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 16)
Complaints related to the removal of "Conscientious Objector" from Payments
Response by Minister for Human Services to Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your email confirming that your FOI request to the
Minister's Office has now been withdrawn.
I confirm tha...
Centrelink/MyGov Technical Issues
Follow up sent to Services Australia by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I wish to withdraw this request.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Notice of Appeal
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Happy to withdraw the Telstra part of my request.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Complaints related to the removal of "Conscientious Objector" from Payments
Response by Minister for Social Services to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached a letter from Ms Cheryl Gwilliam, Chief of Staff to
the Hon Christian Porter MP, Minister for Social Servi...
Interactive Gambling Complaints
Response by Australian Communications and Media Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached:
· A letter from the ACMA outlining its decision regarding your
recent FOI request;
· ...
Complaints against Taxi Drivers Vs. Uber
Follow up sent to Taxi Services Commission Victoria by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
I've now submitted a request via the FOI Online site. I would appreciate the documents being provided via this email address, if you need to contact...
Initial report RE child placed into "cage"
Response by ACT Education And Training Directorate to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Attached is the response to your FOI request to the ACT Education and
Training Directorate
Margaret Lee| FOI Coordinator...
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request (LEX
12236).
Kind regards,
FOI Delegate
FOI...
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Reference 13290)....
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request No
14/15-159.
Kind Regards,
Clare McLean
Principa...
Polices about the use of "SecureMail"
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request for access
to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1...
Good afternoon Mr Fairless
Please find attached the decision letter, schedule and documents relating
to your request made under the Freedom of I...
Senate Estimates - Copies of Comments
Response by Attorney-General to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached a letter from Paul O’Sullivan, Chief of Staff, in
relation to your request under the Freed...
FOI14139 Decision
Successful.
Although I'm really late to this party, I noticed a quirk with this request.
The agreed scope as between Ben and AG's is:
"a copy of the Decision L...
Complaints related to online gambling
Response by ACT Gambling And Racing Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached the following documents in relation to your Freedom
of Information request relating to complaints against Au...
"Seinfeld" in parliament
Request sent to Department of the House of Representatives by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
In November 2014, a youtube clip was published which uses video from the Parliament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuDTMmxGStE
In a followup vid...
Data Retention Briefing
Partially successful.
The information released in this request was written up in the story, "How the AFP sold Abbott on mandatory data retention" by Josh Taylor:
http://ww...
Internal Discussions related to SkyWhale
Follow up sent to ACT Chief Minister, Treasury And Economic Development Directorate by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I was not aware that information had already been released. On that basis, I'll withdraw this request.
Thanks for your speedy reply!
Yours since...
Law Enforcement Requests - Telstra
Follow up sent to Australian Federal Police by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hi Jacqui,
Sorry about the delay in getting back to you. I think it's best that I withdraw both requests.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Law Enforcement Request - iiNet Limited
Follow up sent to Australian Federal Police by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hi Jacqui,
Sorry about the delay in getting back to you. I think it's best that I withdraw both requests.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
I have just now released the document you sought access to outside of the FOI Act. Your FOI request has now been closed...
SEDNode User Guide
Refused.
My rights of review have expired (this was in October 2014) so there isn't a way for me to seek review of the decision.
If someone else was to reques...
Thanks, much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
My mistake. I withdraw this request.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Operational Information - "Customer First"
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless,
As foreshadowed, please see attached the following operational
information:
· 111.02550 Editing a walk-in using Fron...