Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:00:37 +0000
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documents regarding the 2014 proactive release of the 'aus.gov.au' Privacy Impact Assessment
From: Steven Roddis <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: FREEDOMOFINFORMATION <
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Dear Services Australia,
I seek access to documents concerning the decision by the then Department of Human Services (DHS), now Services Australia, to proactively release the following document:
Title: PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENHANCED PROVISIONING FOR AUS.GOV.AU
Date: 29 September 2011
The types of documents I seek include, but are not limited to:
Briefings, submissions, or memos recommending or approving the proactive release.
Emails, meeting minutes, or file notes discussing the rationale for the release.
Correspondence with other departments (e.g., Department of Finance and Deregulation) regarding the decision to publish the document.
Documents detailing the process or authority under which the decision to proactively release was made, particularly in relation to FOI request LEX 7511.
Timeframe for Search:
The scope of this request is limited to documents created between 13 March 2014 and 4 July 2014.
Exclusions and Background Information
For the avoidance of doubt, I do not seek access to the Privacy Impact Assessment document itself.
This request pertains to the decision-making process that led to its proactive release, which was mentioned by the FOI and Information Release Legal Branch in correspondence regarding request LEX 7511 in mid-2014.
Background correspondence:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.righttoknow.org.au%2Frequest%2Fmygov_privacy_impact_assessment&data=05%7C02%7Cfreedomofinformation%40servicesaustralia.gov.au%7C1bb18542039e46dd634408ddfcb9a5d7%7C627250e63e294861a084aad68ccfcccc%7C0%7C0%7C638944597343403697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=v63L%2BpcFFDMzewT%2FpJ8zqbgAUjr%2BeVUF2m4mtNcEovE%3D&reserved=0
Copy of the proactively released document:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20140703061508%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.finance.gov.au%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffoi14-68-document-1.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cfreedomofinformation%40servicesaustralia.gov.au%7C1bb18542039e46dd634408ddfcb9a5d7%7C627250e63e294861a084aad68ccfcccc%7C0%7C0%7C638944597343423437%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iTm9MvPi88LXSGI9dqquqe0%2F1UTszUeQDozAsQr91hU%3D&reserved=0
I request that access be provided in electronic format via email.
Yours sincerely,
Steven Roddis
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