-framewo...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian B20 Leadership Group to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
[1]FOI requests at Australian B20 Leadership Group
([Australian B20 Leadership Group request emai...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian National Preventive Health Agency to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
[1]FOI requests at ANPHA ([ANPHA request email])
The email address you entered couldn't be found....
FOI Delegations - 2016
Request sent to Australian Secret Intelligence Service by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Can I please have a copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related directions issued in respect of FOI.
I believe this information could be...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Request sent to Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Can I please have a copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related directions issued in respect of FOI.
I believe this information could be...
Can I please have a copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related directions issued in respect of FOI.
I believe this information could be...
Can I please have a copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related directions issued in respect of FOI.
I believe this information could be...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Request sent to Education Services Australia by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Can I please have a copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related directions issued in respect of FOI.
I believe this information could be...
This person's 338 annotations (page 14)
Pharmaceutical Patents Review Final Report
Successful.
What the hell? Reading s15(2) of the Act, there appears to be no obligation on you to send the request via their E-Services Portal.
The act only req...
GLORICIDE
Request to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority by Adam Presnell. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
HI Adam,
The key words are "substantially and unreasonably" when it comes to diversion of resources. As you can see on here, many requests are fulfil...
GLORICIDE
Request to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority by Adam Presnell. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Adam, In case you aren't aware, the FOI act gives an Agency a right to refuse access if the request will "would substantially and unreasonably divert t...
Information regarding the amount of tertiary students aged 30 and over.
Awaiting internal review.
Hi Joseph,
Just a few notes on this request. It doesn't relate to documents, rather it requests generic information (all FOI requests should be for d...
Did Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sign intervention or security treaties with China for the Asia region, especially in 1973.
Information not held.
Hi Joseph,
Just a heads up, the Australian FOI laws require that you request "documents" not information. This will likely be rejected as you haven't...
Did Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sign intervention or security treaties with China for the Asia region, especially in 1973.
Partially successful.
Hi Joseph,
Just a heads up, the Australian FOI laws require that you request "documents" not information. This will likely be rejected as you haven't...
Australian support for Civil Society
Successful.
And this is why Right to Know is the best way to make FOI requests. Really puts their behavior on show!
HI Elias, I would strongly suggest objecting to the charges email. The first 5 hours is free and they have only said that 1.04 hours is needed (their m...
TPP Negoti
Refused.
Geordie, do you have a link for the comments made? would be great to read the article fully!
Hi Ben G,
I'm interested in this odd part of Australian politics. It's good to see the government has explained the status of hurt river so carefully...
ALRC Copyright Review documents in context of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (DFAT)
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Why do I get the feeling that DFAT doesn't like you very much Brendan. I would be inclined to complain to OAIC if you can't get past the silliness of s...
Religious make up of Boat People
Awaiting internal review.
Hi Bruce,
Unlike other Jurisdictions (such as the UK) the FOI laws in Australia only allow access to *documents*, not to information.
For example,...
I've marked this as refused because Part was refused, and the other part is still undergoing assessment - https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/nbn_ro...