
PO Box 7820 Canberra BC ACT 2610
21 August 2020
Our reference: LEX 57875
James
Only by email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx Dear James
Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
(
FOI Act) made in the following terms:
'I request a copy of all documents which confirm the administrative procedures
undertaken as part of the process of verifying the identity of the applicant before
sending information to a postal or email address, if identity of the FOI applicant is
relevant to decision whether to release the documents’
Information that may assist
The FOI Procedural Manual (
Manual) provides guidance to staff in Services Australia’s FOI
Team. The Manual contains information relating to the process of verifying the identity and
protecting the privacy of FOI applicants which may be of assistance to you. A copy of the
Manual which has previously been released is publicly available at the following hyperlink
(pages 8, 32, and 39 will be of relevance):
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6032/response/16569/attach/4/LEX%205017
7%20Communication%20Document.pdf.
Noting that this document satisfies your request, could you please confirm whether you are
happy to withdraw your request?
Timeframe to process your request
Your request was received by Services Australia on 18 August 2020, and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by 17 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.
Charges
Services Australia will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the
amount of any such charge as soon as practicable. No charge is payable for providing a
person with their own personal information.
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Your address
The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address to which we can send notices.You
have advised your electronic address is
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
We will send all notices and correspondence to this address. Please advise us as soon as
possible if you wish correspondence to be sent to another address or if your address
changes. If you do not advise us of changes to your address, correspondence and notices
will continue to be sent to the address specified above.
Administrative release of documents
Services Australia has administrative access arrangements (
arrangements) for the release
of certain documents without the need for a formal FOI request. Unless you advise us
otherwise, in processing your request we may provide you with documents under these
arrangements where appropriate. The arrangements do not extend to information or
materials of third parties. You will be notified when documents are released to you under the
arrangements.
Disclosure log
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may be published in a disclosure log
on Services Australia's website. Section 11C of the FOI Act requires this publication,
however it is subject to certain exceptions, including where publication of personal, business,
professional or commercial information would be unreasonable.
Further assistance
If you have any questions please email
xxx.xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx. Yours sincerely
FOI Registration Officer
Freedom of Information Team
Employment Law and FOI | Legal Services Division
Services Australia
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