FOI 2017 50016 documents.pdf

Document 1
Documents released under the Freedom of information Act 1982
Jim Robertson
From:
Kate Wandmaker
Sent:
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 4:31 PM
To:
Emily Wilson-Kwong
Cc:
Diane Mutch; Eleanor Mills
Subject:
RE: Digital readiness bill [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hi Emily
I have spoken to Kirsty. At this stage they are suggesting 4.30 ‐ 5.30 pm on Thursday or on Friday morning.
I said I would check Doris’s availability with you tomorrow and let them know if any of those times suit.
It would be good to let Doris know they won’t provide the rules before the meeting and will only discuss them for
the hour,
Kate
From: Emily Wilson‐Kwong
Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2017 3:52 PM
To: Kate Wandmaker
Cc: Diane Mutch ; Eleanor Mills
Subject: Digital readiness bill [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Kristy Egans from Catherine Spears office at Dept of Veteran’s Affairs called.
One of the recommendations from the bill was that they consult with us in relation to public interest disclosure.
Doris has asked that you call Kristy to set up a time to meet. Kristy would like it to be this week if possible and for an
hour.
Please call Kristy on
Thanks
Emily
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Subject:
FW: DVA Clarification on Ombudsman submission - DVA Digital Readiness Bill
[DLM=For-Official-Use-Only]
Location:
Level 5 - 4 Childers Street Civic
Start:
Fri 24/02/2017 9:30 AM
End:
Fri 24/02/2017 10:30 AM
Recurrence:
(none)
Meeting Status:
Not yet responded
Organizer:
Spiers, Carolyn
Hi Kate,
Here is the invitation from DVA. I will call them tomorrow to ensure they know it’s 14 Childers
not 4.
Cheers,
El
-----Original Appointment-----
From: Spiers, Carolyn [mailto:
]
Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2017 2:05 PM
To: Spiers, Carolyn; Foreman, Lisa; Doris Gibb
Subject: DVA Clarification on Ombudsman submission - DVA Digital Readiness Bill [DLM=For-
Official-Use-Only]
When: Friday, 24 February 2017 9:30 AM-10:30 AM (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney.
Where: Level 5 - 4 Childers Street Civic
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Document 5
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Jim Robertson
From:
Emily Wilson-Kwong on behalf of Doris Gibb
Sent:
Tuesday, 28 February 2017 7:57 AM
To:
;
Cc:
Kate Wandmaker
Subject:
Meeting with Commonwealth Ombudsman [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Lisa and Carolyn
Thank you for meeting with us on Friday and going through the draft Rules to underpin the proposed amendments
to the MRCA and related Acts.
As discussed, the concern for this Office in relation to the proposed amendments is that many members of the
veteran community are extremely vulnerable and have provided very personal information to DVA. This office is
concerned that, under the proposed amendments, personal information could be released to the public at large.
Now that we have seen the proposed rules, we are pleased to note that they contain a number of safeguards and
we think the addition suggested by OAIC to
is also an improvement
.
The main area of interest for this office is in relation to the policy which underpins proposed
. We would be happy to provide input as that policy is developed and we
would then be in a position to appropriately respond to any complaints which may be made to this office in the
future.
Thank you again for consulting this office.
Regards
Doris Gibb
Acting Deputy Ombudsman
Sent by
Emily Wilson-Kwong
Executive Assistant to
Doris Gibb, Acting Deputy Ombudsman
COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN
tel:
email:
Website: ombudsman.gov.au
Influencing systemic improvement in public administration
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