8 December 2016
Matthew Clare
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Dear Mr Clare,
Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your email of
22 November 2016 in which you are seeking access to a
document outside of the formal process o
f Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic.) (‘Act’).
The University can confirm that the document you seek access to will not be released as
you have requested. Should you wish to proceed with a formal request under the Act, the
following information will be of assistance.
In order to be valid under Section 17 of the Act, a request must satisfy three criteria. The
three criteria are:
1) The request must be in writing (which includes email);
2) The request must be accompanied by the necessary fee, which is currently
$27.90;
and
3) The request must be sufficiently clear to enable us to undertake a search for
relevant documents.
Your request clearly meets the first criterion.
In order to meet the second criterion, the fee can be paid via cheque or money order
made payable to ‘The University of Melbourne’, or by credit card by telephoning 9035
7929, or online at
http://go.unimelb.edu.au/e8zn. If you are unable to pay the fee on the
basis of hardship, please state your reasons in writing and provide any evidence that you
believe supports your claim. A decision will then be made as to whether your hardship
claim is accepted or not.
The third criterion requires us to ascertain whether your request is sufficiently clear to
enable us to undertake searches for the relevant documents. Once we have received your
fee and we have had an opportunity to consider your request in detail, we may need to
contact you for further clarification about your request.
For further information, including documents covered by the Act, visit
http://go.unimelb.edu.au/7dea.
Kind regards,
FOI Office
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia
T: +61 3 8344 4000
F: +61 3 8344 5104
W: www.unimelb.edu.au
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