has been wrongly assessed, or
should be reduced, or
should not be imposed.
In deciding whether a charge should be reduced or not imposed, the decision maker must
take into account:
whether payment of the charge, or part of it, would cause you financial hardship
whether giving access to the document(s) is in the general public interest or in the
interest of a substantial section of the public
any other relevant matter.
Payment of a deposit
As the charge exceeds $25, a deposit of
$20 will be sought if the charge is imposed.
The deposit is not refundable except in some limited circumstances (for example, if we fail to
make a decision on your request within the statutory time limit), or may be refundable in part
if the final charge is less than the deposit paid.
Cheque or money orders should be made payable to the ‘Fair Work Ombudsman’ and sent
to:
Customer Feedback & Information Access Team
Fair Work Ombudsman
GPO Box 9887
SYDNEY NSW 2001
The time you have to respond and what you need to do
You have 30 days to respond in writing to this notice. We therefore expect a response from
you by
7 September 2016. By that date, you must do one of the following things in writing:
agree to pay the charge (this means you will not be entitled to access the requested
documents until the full amount is paid)
contend that the charge has been wrongly assessed, or should be reduced or not
imposed and explain your reasons
withdraw your request.
You can narrow the scope of your request to reduce the amount you have to pay. Please
contact us to discuss this option – we can help you identify the documents you want.
Please send your response to xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
If you do not provide us with a written response by
7 September 2016 your request will be
taken to have been withdrawn.
The period for processing your request is suspended from the day you receive this notice
and resumes on either the day you pay the charge (in full or the required deposit) or the day
we decide not to impose a charge.
Questions about this notice
If you have any questions or wish to discuss this notice, please contact Daniel Menzies on
(07) 3404 4767 or by email to xxx@xxx.xxx.xx.
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More information about charges under the FOI Act is available in FOI Fact Sheet 71 on the
Australian Information Commissioner’s website and Part 42 of the
Guidelines issued by the
Australian Information Commissioner under s 93A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Yours sincerely
Mark Davidson
Director – Customer Feedback & Information Access
Fair Work Ombudsman
1 http://www.oaic.gov.au/images/documents/freedom-of-information/foi-
factsheets/FOI fact sheet7 charges.pdf.
2 http://www.oaic.gov.au/images/documents/freedom-of-information/foi-
guidelines/FOI Guidelines Part 4 Oct 2014.pdf.
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