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Kingston ACT 2604
AUSTRALIA
P: (02) 6120 1400
E: xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx
Our ref: T25/171
Tyler Hu
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Tyler Hu,
Freedom of information request no. 54-2025
The purpose of this letter is to give you a decision about access to documents that you
requested under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act).
You requested access to documents relating to the
Electronic Transactions Amendment
Act 2011. Specifically, you sought access to:
1. “A copy of the Act as passed with signature of the Royal Assent.”
2. “Documents submitted to the Governor-General for royal assent to the Act
(including the certificate from either the House of Representatives or the Senate,
and the certificate signed by the Attorney-General recommending assent).”
DECISION AND REASONS FOR DECISION
I, Christopher Price, Chief Operating Officer, am an officer authorised under subsection
23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in relation to FOI requests.
In response to
part 1 of your request, a true copy of the Governor-General’s signature
on the
Electronic Transactions Amendment Act 2011 is attached.
In response to
part 2 of your request, I have refused your request under subsection
24A(1)(b)(i) of the FOI Act, which states that an agency may refuse a request for access
to a document if al reasonable steps have been taken to find the document and the
agency is satisfied that the document does not exist.
Staff of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) conducted searches of OPC’s
electronic records management systems and physical paper holdings to identify
documents relevant to your request. These searches were undertaken by the relevant
business areas most likely to hold the requested documents. I am therefore satisfied
that reasonable steps to locate the documents to which you have sought access were
undertaken. I am also satisfied that the documents do not exist within OPC’s records
holdings.
Material taken into account
I have taken the following material into account in making my decision:
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• The FOI Act 1982; and
• The guidelines issued by the Australian Information Commissioner under
section 93A of the FOI Act.
Your review rights
If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you may apply for internal review or
Information Commissioner review of the decision. We encourage you to seek internal
review as a first step as it may provide a more rapid resolution of your concerns.
Internal review
Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you may apply in writing to FOI Coordinator, Locked
Bag 30, Kingston ACT 2604, or by email xxx@xxx.xxx.xx for an internal review of my
decision. The internal review application must be made within 30 days after the date of
this letter.
Where possible please attach reasons why you believe review of the decision is
necessary. The internal review wil be carried out by another officer within 30 days.
Information Commissioner review
Under section 54L of the FOI Act, you may apply to the Australian Information
Commissioner to review my decision. An application for review by the Information
Commissioner must be made in writing within 60 days after the date of this letter, and
be lodged in one of the following ways:
online:
https://webform.oaic.gov.au/prod?entitytype=ICReview&layoutcode=ICReviewWF
email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001
More information about Information Commissioner review is available on the Office of
the Australian Information Commissioner website. Go to
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/your-freedom-of-information-
rights/freedom-of-information-complaints.
FOI Complaints
If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your FOI request, please let us know
what we could have done better. We may be able to rectify the problem. If you are not
satisfied with our response, you can make a complaint to the Australian Information
Commissioner. A complaint to the Information Commissioner must be made in writing.
Complaints can be lodged in one of the following ways:
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Kingston ACT 2604
AUSTRALIA
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E: xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx
online:
https://webform.oaic.gov.au/prod?entitytype=Complaint&layoutcode=FOIComplaintWF
email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney 2001
More information about complaints is available on the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner website at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/make-an-foi-c
omplaint/.
If you are not sure whether to lodge an Information Commissioner review or an
Information Commissioner complaint, the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner has more information at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/.
Yours sincerely,
.
Christopher Price
Chief Operating Officer
2 October 2025
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