FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982
AUTHORISATION UNDER SUBSECTION 23(1)
I, Nicole Rose PSM, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and
Analysis Centre (
AUSTRAC), being the principal officer of AUSTRAC under the
Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (the Act):
(a) revoke the instrument of authorisation made by Peter Clark, Acting Chief Executive
Officer, on 8 June 2017 and make this instrument of authorisation under subsection 23(1)
of the Act; and
(b) authorise a person holding, occupying or performing any of the positions listed in
column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to make a decision in respect of the matters listed in
column 2 of the table in Schedule 1.
In this Authorisation:
Extended decision means a decision under section 54B of the Act to allow a further period
for making an application for internal review.
Initial decision means:
(a) a decision about a request to access documents under Part III of the Act; or
(b) a decision about an application for amendment or annotation of personal information
about a person under Part V of the Act; or
(c) a decision under the
Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations 1982.
Internal review decision means a decision under section 54C of the Act on the review of an
initial decision.
Revised decision means a decision under section 55G of the Act to vary (or set aside and
substitute) an access refusal decision (whether made as part of an initial decision or an
internal review decision) during an Information Commissioner (IC) review.
This instrument takes effect on and from the date it is signed.
Date
08 December 2017
Nicole Rose PSM
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
SCHEDULE 1
Column 1
Column 2
Positions
Specified powers and functions under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982
All staff members
An initial decision
holding or occupying
positions classified at
An extended decision
the APS4 level or
above in the Legal
Strategy and Solutions
Branch.
National Manager of
the Legal Strategy and
Solutions Branch.
All staff members
An internal review decision
holding or occupying
positions classified at
A revised decision
APS6 level or above in
the Legal Strategy and
Solutions Branch.
All National Managers
All Deputy Chief
Executive Officers
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