Department of Social Services

Part of the Social Services portfolio and a Federal authority

The Department’s name has changed from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to the Department of Social Services.

87 requests

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Deaths of children due to neglect/abuse
Response by Department of Social Services to Monique on .

Information not held.

Dear Ms Dalby,   Please see attached the Department of Social Services’ decision on access in relation to your request received on 26 February 201...
Gender Pay Gap Inequality
Response by Department of Social Services to Rachel Adler on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Adler,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information Request No. 15/16-110 to the Department of Social...
Dear Mr Kelly   Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Social Services in relation to your request under the Commonwealth Free...
Deaths in social housing
Request to Department of Social Services by ray gibbons. Annotated by Neale Gentner on .

Refused.

I had reasonable success with FOI/RTI requests by: 1. Telephoning the relevant "right to information" office. 2. Discussing at length what information...
Dear Dr Lloyd   Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Social Services in relation to your request under the Commonwealth Free...
Records
Request to Department of Social Services by John smithy. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Waiting clarification.

It is a surprise to me that the Department did not refuse the request on the ground of invalidity. The single sentence in the applicant's email is not...
Quantitative study on Government childcare package
Response by Department of Social Services to Sara Rahman on .

Partially successful.

Dear Ms Rahman   Thank you for your email below.   As you have noted, deliberative matter does not include purely factual material for the pur...
  Good afternoon Ms Yilmaz   Please find attached the decision regarding FOI request 14/15-087.   Also attached are the document schedule and...
There are 2 types of exemptions - Division 2 and Division 3. s.33 to 47A are fully exempt. The agency doesn't need to prove its against the public in...
Wow, they were quick and useful. Who would have thought social services out of all departments would be on the ball?
Good afternoon Kushra Navartne   Please find attached correspondence regarding FOI request 13/14-118   ----------------------------------------...
9 August 2013   Mr Christopher Bennett Via Right to Know website   By email: [1][FOI #292 email]   Dear Mr Bennett   Freedom of Infor...

Only requests made using Right to Know are shown. ?