17 January 2017
Mrs P Gale
Via em
ail xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mrs Gale,
Freedom of Information (FOI) request (ref 160787)
I refer to your application under the
Freedom of Information Act 1989 (ACT) (the Act) received by the
University of Canberra on 14 December 2016 for access to:
A copy of the report of the research and development of the index [which was funded by the
Commonwealth Department of Education, Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
Project #14]
(how the research was done, what its findings were, what the index is, etc.).
I am authorised under section 22 of the Act to make decisions in respect of FOI applications, and
under section 80 of the Act can make a decision that an applicant is liable to pay a charge. I have
assessed the work the University would need to do to process your request and have estimated the
following fee based on the
Freedom of Information (Fees) Determination 2016 (the Determination).
PROCESSING CHARGES
Search and Retrieval
Task
Time
Cost $25.00 per hour
Search
0.5 hours
$12.50
Retrieval
0.5 hours
$12.50
A. Search and retrieval total
1 hour
$25.00
Decision making
Task
Time
Cost $33.00 per hour
Examination of document
5 hours
$165.00
Consultation (internally and externally)
14 hours
$462.00
Determination
5 hours
$165.00
Preparation of document for release and notice of access
4 hours
$132.00
decision
Less first 10 hours in accordance with the Determination
10 hours
- $330.00
Item 400 (5)(e)
B. Decision making total
18 hours
$594.00
ACCESS AND DELIVERY CHARGES
Task
Pages
Cost $0.34 per page
Electronic production
less first 200 pages in accordance
100
$0.00
with the Determination Item 400 (5)(f)
C. Access and delivery charges total
100 pages
$0.00
ESTIMATED TOTALS AND DEPOSIT
ESTIMATED TOTAL (total of A, B and C)
$619.00
REQUIRED DEPOSIT - 25%
$155.00
Please note: This fee is an estimated fee based on the estimated time taken to complete your
request. The actual fee you will be required to pay will be determined based on the actual time taken
to process your request. You will be notified of the final fee on notification of the outcome of your FOI
request.
Your right to contend the charge
Under the Act, you have the right to contend the charge:
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 FOI Officer must take into
account:
whether payment of the charge, or part of it, would cause you financial hardship;
whether giving access to the document is in the general public interest or in the interest of a
substantial section of the public; and
any other relevant matter.
Payment of a deposit
As the charge exceeds $100.00 a 25% deposit is required. The deposit is not refundable except in
some limited circumstances (for example, if the University fails 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.
The time you have to respond and what you need to do
You have 30 days to respond to this letter in writing, therefore a response is required by
16 February 2017. By this date, you must do one of the following things:
agree to pay a charge (this means you will not be entitled to access the requested
documents until the full charge is paid); or
contend that the charge has been wrongly assessed, should be reduced, or not imposed and
explain your reasons; or
withdraw your request.
Please email your response to
xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
If you do not provide us with a written response by 16 February 2017 your request will be taken to
have been withdrawn.
The period for processing your request is suspended from the day you receive this letter and
resumes on either the day you pay the estimated charge (in-full or the required deposit) or the day
on which the University makes a decision not to impose a charge. If you seek full or partial
remission of the charge, the University will have 28 days to consider your request and make a
decision.
Questions about this letter
If you have any questions or wish to discuss this letter with us, please contact the following officer:
Ms Kerry Lang
Legal Compliance Officer
Email:
xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Phone: 02 6201 5569
Yours sincerely
Ms Kathleen O’Sullivan
A/g Secretary to Council
University of Canberra