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From:
Higuchi, Erin
Sent:
Thursday, 22 October 2020 4:31 PM
To:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Subject:
Please respond: Another request for take down [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Importance:
High
I am still please urgently looking for someone to contact me about our requests.
Please can someone give me a call on s47F
or s47F
.
s22
Thanks
Erin
Erin Higuchi
A/g Principal Legal Counsel | Small Business, FOI and Privacy | Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
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From: Higuchi, Erin
Sent: Monday, 19 October 2020 10:43 AM
To: 'xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx'
Subject: RE: Another request for take down [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Importance: High
Good morning
I haven’t received a response to my below request.
Could someone please look into this and give me an update today? I will also be sending through another request
shortly.
Thanks
Erin
Erin Higuchi
A/g Principal Legal Counsel | Small Business, FOI and Privacy | Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
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To: 'xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx' <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: Another request for take down [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Good morning
I was wondering whether it might be possible to make another request for take down – this time to remove one of
our colleague’s names (Alan Hilvert-Bruce) from two requests?
The requests are here:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/record_of_alleged_telephone_call
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/email_correspondence_between_mr
We would be happy for you to just replace Alan’s name with [an office of the department]. Alan is now being
targeted by the group making these requests and being sent some pretty unreasonable emails – sample below:
It gives me no pleasure to remind you of the public service, professional and criminal legislation
that governs your conduct and the choices you’ve made in the previous days.
In the prelude to a major scandal you figured it's best to double down as though you've nothing
to lose by adopting the role of a sacrificial lamb. You humiliated yourself and your colleagues by
blocking valid FOI requests whilst documents were being illegally archived and decisions
already made were purposely delayed.
Alan, you made a colossal mistake by allowing this nightmare to escalate and you're just one
knee-jerk response from the point of no return. Hereon, there's no righting this wrong, so
please collect your thoughts before taking any further action.
As you begin to mull over your options and draw on annual leave, I'll remind you that reality
follows wherever you go and that perhaps it's time to seek independent legal advice to consider
your options. Anyone who advises you to stay the course doesn't have your best interests at
heart.
You have until EOD to redeem yourself, and if you have any sense you'll know what to do.
Happy to discuss.
Thanks
Erin
Erin Higuchi
A/g Principal Legal Counsel | Small Business, FOI and Privacy
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
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