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PO Box 457
CANBERRA ACT 2601
dta.gov.au
Our ref. 186/2020
Andy Johnson
Right to Know
Via email
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
26 May 2020
Dear Andy,
I refer to your request received by the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) on 1 May 2020 for access
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to:
the final deliverables relating to the COVIDSafe app developed by BCG Digital Ventures for the
Department / Agency. Specifical y I mean deliverables produced by the consulting firm including
design report, technical documentation, and software architecture description.
I would also like to request copies of presentations delivered by BCG to the Department
executives / steering committees during their engagement.
Final y I would like to request copies of IT security audits of the application if this has been done.
As advised, the DTA wil exclude staff names, contact details, mobile numbers and signatures
contained within documents that fal within the scope of a FOI request, unless you specifical y request
such details. Duplicates and drafts are also excluded. The DTA wil only consider final versions of
documents.
Preliminary assessment of the charge
In accordance with section 29 of the FOI Act, I have decided that you are liable to pay a charge in
respect to processing of your request. My preliminary estimate of the charge is calculated as fol ows:
Process
Search and retrieval @ $15.00 per hour
$108.25
Decision-making @ $20.00 per hour
$879.90
Less 5 hours free
$100.00
Total
$888.15
Deposit
$222.04
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Required action
If you would like the DTA to continue processing your request, you must provide a written response in
accordance with A, B or C below within 30 days of receiving this notice.
A.
Pay the charge
If you agree to pay the processing charge, your request wil resume as soon as the DTA receives
a payment either in ful or a deposit. Payment in ful is $888.15 and enables you to receive a
decision in relation to your request and any document suitable for release.
Regulation 12 of the Charges Regulations provides that the DTA can receive a deposit. The
required deposit for this request is $222.04. Payment of a deposit entitles you to receive a
decision in relation to your request with any relevant documents withheld until the balance of
charge payment is received.
B.
Contend the charge
You have the option to contend the charge:
(i)
has been wrongly assessed; or
(i ) should be reduced or not imposed; or
(i i) both
Subsection 29(5) of the FOI Act provides that, in deciding whether to reduce or not to impose a
charge, the decision-maker must take into account any relevant reasons, including whether
payment of the charge, or part of it, would cause you financial hardship, and whether the giving
of access to the documents is in the general public interest or in the interest of a substantial
section of the public.
If you wish to contend the charge please set out your reasons and the evidence in support of
your reasons as clearly as possible. If you believe that payment of the charge would cause you
financial hardship, please provide sufficient details of your financial circumstances to enable
the decisionmaker to make a wel -informed decision in this regard.
C.
Withdraw the request
If you wish to withdraw your request you may do so in writing. Alternatively, if you do not
provide a written response to this notice within 30 days of receiving it, your request wil be
taken to have been withdrawn under section 29(2) of the FOI Act.
Alternatively, if you wish to refine the scope of your FOI request, please contact the DTA’s FOI team
for assistance.
Time limits for processing your request
The time limit for processing the request is suspended from the date this notice is received until
either: (a) the day folowing payment of the deposit or charge; or
(b) if applicable, the day fol owing notification of a decision not to impose the charge.
Further information
In accordance with the requirements of section 11C of the FOI Act, the DTA is required to publish, on
its website, information released under the FOI Act within ten working days of the applicant being
given access to the documents.
Digital Transformation Agency
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Should you have any queries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me through
the FOI team (xxx@xxx.xxx.xx).
Yours sincerely
Anthony Warnock
Digital Infrastructure Service
Digital Transformation Agency
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