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 474) (page 17)
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...
Operational Information - Technical Peer Support
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please see attached the following operational information:
· 111.11000 Technical Peer Support (TPS)
· 111.1...
Operational Information - DHS Appointment System
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please see attached the following operational information:
· 111.20100 DHS Appointment System
· 111.20110 Booki...
"Alternative Service Arrangements"
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please see attached the following operational information:
· 277-09070000 Personalised Services
· 277-09080...
Emails containing expletives
Follow up sent to Prime Minister by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I withdraw my request
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Dear Ben
Here is an example of someone seeking documents related to the conduct of officers of a Department and compliance with the APS Code of Condu...
Thanks for the offer of support, at the moment I wouldn't want to pursue the matter any further.
That said, just because my request was refused does...
You be the 'Lindy Judge'!
"Notes" between Mr. Martin Bowles and Hon. Scott Morrison
Information not held.
Can I ask, Ben, why you instructed the Department to continue processing your FOI request even though Beth had advised the document had been destroyed?...
FOIable Agencies
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your email.
I have treated your request as a request for administrative access.
Please find attached a...
"Blocking" of Twitter Followers
Response by Minister for Foreign Affairs to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Mr Ben Fairless
[1][FOI #846 email]
Dear Mr Fairless
Re: Freedom of Information (FOI) Request
I refer to your e-mail of 2 January 2015 in which...
Complaints to MRT regarding interpreters
Response by Migration Review Tribunal to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Sir,
The attached file accompanies your decision letter:
· Information about reviews and complaints under the Freedom of
Info...
AFP Self Report - Privacy Breach
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your request for:
a copy of the initial report that the Australian Federal Police made to
the Privacy Commissioner whi...
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
As requested.
JACQUELINE ELLERY
A/COORDINATOR - INFORMATION ACCESS
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE
Tel +...
Emails from AFP to Google
Response by Australian Federal Police to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find an amended decision in relation to CRM 2015/121.
A decision in respect to CRM 2015/126 will be forwarded...
Accidental Emails to Right to Know
Response by NBN Co Limited to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached NBN Co’s FOI decision, in relation to your request
for emails inadvertently sent to the Rig...
FOI Policies in relation to Disabled Applicants
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982. Please find attached the Depart...
Complaints from Disabled Freedom of Information Applicants
Response by Australian Human Rights Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Hi Ben
I attach a notice of my decision along with a copy of all documents
falling within the scope of your request. I have attached both pdf an...
"MetaData" for Senator George Brandis
Response by Department of Parliamentary Services to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Dear Ben
We apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information.
DPS manages and provides access to the Parliamentary Computer Ne...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-2RIU6K
Follow up sent to Department of Home Affairs by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Sorry, I couldn't see that, it was difficult comparing the PDFs on my mobile phone. Thanks for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
IT Network Documentation - IPv4/v6 Public Facing addresses
Response by Australian Electoral Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your emails dated 17 July 2014 4:42 PM in which you
respectively request (‘FOI Request’) for access to do...
IT Network Documentation - IPv4/v6 Public Facing addresses
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED
Senior Adviser
Legal Policy Branch
Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. 02 6271 5849
e....