
If not delivered return to PO Box 7820 Canberra BC ACT 2610
2 March 2017
Our reference: LEX 27279
Vic Sturgeon
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx Dear Mr Sturgeon
Your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request dated 15 February 2017 and received by the Department of Human
Services (the
department) on 16 February 2017 for access under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the
FOI Act).
You requested access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the
following:
‘In the 1950's a pension retirement fund was set up where the workers had to pay ex
amount of money into the fund for the day they retired. research that was carried out
suggests there was billions of dollars in it and the Governments were not allowed to
borrow or use any of this money in any way with the exception of Paying pension on
retirement for all pensioners.
It has also been noted that the workers are still paying these fees to pay into the
pension fund.
Now it appears that a Prime minister since that time and I do know which one, Stole
all that money when he was Prime minister and used it somewhere else.
My question now is Why has that money to this very day not been reimbursed back to
this retirement fund when it was illegally moved and used for other things?
In My book that must surely be Theft.
The Turnbull Government is further trying to cut back on pensioners funds yet he has
inherited the theft from the 1950's by being the current Prime minister.
Where is the Money and when is it going to be refunded for the purpose it was
intended for from an extra tax on the workers for that purpose.’
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Section 4 of the FOI Act
Section 15 of the FOI Act states that a person may request access to documents of an
agency.
Section 4 of the FOI Act provides that:
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Document includes:
(a) Any of, or part of any of, the following things:
(i)
any paper or other materials on which there is writing;
(ii)
a map, plan, drawing or photograph;
(iii)
any paper or other material on which there are marks, figures, symbols
or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret
them;
(iv)
any article or material from which sounds, images, or writings are
capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other
article or device;
(v)
any article on which information has been stored or recorded, either
mechanically or electronically;
(vi)
any other record of information; or
(b) any copy, reproduction or duplicate of such a thing; or
(c) any part of such a copy, reproduction or duplicate;
But does not include;
(d) material maintained for reference purposes that is otherwise publically
available; or
(e) Cabinet notebooks.
I am satisfied that your request is about reporting possible fraudulent activity and therefore
does not satisfy the definition of ‘document’ in section 4 of the FOI Act. As a result, your
request is not a valid request for documents under section 15 of the FOI Act and has not
been processed.
If you wish to report a suspected fraud, please find further information on the department’s
website at
www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/contact-us/reporting-fraud#a2.
Contact
If you would like to submit a valid request or have any questions, you can do so by email
at
xxx.xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Alternatively you can write to the following address:
Freedom of Information Team
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division
Department of Human Services
PO Box 7820
Canberra Mail Centre ACT 2610
Your request must:
be in writing
state that the request is an application for the purposes of the FOI Act
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Department of Human Services
provide information about the documents to assist us to process your request
provide an address for reply.
If you would like to proceed please reply in writing specifying what documents you
require, under the FOI Act. Please quote FOI LEX Number
27279 with any
correspondence.
Yours sincerely
Authorised FOI Decision Maker
Freedom of Information Team
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division
Department of Human Services
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Department of Human Services