Melbourne Office
Woiwurrung Country
Level 8, Two Melbourne Quarter
697 Collins Street
Docklands VIC 3008
Locked Bag 2, Collins Street East
Melbourne VIC 8003
Telephone 03 9653 2100
Canberra Office
8 September 2023
Telephone 02 6240 3200
www.pc.gov.au
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Dear Mr Pentland
Freedom of Information Request – Notice of Decision
1. I refer to your request to the Productivity Commission (the Commission) seeking access to
documents under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
2. Your request is for: ‘
access to the Style Guide for the Productivity Commission’.
3. The Commission acknowledged your request, by email on 11 August 2023.
4. The statutory time period for processing your request will expire on Monday 11 September 2023.
I confirm that I have made a decision regarding your request.
Decision
5. I am authorised under section 23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in relation to FOI
applications made to the Commission.
6. A search of the Commission’s records was conducted, and inquiries made to staff likely to know
and identify relevant documents.
7. The Commission has identified two documents within scope of your request. I have decided to
release the documents in full.
8. I am satisfied the Commission has located and listed all material, which would fall within the
scope of your request.
9. There was no charge associated with completing this request.
Schedule of documents and form of access
10. The Productivity Commission uses the Australian Government style manual - access is provided
to you via a weblink. The second document entitled ‘quick guide’ is provided as an attachment.
No. Document Type
Decision on release
Reference
1
Australian Government
Released in full
No exemption
https://www.stylemanual.gov.au
Style Manual (online)
2
Quick guide
Released in full
No exemption
Attachment-doc2
Review Rights
11. If you are dissatisfied with this decision, you have certain rights of review available to you.
Internal Review
12. Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you may apply for an internal review of the decision. You must
apply in writing for an internal review of the decision within 30 days of receiving this notice. There
is no fee to make a request for an internal review.
13. If you make an application for internal review, it will be conducted by another officer of the
Commission. That person will make a fresh decision on the merits of the case. No particular form
is required to apply for review although it will assist your case to set out in the application the
grounds on which you believe that the original decision should be overturned.
14. An application for a review of the decision should be emailed to xxxxx@xx.xxx.xx or mailed to:
Head of Office
Productivity Commission
Locked Bag 2, Collins Street, East
Melbourne VIC 8003
Attention: FOI Coordinator
Review by Information Commissioner
15. You have the option of seeking a merits review by the Information Commissioner. For more
information, please refer to the Freedom of Information – Reviews and Complaints page, on the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) site: www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-
information/reviews-and-complaints/.
Complaints to the Australian Information Commissioner and the Commonwealth Ombudsman
16. If you are not satisfied with the way your request has been processed, you can complain to the
Australian Information Commissioner or the Commonwealth Ombudsman. Generally, the
Ombudsman will transfer the complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commission
unless it is part of a larger complaint they are investigating.
Contact person
17. If you require clarification of any of the matters discussed in this letter, please do not hesitate to
contact the Commission’s FOI Coordinator on 03 9653 2100 or email xxxxx@xx.xxx.xx.
Your sincerely
Jane Holmes
Assistant Commissioner – Corporate Group
FOI Decision maker (in accordance with s23(1) of the FOI Act)
