Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:05:55 +0000
Subject: Re: FOIREQ22/00317 - Decision  [SEC=OFFICIAL]
From: Verity Pane <[FOI #9425 email]>
To: OAIC - Legal <[email address]>

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Attn Office of the Australian Information Commissioner,

I want copy of the documents released in FOIREQ22/00317 updated as at 1 November, but with the first name field for all staff unreacted and the first initial of the second name unredacted.

This is not just a whim because in correspondence OAIC staff identify themselves by their full name most of the time or by their first name and initial in some occasions. This and their branch is often the only identifying information because position numbers and sections and APS level are not given. This makes it difficult to verify if the person responding is a person authorised to make those decisions as you have to know what APS level and section they belong to to cross check delegations.

The OAIC doesn't treat identical information consistently at all - even if it all ends up on the same disclosure log accessible to anyone. The OAIC will redact information in one foi decision alleging sensitivity while releasing the identical information in another without redaction highlighting that it acts highly inconsistent with the release of such information.

The OAIC goes out of its way to obscure verification of delegation so it needs to provide enough information to enable that to occur.

Verity Pane

-----Original Message-----

FOIREQ22/00317



 Dear Verity Pane,



 Please find attached decision, document and schedule for release in the
 above matter.



 Kind regards,



 Llewellyn



 [1]O A I C logo   Llewellyn Horgan | Graduate

 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

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