29 March 2017
Richard Smith
via email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Smith
RE: Application for documents under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information
Act 1982
I refer to your Freedom of Information request received by Australia Post on 19 March
2017 in which you sought access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (“FOI Act”). You have sought the following from Australia Post:
“…………
a) Documents relating to the Australian Postal Corporation’s consideration and
decision to apply for ongoing access to Telecommunications Data as per the
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979;
b) The date each Application made by Australian Postal Corporation for access to
Telecommunications Data under the TELECOMMUNICATONS (INTERCEPTION
AND ACCESS) ACT 1979;
c) Documents relating to how Australian Postal Corporation deals with the privacy
of data obtained through access to ongoing access to Telecommunications
Data as per TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979,
and how the data received is obtained, assessed, stored and ultimately
destroyed;
d) The number of documents containing data obtained by the Australian Postal
Corporation through its ongoing access to Telecommunication Data; and
e) The number of documents containing data obtained by the Australian Postal
Corporation through its ongoing access to Telecommunications Data that the
Australian Postal Corporation has determined are not likely to be required for a
permitted purpose and therefore has destroyed, for the period of time from
since the commencement of ongoing access to the data was granted until 17
March 2017.
[Also],
1) Why the Australian Postal Corporation thinks that it requires access to the
Telecommunications Data of Australians…..; and
2) The scale of Telecommunications Data of Australians being obtained,
handled, stored and ultimately destroyed by the Australian Postal
Corporation.……..”
Australia Post will respond to your request as soon as practicable and in any event
within the statutory period for processing your request.
Please be aware that information released under the FOI Act may later be published in
a disclosure log (subject to certain exceptions) within 10 days of a determination being
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made. You may wish to express a view on this issue and to identify personal or business
information that in your view may be unreasonable to publish.
In accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act we will advise you of our decision within
30 days of receipt of your request.
Yours sincerely,
Anna Oliver FOI Officer
Australia Post
xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Legal Group
W: auspost.com.au
Level 11, 111 Bourke St Melbourne VIC 3000
GPO Box 1777 MELBOURNE VIC 3001