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 7)
FOI Delegations
Response by Migration Agents Registration Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Your email has been received by the Department of...
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning Ben,
Thank you for your request seeking access to a document regarding the delegation of Freedom of Information decision mak...
FOI Delegations
Response by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
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Dear Ben
Thank you for your email, which has come to the Department of Communications and the Arts.
In the current Ministry there is...
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Ben
Minister Fifield has delegated FOI decision-making for requests made to the Minister's Office to his current Chief of Staff....
Dear Mr Fairless
Section 68A of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 exempts departments and people holding or performing the duties of an office establ...
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your email. Please see attached a copy of the relevant delegation under the FOI ACT.
Please note that Infrastructur...
Ben Fairless
15 November 2018
Dear Ben
Freedom of Information Request – Notice of Decision
I refer to your request to t...
FOI Delegations
Response by Department of Communications and the Arts to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
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Dear Mr Fairless
The department's current arrangements are attached.
Regards
Melissa Nickols
Department of Communications and the Art...
FOI Delegations
Response by Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your request received this morning, 15 November 2018.
I understand you to be requesting...
Dear FOI Applicant,
We note that you have already made an FOI request for these documents on 2
November 2016, and have already been advised that...
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find a copy of our FOI delegations attached.
Kind regards
Catherine Petre
Manager | Assurance, Review and FOI | Governance a...
FOI Delegations
Response by Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Hi Ben
Thanks for your email.
I can confirm that as the FOI Manager for the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, I am a...
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Sir
Please see attached instruments as requested:
Kind regards
Customer Service
FOI Delegations
Response by Australian Community Pharmacy Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Thank you for contacting the ACPA mail box. We will aim to respond to your
email within 10 working days and in the event that we are not able to
prov...
Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
[1]FOI requests at ALRC ([email address])
The e-mail address you entered couldn't be found. Pleas...
Thank you for your email to the Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Education.
This is an automatically generated response.
Due to the large volume o...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Ex-Service Matters by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Minister for Trade and Investment by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Ministers Council on Asylum Seekers and Detention by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
FOI Delegations
Request sent to Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to...
This person's 338 annotations (page 7)
Copy of RMS Risk Assessment + other records
Partially successful.
If you choose to go through with the GIPA process, please consider asking the department to release the information via the Right to Know email address...
Removal of information from data retention FAQ web page
Withdrawn by the requester.
Would be great if you could publish or provide a link to this information!
Average Hold Data for 2016
Refused.
Thanks Locutus, you're amazing again! I was looking for section 17 but wasn't sure what search words to use
Evidence for the absolute "Head of Power" to make Part 61 or Regulation 206 by CASA
Waiting clarification.
I can't see Schedule 1 being attached?!
FOI Delegations - 2016
Information not held.
They Attorney-General responded on behalf of the Solicitior General
FOI Delegations - 2016
Request to Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
This request was answered by the Department of Defence :)
FOI Delegations - 2016
Information not held.
DIO are not subject to the FOI Act
FOI Delegations - 2016
Withdrawn by the requester.
These requests go to the OAIC but they have already responded, which is why I've fixed up the email address and withdrawn this request.
I've removed annotations on this request that relate to personal communication, and have stopped further comments being made on this request. Please do...
Explanation of reason codes for NBN instalation
Waiting clarification.
3 hours of processing time?! You've got to be joking, that's 1 hour per reason code!
The decision was to release 2 documents related to a single case, however the names of the public servants were redacted, however an email address was...
Requests made via Right to Know
Awaiting internal review.
I have made a complaint to the OAIC. I'm still waiting on a response in relation to that request.
Correspondence related to Right to Know
Request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
I got the below response from the OAIC privately:
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your call this afternoon.
As discussed, I have been allocated yo...
Correspondence related to Right to Know
Request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
I've resent the request as the OAIC said they didn't get it
Job Active providers paid for breaching job seekers.
Request to Department of Education, Skills and Employment by Nathan Collinson. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Put simply, the FOI Act only covers documents, not questions, which is why they’ve referred you to the National Customer Service Line in the first plac...
Vaccination "No Jab, No Pay" Legislation.
Long overdue.
I've made a similar request: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/complaints_related_to_no_jab_no
Applications to OAIC to declare an individual vexatious
Request to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
I spoke with the FOI offer who said that he hasn't yet extended the timeframe, but may need to do so.
If the NSW Government made the grant, you should be able to request it from Sport and Recreation NSW: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/body/sport_and_rec...
DIBP Correspondence regarding "divestment" and "boycott"
Partially successful.
If the request was deemed refused (a decision wasn't made in 30 days and you didn't agree to an extension) I would consider making an application to th...
Information given to press after death on Richard Green in November 2015
Awaiting internal review.
Hi Rob,
Regarding your request, unfortunately the law isn't on your side in this case.
The Department has 30 days from the time you've made your re...
Information given to press after death on Richard Green in November 2015
Awaiting internal review.
Hi Rob, you should be able to select "Write a Reply" down the bottom, and then be given the option to reply to the Main FOI Contact email address. I wo...
Corporate plan and evaluation plan
Refused.
I've marked this authority as defunct because I don't think it exists anymore. I can't find a website for it and I can't find it in the Government Onli...
Corporate plan and evaluation plan
Long overdue.
I've moved this request to the Australian Grape and Wine Authority as the previous agency was taken by it. I've also resent the request to the new emai...
Assisting Victoria Police
Request to Australian Securities and Investments Commission by Phillip Sweeney. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
I think what ASIC have done here is rather smart legal work, but also not within the spirit of the act.
They would likely know that Mr Sweeney sends...
Adelaide airport curfew - approvals to land and Ministerial decision making
Request to Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development by Colleen McDonnell. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Waiting clarification.
Just a heads up, Right to Know can be used for administrative requests like this which aren't technically FOI.