Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:42:21 +0000
Subject: CM: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Record of alleged telephone call from [Officer of the Department] to Entrepreneurs' Programme 'subject matter expert'
From: Ellie <[FOI #6785 email]>
To: Freedom of Information <[Department of Industry, Science, Energy &amp; Resources request email]>

I am writing to request an internal review of the Department's handling of my FOI request "Record of alleged telephone call from Mr [Officer of the Department] to Entrepreneurs' Programme subject matter expert".

I object to the decision since it's within means of the Department to identify specific telephone records by liaising with Mr [Officer of the Department] who personally managed the relevant FOI request and clarifying:
(1) whether he had used his landline telephone (number ending with 397) when he made the alleged call; and/or
(2) the Department telephone number he had dialled when he made the alleged call; and/or
(3) the names of 'subject matter experts' in the Entrepreneurs' Programme he had purportedly dialled.

Since the alleged phonecall had to have been made between 13 Sep 2020 11:21 AM (FOI request by Mr Menzies) and 15 Sep 2020 12:16 PM (FOI refusal by Mr [Officer of the Department]):
- in case of (1) above, you will be able to identify outgoing calls from a specific landline over a 48-hour time-period;
- In case of (2) above, you will be able to identify incoming calls to a specific landline over a 48-hour time-period; and
- in case of (3) above, you will be able to complete this process by liaising with the 'subject matter experts' instead.

Please rely on (2) in a scenario where Mr [Officer of the Department] claims to have ducked out to use a nearby telephone booth.

Finally, please rely on (3) in a scenario where Mr [Officer of the Department] declines to 'use his eyes and brains' as was the case in his objection to Mr Menzies FOI request.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/record_of_alleged_telephone_call

Faithfully,
Ellie



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