DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Information Access Unit
Corporate Services
Ground Floor, RCG Centre
47 Mitchel Street
Postal Address
GPO Box 4621
Darwin NT 0801
T 08 8999 8490
F 08 8942 6806
E xxxxxxx.xxxx@xx.xxx.xx
File Ref: IA17/0051
Mr James Smith
c/- Right to Know Organisation
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Smith
Request for Government Information under the Information Act (NT)
Thank you for your applications to the Department of Housing and the Department of Local
Government and Community Service to access government information under section 18 of
the
Information Act (the Act) dated 8 August 2017.
Please note: the Department of Housing and the Department of Local Government and
Community Services have been merged into the one agency, namely the Department of
Housing and Community Development. Therefore, I wil be responding to both your
submitted applications under the new structure.
Your request was for:
I request documents related to the ten most recent instance where an employee has
sought information, advice, guidance, or opinion on their social media use in a private
capacity. I limit the scope of documents to:
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The original request from the employee
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The agency/departments response
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Any follow up question and response
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Only those sent to a relevant HR/conduct/social media (or similar) team (rather than
managers across all areas of the organisation)
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Where the original request was created in the last 2 years.
In accordance with the provisions of section 18(2) of the Act, the department requires
additional information from you to be able to process your request for government
information.
Section 18(2) states an application is to:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) specify the name of the applicant; and
(c) include sufficient details to identify the information; and
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(d) specify an address to which correspondence regard the application may be sent
to the applicant.
(2A) The application is to be accompanied by the application fee.
(3) Before accepting an application, a public sector organisation must satisfy itself as
to the identity of the applicant.
In order to commence processing your request I am required to adhere to provisions of the
Act. To support your application, could you please forward a copy of your photographic
identification along with the scheduled $30.00 application fee.
To assist you complete the application process, I enclose a Request for Government
Information; Proof of Identity Requirement; an Application to Waive or Reduce Fees; and
fact sheets on “Making an Application” and “Information Access: What does it cost”.
Should you require further assistance or information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
KLAitken
Karan L Aitken
Information Access Manager
10 August 2017
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