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By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Our Reference: 2025/06
To whom it may concern
Freedom of Information (FOI) Request - 2025/06
I refer to your email dated 18 October 2025 seeking access to documents and information held
by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (the Agency/WGEA) under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
You have requested access to the following:
I am making a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
I am seeking any documents about voluntary data fields that refer to cultural and linguistic
diversity, cultural diversity or similar terms.
My decision and reasons for my decision
I am an officer authorised under subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in relation to
FOI requests. This letter sets out the reasons for my decision.
I have identified 1 document directly within the scope of your request.
Document 1 – Reporting Questionnaire - Word version 2022-23
After considering the relevant identified documentation I have decided to release Document 1 in
full. References to the voluntary collection of data on cultural and linguistic diversity have been
highlighted.
Please note that Document 1 is the Gender Equality Reporting Questionnaire from the 2022-23
reporting period. While the voluntary questions in the ‘Governing bodies – Diversity & Inclusion’
section, and the ‘Voluntary section - Diversity and Inclusion’ were collected in the 2023-24
reporting period, Document 1 is no longer valid or in use. These sections were not included in
the 2024–25 Reporting Questionnaire.
In making my decision, I have had regard to the following:
• the terms of your FOI request
• the content of the documents that fall within the scope of your request
• the relevant provisions of the FOI Act,
• the FOI Guidelines by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC
Guidelines)
Rights of Review
If you are dissatisfied with this decision, you are entitled to seek a review. Your rights are set out
at
Attachment A to this letter.
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If you require clarification of any of the matters discussed in this decision, please contact the
Agency by email at
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx .
Yours sincerely
Tori Gooding
12 November 2025
Schedule of documents:
Document 1 – Reporting Questionnaire - Word version 2022-23
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Attachment A
Rights of Review
Asking for a full explanation of a Freedom of Information decision
If you are dissatisfied with this decision, you may seek review. Before you seek review of an FOI
decision, you may contact us to discuss your request and we will explain the decision to you.
Seeking review of a Freedom of Information decision
If you still believe a decision is incorrect, the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives
you the right to apply for a review of the decision. Under sections 54 and 54L of the Act, you
can apply review of an FOI decision by seeking:
1. an internal review by an different officer of the Australian Public Service Commission,
and/or
2. a external review by the Australian Information Commissioner.
There are no fees applied to either review option.
Applying for a review by an Internal Review Officer
If you apply for internal review, a different decision maker to the Agency delegate who made the
original decision will carry out the review. The Internal Review Officer will consider all aspects of
the original decision and decide whether it should change. An application for internal review
must be made in writing within 30 days of receiving this letter to:
Email:
xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Post:
The FOI Officer
Workplace Gender Equality Agency
GPO Box 4917
SYDNEY NSW 2001
You do not need to fill in a form. However, it is a good idea to set out any relevant submissions
you would like the Internal Review Officer to further consider, and your reasons for disagreeing
with the decision.
Applying for external review by the Australian Information Commissioner
If you do not agree with the original FOI decision or the internal review decision, you can ask
the Australian Information Commissioner to review the decision. You have 60 days to apply in
writing for a review by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner from the date you
received this letter or any subsequent internal review decision.
You can lodge your application:
Online:
www.oaic.gov.au
Post:
Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5218
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
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The OAIC encourage applicants to apply online. Where possible, to assist the OAIC you should
include your contact information, a copy of the related FOI decision and provide details of your
reasons for objecting to the decision.
Complaints to the Information Commissioner and Ombudsman
Information Commissioner
You may complain to the Information Commissioner concerning action taken by an agency in
the exercise of powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act. There is no fee for
making a complaint. A complaint to the Information Commissioner must be made in writing. The
Information Commissioner's details are:
Telephone: 1300 363 992
Website:
www.oaic.gov.au
Commonwealth Ombudsman
You may complain to the Ombudsman concerning action taken by an agency in the exercise of
powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act. There is no fee for making a
complaint. A complaint to the Ombudsman may be made in person, by telephone or in writing.
The Ombudsman's contact details are:
Telephone: 1300 362 072
Website:
www.ombudsman.gov.au
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