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FOI 199-2019
23 September 2019
Mr Phil ip Sweeney
By email –
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx Dear Mr Sweeney
Freedom of information request – Notice the applicant is liable to pay a charge
I refer to your request for access to documents relating to NULIS Nominees (Australia)
Limited under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act) on 22 August 2019.
Pursuant to section 29 of the FOI Act, I have decided you are liable to pay a charge
to process your request. I am an officer authorised under subsection 23(1) of the FOI
Act to make decisions in relation to FOI requests.
In accordance with section 29 of the FOI Act and the
Freedom of Information
Charges Regulations 1982, my preliminary assessment of the charge you are liable to
pay is $15.00.
I note that you have sent payment of $15.00 which satisfies the charge in this Notice.
Please find the basis of the assessment of the charge below for your records.
Basis for preliminary assessment of the charge
I assessed the work ASIC has already done to process your request and calculated
the fol owing breakdown of charges:
Document estimate
Number of relevant documents
1
Number of relevant pages (or other size descriptor)
5
PROCESSING CHARGES
Search and retrieval
Task
Time
Cost @ $15/hr

2
Search and retrieval of relevant electronic and registry
0.5
$7.5
files
Search and retrieval of relevant pages in file
-
-
Preparation of schedule of documents
0.5
$7.5
A. Search and retrieval subtotal
1
$15
Decision making
Task
Time
Cost @ $20/hr
Examination of documents
0.5
$10
Consultation with third parties
2
$40
Preparation of documents for release
-
-
Preparation of notice of access decision
1
$20
Decision making subtotal (before deduction of 5 hours)
3.5
$70
B. Decision making subtotal (after deduction of first 5
0
$0
hours free)
ESTIMATED TOTALS AND DEPOSIT
Estimated total – total of A and B
$15.00
Required deposit
Nil
Questions about this notice
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website provides useful and
relevant information about charges under the FOI Act:
•
Fact Sheet 7: Freedom of information - charges
•
FOI guidelines: Part 4 – Charges for providing access
Yours sincerely
Tim Homel
Lawyer
Assessment & Intelligence
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Authorised decision-maker under subsection 23(1) FOI Act