Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:03:44 +1100 Subject: Re: Acknowledgement and clarification sought: FOI 2122-063 - Exemptions Provided Under the Relevant Acts to Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation [SEC=OFFICIAL] From: Trent Morrison-Francis <[FOI #8259 email]> To: FOI <[Department of Social Services request email]> Dear FOI, I am looking for any documents that provide CSC as a superannuation provider related to pension exceptions or directions to something that is diffrent to law in the following areas - Child Support (For example garnisheeing wages \ Payments ect) - Welfare payments managed by your departments. I do not believe that any other areas that your department manage will be covered by the documents we are looking for. Yours sincerely, Trent Morrison-Francis -----Original Message----- Dear Mr Morrison-Francis,   We refer to your correspondence received by the Department of Social Services (the Department) on 7 January 2022, in which you request access under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to:   “… any documents that your department holds in relation to any "Exemptions" or "Wavers" as defined by the Webster Dictionary or socially accepted definitions of the words in the country of Australia to comply with any legislation that your office has powers, authority or manages under legislation for its management as a superannuation provider.   To remove any doubt we are asking for all schemes that Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation manages including   CSS ABN: 19 415 776 361 RSE: R1004649   DFRDB ABN: 39 798 362 763   Military Super ABN: 50 925 523 120 RSE: R1000306   ADF Super ABN: 90 302 247 344 RSE R1077063   ADF Cover ABN: 64 250 674 722   The period for the request relates to all documents created on or after the 01st January 2017 by either your office and or the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (where practicable if your office is not the creator of the documents).”   We note that your request appears to have been sent to the Department twice on 7 January 2022, at 11:16am and also at 11:22am. Please be advised that the Department will proceed to treat this as a single request, and our reference number is FOI 2122-063.   Please read the below carefully, as your response is sought in relation to two matters.   Clarification The Department is not a superannuation provider, nor does it manage the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. For this reason, we are seeking clarification from you regarding the types of documents or information that you anticipate the Department holds.   We have made enquiries with relevant line areas, and based on our current understanding of your scope, we believe that you may need to direct your request to the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, as it is unlikely our Department holds the records you seek.   You can visit the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation’s website at [1]https://www.csc.gov.au/Employers/About-CSC/Corporate-governance/Accessing%20information for information on how to request information from them.   Removal of non-SES staff names and contact details The Department is seeking your agreement to the removal of the names and contact details of non-Senior Executive Service (non-SES) staff, which may be contained within any documents identified in relation to your request.   Based on the scope of your request, this information does not appear relevant to you, therefore we would like to remove it under section 22 of the FOI Act.   Please respond to advise whether you agree that this information is not relevant to you.   Decision due The statutory period for processing your request is 30 days commencing from the day after your request was received. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, in accordance with the FOI guidelines issued by the Australian Information Commissioner, the timeframe will expire on the first day following which is none of those days.   In accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 15(5) of the FOI Act, a decision on your request is currently due on Monday 7 February 2022.   When the processing period may be extended or suspended The current due date may be extended by up to 30 days if agreed by you (section 15AA of the FOI Act). The due date may also be extended by an additional 30 days in each instance, if your request is considered voluminous or complex (section 15AB of the FOI Act) or if the Department is required to undertake a third party consultation (sections 26A, 27 or 27A of the FOI Act). If any of these extensions apply, the Department will notify you.     Additionally, there are occasions where the time to process your request may be suspended. This will usually take place if a practical refusal consultation process takes place (section 24AB of the FOI Act) or if a charges notice is issued to process your request (section 29 of the FOI Act). If the Department decides that either of these apply to your request, the Department will notify you. Your response sought Please respond to this email by close of business Monday 17 January 2022, to:   -          provide clarification regarding the documents you believe the Department holds and you are seeking access to; and -          advise whether you agree that the names and contact details of non-SES staff are irrelevant to your request.   The Department will correspond with you by email in relation to your FOI request.    Should you have any queries about this matter, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI team via email at [2][Department of Social Services request email].   Yours sincerely,   DSS FOI Team -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom of Information Cabinet and FOI Government and Executive Services Department of Social Services E: [3][Department of Social Services request email]   The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, water and community. 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