Australian Bureau of Statistics

Part of the Treasury portfolio and a Federal authority, also called ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics is the central statistical authority for the Australian Government including the conducting of the national census.

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Employee information provided to ballot agents in Enterprise Agreement bargaining
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Smith In response to your Freedom of Information request received on 16 February 2017, please find attached the formal response from the ABS...
Enterprise bargaining - what information is provided to department about employees' votes?
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Smith, In response to your FOI request received on 26 February 2017, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should you hav...
Provision of name and link to accuracy of Census data
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Long overdue.

Dear Mr Smith Please disregard the below email. This acknowledgement is intended for your new FOI request and will be sent momentarily. Regards...
Offences committed whilst offenders on bail
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Mandy on .

Refused.

Dear Mandy L, In response to your FOI request received on 24 January 2017, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should you have...
Methods for linking datasets without individual identification
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Justin Warren on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Warren In response to your FOI request received on 8 November 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should you have...
Server log files
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Jackson Gothe-Snape on .

Successful.

Our reference: RQ16/05402 Agency reference: FOI 12492   By email: [1][FOI #2118 email] Dear Mr Gothe-Snape Extension of time request under s1...
Indexed list of agency files
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Brendan Molloy on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Molloy, I refer to your email on 28 December 2016 in which you sought access to the Indexed lists of departmental and agency files required...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Ben Fairless on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Fairless, In response to your request for an internal review on 1 December 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Sh...
ABS preparedness of 2016 Census from DDoS attacks and exfiltration of user submitted data
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Alfie John on .

Refused.

Dear Mr John, In response to your request for an internal review on 14 November 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Shoul...
Any and all information given to Census workers regarding their rights and responsibilities
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to William Pettersson on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Pettersson, In response to your FOI request received on 23 September 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should y...
Request for unredacted documents in FOI 201516/07 - 'Census retention decision and ABS use of data'
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Smith The ABS has conduct a search for the document you have sought access to in your revised Freedom of Information request received by the...
Data relating to people who have been blocked from interacting on ABS-related Facebook content
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to David Crafti on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Crafti In response to your application of 15 September 2016 for an internal review of the decision made by Ms Williams on the 8 September, p...
Census - how will ABS deal with those who refuse to complete Census?
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Smith - apologies, I attached a prior FOI response. Correct version is attached (See attached file: 201617-08 _ Request response.pdf) Reg...
Protection of information incase of societal upheaval
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to observant1 on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Paul, Please find attached the response for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request.   (See attached file: FOI20161732_Decision letter.p...
System Design Information
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Michael Galbraith on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Galbraith, The ABS has not heard from you regarding rescoping of your Freedom of Information request within the 14 day timeframe. Accordingl...
Census 2016 planning and agency response
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Smith, In response to your FOI request received on 26 August 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. (See attached fi...
How many Australian citizens/residents cannot speak English
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Annie Cameron on .

Long overdue.

Dear Ms Cameron, Thank you for your correspondence to the ABS. I note that your request does not meet the requirements of a valid request for docu...
meeting minutes of The Cross Portfolio Data Integration Oversight Board
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to CD on .

Information not held.

Dear CD Please disregard the last email which incorrectly referred to charges in the cover note. Please find attached the formal response to your...
Emails & Correspondence relating to Ray Uniforms Pty Ltd and Dura-Wear Industries Pty Ltd for last 2 years
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Simon Watkins on .

Refused.

FOI Ref:  201516/09 Dear Mr Watkins I am writing to you in relation to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 2 May 2...
ABS Executive Leadership Group personal details
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Smith In response to your FOI request received on 9 August 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should you have an...
Legal advice provided to Australian Statistician on provision of name requirement
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Smith, In response to your FOI request received on 10 August 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should you have...
Method for creation of linkage keys
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Tim Bennett on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Bennett, In response to your FOI request received on 22 July 2016, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should you have...
Census retention decision and ABS use of data
Follow up sent to Australian Bureau of Statistics by James Smith on .

Successful.

Thank you for providing the requested information. Yours sincerely, James Smith
Social media policy
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to James Smith on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Smith, The ABS has conduct a search for the document you have sought access to in your Freedom of Information request received by the ABS on...
2005 to 2015, the Fatal Accidents and non fatal incidents on the Lachllan Hiway between the Hume and Boorowa
Response by Australian Bureau of Statistics to Michael Ward on .

Information not held.

Dear Michael, In response to your FOI request received on 5 September 2015, please find attached the formal response from the ABS. Should you have...

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