File Ref: 2016/14304
Mr Jackson Gothe-Snape
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear
Mr Gothe-Snape
I refer to your request to the ACT Education Directorate made under the ACT
Freedom of
Information Act 1989 (the FOI Act) on 19 September 2016.
Your request
Your request advises that you are specifically seeking the following information:
Could you please provide a copy of all expenditure on ministerial and ministerial staff
hospitality in your portfolio for Monday 5 September to Friday 9 September 2016 (inclusive).
For the definition of hospitality expenditure under this request please use the meaning from
the ACT Freedom of Information Act 2016.
My decision
I am an authorised officer under section 22 of the FOI Act to make a decision in relation to
your request. Officers of the Education Directorate have conducted searches of electronic
and paper files for documents that may pertain to your request. However, no relevant
documents have been identified.
I am satisfied that no documents relevant to your request are held within the Education
Directorate.
My advice that no documents exist constitutes a technical refusal under the FOI Act.
Your rights for review
Under section 59 of the FOI Act, you may request a review of my decision. You have 28 days
from the date you were notified of the decision to request an internal review of my
decision.
It is also appealable if, in your opinion, you do not believe that all the documents relevant to
your request in the possession of the Directorate have been located.
An information sheet outlining the review and appeal process provided for in the FOI Act is
attached to this letter.
Charges
I have decided under section 29 of the FOI Act not to impose processing charges for this
request.
Yours sincerely
FOI Adviser
FOI Adviser
Governance and Legal Liaison
17 October 2016
Freedom of Information Act 1989
Review and Appeal Processes
Internal review
You may request a review of a decision made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1989 (ACT).
Requests for review must be made in writing to the Education Directorate. Requests can be sent by
fax (02 6205 9453) or by mail to:
The Director-General
C/- Governance Branch
ACT Education Directorate
PO Box 158
CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601
You have
28 days from the date you were notified of the decision to request a review. This period
may be extended by the Director-General.
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal
If you are not satisfied after the Directorate has conducted an internal review, you may seek an
independent review of the decision by the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal is an
independent body which can affirm, change or reject the decision made by the Directorate and
either substitute its own decision or send the matter back to the Directorate for reconsideration in
accordance with the Tribunal’s recommendations.
The Tribunal can be contacted by fax (02 6205 4855), email
(xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx) or by mail to:
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal
DX5691
GPO Box 370
CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601
An appeal must be filed in the Tribunal within 28 days after the internal review decision is made
although you may seek an extension of time in certain circumstances.
An application for a review may be made by writing to the Tribunal, or by completing the
Application
for Review of a Decision form (available on the Tribunal’s website a
t www.acat.act.gov.au). There is a
fee for lodging an appeal with the Tribunal. This fee may be remitted under certain circumstances.
ACT Ombudsman
You also have the right to complain to the ACT Ombudsman about the processing of your request. If
you wish to lodge a complaint you should write to:
ACT Ombudsman
GPO Box 442
CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601
The ACT Ombudsman cannot override a decision made by the Directorate.
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