Australian Securities
and Investments Commission
Office address (inc courier deliveries):
Level 7, 120 Collins Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
Mail address for Melbourne office:
GPO Box 9827,
18 August 2020
Brisbane QLD 4001
Tel: +61 1300 935 075
Phillip Sweeney
Fax: +61 1300 729 000
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
www.asic.gov.au
Dear Mr Sweeney,
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Request - Ref 165-2020
I refer to your email received by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
(
ASIC) on 17 August 2020 in which you seek access to the following under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (
FOI Act):
Australian citizens would expect an agency tasked with enforcing the law would have a well-
stocked law library.
All libraries have a catalogue to record what books are held by the library and where they can be
located by Dewey Decimal Classification Number (or similar classification).
The FOI Act defines a document as: any paper or other material on which there is writing or a
mark, figure or symbol. electronically stored information. a map, a plan, a drawing or a photograph.
The documents I seek are copies of a 'document', including electronically stored information, that
would list all the books or other documents that could be classified as 'legal authorities' in ASIC's
law library where the main title commences with the letters "Th"
Different ASIC offices may have their own law libraries.
If so, I seek a copy of the catalogue document for each ASIC office.
The 30 day statutory time period for processing your request commenced on the day after
the day on which your request was received (s 15(5) of the FOI Act). The due date to issue a
decision on your request is therefore 16 September 2020. The period of 30 days may be
extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be published online on
the ASIC
disclosure log, subject to certain exceptions. (For example, personal or business
information will not be published where this would be unreasonable).
If you wish to discuss this matter, I can be contacted by phone or email as below.
Yours sincerely,
Haydar Tuncer
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Phone: 03 9280 4416
Email:
xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx