17 December 2020 
 
Mr Richard Smith 
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx 
 
Dear Mr Smith  
 
 
Application for documents under Freedom of Information Act 1982 
 
I refer to your email dated 18 November 2020 to which you have sought information under the Act, in relation to 
the following documents: 
 
1.  Documents detailing the number of invoices sent to Tourism Australia by the multinational consulting firm 
KPMG (including any subsidiaries or joint ventures owned or controlled by KPMG) covering the period 
from 1st July 2005 to 30th June 2007; and 
 
2.  Documents detailing the total amount claimed for each invoice sent to Tourism Australia by the 
multinational consulting firm KPMG (including any subsidiaries or joint ventures owned or controlled by 
KPMG) covering the period from 1st July 2005 to 30th June 2007.  
 
I am an officer authorised under section 23 of the FOI Act to make all decisions in respect of requests for 
documents received by Tourism Australia under the FOI Act.  
  
Documents  
Various officers of Tourism Australia have undertaken a thorough search for your requested documents and no 
documents have been located. Therefore, I am satisfied that there are no documents within the scope of your 
request in the possession of Tourism Australia. For your information, I also draw your attention to the National 
Archives of Australia Administrative Functions Disposal Authority (AFDA), clause 1214, 
(http://download.asic.gov.au/media/2065148/afda-2010-disposal-authority.pdf) which outlines that principal 
accounting records and associated supporting records managing a Corporate Commonwealth agency’s revenue 
and expenditure can be destroyed 7 years after the last action.    
 
Review Rights  
You have two alternative options for review of my decision. The first is an internal review within Tourism 
Australia. The second option is review by the Australian Information Commissioner.    
 
Internal review  
Section 54 of the FOI Act gives you the right to apply for an internal review of my decision. If you make an 
application for internal review it wil  be conducted by an officer of Tourism Australia (other than me) appointed by 
the Managing Director, to conduct a review and make a completely fresh decision on the merits of the case.  
 
Application for a review of the decision must be made within 30 days after the day of receipt of this letter.    
You do not have to pay any fees or processing charges for an internal review, except for providing access to any 
additional relevant material located as a result of the review (for example, photocopying, inspection, etc). No 
particular form is required but it would assist the decision-maker were you to set out in the application the 
grounds on which you consider that the decision should be reviewed.  
 
Application for a review of the decision should be addressed to:  
 
FOI Officer   
Tourism Australia  
GPO Box 2721  
Sydney NSW 1006  
 

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If the decision on internal review was not satisfactory to you, you would then be entitled to seek a review of that 
decision by the Australian Information Commissioner. 
Information Commissioner Review  
As an alternative, section 54L(2)(a) of the FOI Act gives you the right to apply for an external review of my 
decision by the Australian Information Commissioner.    
 
The Information Commissioner is an independent office holder who can review the decisions of agencies under 
the FOI Act. The Commissioner’s office charges no fee for a review.    
 
You must apply in writing for a review by the Commissioner. You can do this in any one of the following ways:  
 
•  Online: www.oaic.gov.au.  
•  Post: GPO Box 2999, Canberra, ACT 2601.  
•  Fax: (02) 9284 9666.  
•  Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.  
•  In person in Canberra: Level 3, 25 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT 2602 or  
•  In person in Sydney: Level 8, Piccadil y Tower, 133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.  
 
An application form is available on the Commissioner’s website www.oaic.gov.au. An application should include 
a copy of the notice of decision that is appealed against (if one was provided), and the applicant’s contact 
details. Reasons should be given suggesting why the decision is wrong.    
 
If you are objecting to a decision to refuse access to documents, impose a charge or refuse to amend a 
document, you must apply to the Information Commissioner within 60 days of receiving the decision.    
If you are objecting to a decision to grant access to another person you must apply within 30 days of receiving 
the decision. The Commissioner can grant an extension of time in an appropriate case where an application for 
review has been delayed.    
 
More information about Commissioner reviews can be found at 
http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/FOI_fact_sheet12_your_review_rights.html  or by phoning 1300 
363 992.  
 
Complaints to the Commonwealth Ombudsman  
You may complain to the Commonwealth Ombudsman concerning action taken by an agency in the exercise of 
powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act. There is no fee for making a complaint.  The 
Ombudsman wil  make a completely independent investigation of your complaint.  
Complaints to the Ombudsman can also be lodged via the Ombudsman's web page: www.comb.gov.au.  The 
Ombudsman usually prefers complainants to first seek internal review before complaining about a decision.   
 
If you have any queries, please contact xxx@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx. 
  
  
Yours sincerely  
  
 
 
 
Mark Craig 
Executive General Manager, Corporate Services 
Freedom of Information Officer 
 

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