Our ref: CMTEDDFOI 2024-004
Miles Greenwark
via email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Miles
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – NOTICE OF DECISION
I refer to your application under section 30 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2016
(the Act), received by the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
Directorate (CMTEDD) on 9 January 2024.
Specifically, you have sought access to the following information:
I am requesting all documents regarding past, present, or future plans, proposals,
or attempts to introduce "vulnerability disclosure", "bug bounty", and/or
"hackathon" programs in the ACT public sector to improve the ACT's cybersecurity
stance. Please exclude any documents which solely pertain to GovHack.
Additionally (and I understand this might be a bit difficult in terms of scope), it
would be helpful to include documents which cover individual directorates within
the ACT government proposing or attempting to introduce such programs in the
past.
Authority
I am an Information Officer appointed by the CMTEDD Director-General under section 18
of the Act to deal with access applications made under Part 5 of the Act.
Timeframes
In accordance with section 40 of the Act, CMTEDD is required to provide a decision on
your access application within 30 days. Therefore, a decision is due by
21 February 2024.
Decision on access
A search of CMTEDD records has failed to identify any documentation in relation to your
request. I am satisfied that appropriate searches were completed and that no documents
relevant to your request are held by CMTEDD.
Charges
Pursuant to
Freedom of Information (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 2) processing charges
are not applicable for this request as no documents are being released to you.
Online publishing – Disclosure Log
Under section 28 of the Act, CMTEDD maintains an online record of access applications
called
a disclosure log.
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601 | phone: 6207 7754 | www.act.gov.au
Your original access application and my decision wil be published on the CMTEDD
disclosure log. Your personal contact details will not be published.
Ombudsman Review My decision on your access request is a reviewable decision as identified in Schedule 3 of
the Act. You have the right to seek Ombudsman review of this outcome under section 73
of the Act within 20 working days from the day that my decision is provided to you, or a
longer period allowed by the Ombudsman.
We recommend using this form
Applying for an Ombudsman Review to ensure you
provide all of the required information. Alternatively, you may write to the Ombudsman
at:
The ACT Ombudsman
GPO Box 442
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Via email:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) Review
Under section 84 of the Act, if a decision is made under section 82(1) on an Ombudsman
review, you may apply to the ACAT for review of the Ombudsman decision. Further
information may be obtained from the ACAT at:
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal
GPO Box 370
Canberra City ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6207 1740
http://www.acat.act.gov.au/
Should you have any queries in relation to your request please contact the CMTEDD FOI
team by telephone on (02) 6207 7754 or email
xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely,
Emma Hotham
Information Officer
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
24 January 2024
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