9 May 2019
C. Faulk
Sent via email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear C Faulk
Decision under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
I refer to your request sent on 2 April 2019 and clarified on 5 April 2019 under the
Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (the FOI Act) for access to:
List of requested minutes, given some have been supplied in full previously. The new list I refer to is below:
RHC Minutes November 1999
RHC Minutes March 2000
RHSAC Minutes April 2000 1
RHC Minutes July 2000
RHSAC Minutes July 2000
RHC Minutes November 2000
RHC Business Working Group Minutes December 2000 RHSAC Minutes December 2000 RHC Business Working Group Minutes
January 2001 RHC Minutes March 2001 ) RHC Business Working Group Minutes June 2001 RHSAC Minutes August 2001 RHC
Business Working Group October 2001 RHC Minutes October/November 2001 RHSAC Minutes November 2001 RHC Business
Working Group Minutes February 2002 RHC Minutes March 2002 RHSAC Minutes April 2002 RHSAC Minutes August 2002 RHC
Minutes July 2005 RHC Minutes March 2006 RHC Minutes July 2007 RHC Minutes November 2007 RHC Minutes March 2010
RHSAC Minutes November 2013 RHC Minutes March 2014 RHSAC Summary Minutes November 2014 RHC Minutes November
2014 RHC Minutes March 2015 RHC Minutes November 2015 RHC Minutes June 2016 RHC Minutes November 2016 RHC Minutes
March 2017 RHC Minutes June 2017 RHC Minutes November 2017 RHC Minutes March 2018 RHC Minutes July 2010 RHC Minutes
November 2010 RHC Minutes November 2011 Actions from RF Review meeting August 2012 RHSAC Minutes August 2013 RHC
Summary Minutes November 2013 RHS Minutes March 2014
I am an officer authorised under section 23 of the FOI Act to make decisions with respect to applications for
access to documents under the FOI Act and this letter sets out my decision on your request.
Decision
I have identified 42 documents relevant to your request. I have decided to release the documents in full.
Schedule
Attachment A is a schedule of the documents. The documents highlighted in green are available on
ARPANSA’s website.
619 Lower Plenty Road, Yal ambie VIC 3085
38–40 Urunga Parade, Miranda NSW 2228
xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx
+61 3 9433 2211
PO Box 655, Miranda NSW 1490
arpansa.gov.au
+61 2 9541 8333
Review Rights
You are entitled to seek review of this decision. Your rights in this regard are set out at Attachment B to this
letter.
You may also complain to the Commonwealth Ombudsman about the way your request has been handled
and Attachment B also sets out your rights of complaint and how to exercise them.
Contacts
If you require clarification of any of the matters set out in this letter please contact me via
xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Larkins
Gemma Larkins
Legal Officer
Office of the General Counsel
2 of 2
Attachment ‘A’
RHC Minutes
Reference Title
Number
of pages
01.RHC
RHC Minutes November 1999
24
02.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2000
23
03.RHC
RHC Minutes July 2000
26
04.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2000
26
05.RHC
RHC Business Working Group Minutes December 2000
2
06.RHC
RHC Business Working Group Minutes January 2001
4
07.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2001
18
08.RHC
RHC Business Working Group Minutes June 2001
2
09.RHC
RHC Business Working Group October 2001
2
10.RHC
RHC Minutes October/November 2001
18
11.RHC
RHC Business Working Group Minutes February 2002
2
12.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2002
19
13.RHC
RHC Minutes July 2005
18
14.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2006
12
15.RHC
RHC Minutes July 2007
11
16.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2007
14
17.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2010
15
17a.RHC
RHC Minutes July 2010
15
17b.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2010
7
17c.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2011
2
17d.RHC
RHC Summary Minutes November 2013
18.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2014
9
19.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2014
7
20.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2015
7
21.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2015
5
22.RHC
RHC Minutes June 2016
8
23.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2016
9
24.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2017
7
25.RHC
RHC Minutes June 2017
7
26.RHC
RHC Minutes November 2017
9
27.RHC
RHC Minutes March 2018
9
RF Working Group
Reference Title
Number
of pages
13 RF
Actions from RF Review meeting August 2012
1
RHSAC
Reference Title
Number
of pages
01.
RHSAC Minutes April 2000
10
RHSAC
02.RHSAC RHSAC Minutes July 2000
9
03.
RHSAC Minutes December 2000
9
RHSAC
04.
RHSAC Minutes August 2001
9
RHSAC
05.
RHSAC Minutes November 2001
7
RHSAC
06.
RHSAC Minutes April 2002
7
RHSAC
07.
RHSAC Minutes August 2002
7
RHSAC
08.
RHSAC Minutes August 2013
9
RHSAC
09.
RHSAC Minutes November 2013
9
RHSAC
10.
RHSAC Summary Minutes November 2014
2
RHSAC
ATTACHMENT B - INTERNAL REVIEW OF DECISION BY ARPANSA
You have the right to apply for an internal review of this decision in accordance with Part VI of the
Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). If you make an application for review, the CEO of ARPANSA will appoint
an officer of ARPANSA to conduct a review and make a completely fresh decision on the merits of the case.
If you wish to exercise this review right, you must apply in writing for a review of the decision within 30
days of receipt of this letter. You do not have to pay any fees or charges for internal review. No particular
form is required to apply for review although it is desirable to set out in the application the grounds on
which you consider that the decision should be changed.
The application for review of the decision should be sent to
xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx or:
FOI & Privacy Officer
ARPANSA
619 Lower Plenty Road
YALLAMBIE VIC 3085
If you make an application for internal review and a decision is not made by us within 30 days of receiving
the application, the original decision will be deemed to be affirmed in accordance with section 54D of the
FOI Act and you will be entitled to make an application to the Information Commissioner in accordance
with sections 54L and 54M of the FOI Act. Similarly, if you are dissatisfied with ARPANSA’s decision on
internal review, you may also apply for review of this decision to the Information Commissioner.
Review of Decision by the Australian Information Commissioner (AIC)
You do not have to seek an internal review of the decision directly from ARPANSA. You may wish to seek a
review of the decision from the AIC. If so, you must apply in writing and you can lodge your application in a
number of ways. More information is available on the AIC’s website at:
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-
of-information/foi-review-process.
Complaints to the AIC or the Commonwealth Ombudsman
You may complain to the Commonwealth Ombudsman or the AIC concerning action taken by an agency in
the exercise of the powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act. There is no fee for making a
complaint. The Ombudsman or the AIC wil conduct a completely independent investigation of your
complaint.
You may complain to the Ombudsman either oral y, in person, on-line or in writing and to the AIC in writing
or by completing the on-line form. Relevant addresses are:
Commonwealth Ombudsman
The Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 442
GPO Box 2999
OR GPO Box 5218
CANBERRA ACT 2601.
Canberra ACT 2601 Sydney NSW 2001
Web:
www.ombudsman.gov.au
Web:
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-
information/foi-complaints
619 Lower Plenty Road, Yal ambie VIC 3085
38–40 Urunga Parade, Miranda NSW 2228
xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx
+61 3 9433 2211
PO Box 655, Miranda NSW 1490
arpansa.gov.au
+61 2 9541 8333