Act No. 33 of 2016 - assented/signed copy and documents submitted for Royal Assent
Dear Office of Parliamentary Counsel,
Is it possible for OPC (and if necessary, other relevant offices if any such as the Office of the Official Secretary of the Governor-General) to provide the following on Act No. 33 of 2016, Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016?
I am looking for:
- A copy of the Act as passed with signature of the Royal Assent.
- Documents submitted to the Governor-General for royal assent to the Act (including the certificate from either the House of Representatives or the Senate, and the certificate signed by the Attorney-General recommending assent).
Thanks Yous!
Yours faithfully,
Tyler
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Good morning,
Freedom of Information request no. 38-2025
I refer to your request for access to documents related to the Royal
Assent of the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016.
OPC received your request on 12 April 2025 and the 30-day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by 12 May 2025. The period of
30 days may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other
reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
If you require this information, please let us know so the decision maker
may consider releasing it. Otherwise, we will take it that you agree to
this information being excluded from the scope of your request (that is,
the information will be treated as irrelevant and redacted from any
documents for release).
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
([1]https://www.opc.gov.au/corporate‑informa...),
subject to certain exceptions. For example, personal information will not
be published where this would be unreasonable.
We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if
you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
Kind regards,
FOI Contact Officer
a: 28 Sydney Ave Forrest ACT 2603
t: 02 6120 1400
e: [2][OPC request email]
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The sender of this email certifies that its contents, and any attachments,
are of an 'OFFICIAL' nature.
Good morning,
Further to my last email regarding Freedom of Information request no.
38-2025
I refer to your request to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access to documents related
to the Royal Assent of the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016.
The purpose of this email is to advise you that part of your request has
been transferred to another agency.
Under section 16(1) of the FOI Act, OPC with the agreement of the other
agency, may transfer part of the request to the other agency if the
requested document is not in the possession of OPC but is in the
possession of the other agency or if the subject matter of the document is
more closely connected with the functions of the other agency.
OPC, with agreement, transferred part of your request as the documents are
in the possession of the Office of the Official Secretary to the
Governor-General.
The part of your request that has been transferred is:
o Documents submitted to the Governor-General for royal assent to the
Act (including the certificate from either the House of
Representatives or the Senate, and the certificate signed by the
Attorney-General recommending assent).
We received your request on 12 April 2025 and the 30-day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. The
transfer of your request does not affect the due date for completion of
your request. You should therefore expect a decision from the Office of
the Official Secretary to the Governor-General by 12 May 2025. However,
the statutory period of 30 days may be extended if the Office of the
Official Secretary to the Governor-General needs to consult third parties
or for other reasons. The Office of the Official Secretary to the
Governor-General will advise you if this happens.
If you have any questions about this transfer, please contact us by email
to [1][email address].
If you have any other questions about your request, the contact details
for the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General are
[2][email address].
Kind regards,
FOI Contact Officer
a: 28 Sydney Ave Forrest ACT 2603
t: 02 6120 1400
e: [3][OPC request email]
w: [4]www.opc.gov.au
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Sent: Monday, 14 April 2025 11:31 AM
To: Tyler <[FOI #13034 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Act No. 33 of 2016 -
assented/signed copy and documents submitted for Royal Assent
[SEC=OFFICIAL]
The sender of this email certifies that its contents, and any attachments,
are of an 'OFFICIAL' nature.
Good morning,
Freedom of Information request no. 38-2025
I refer to your request for access to documents related to the Royal
Assent of the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016.
OPC received your request on 12 April 2025 and the 30-day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by 12 May 2025. The period of
30 days may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other
reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
If you require this information, please let us know so the decision maker
may consider releasing it. Otherwise, we will take it that you agree to
this information being excluded from the scope of your request (that is,
the information will be treated as irrelevant and redacted from any
documents for release).
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log
([6]https://www.opc.gov.au/corporate‑informa...),
subject to certain exceptions. For example, personal information will not
be published where this would be unreasonable.
We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if
you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
Kind regards,
FOI Contact Officer
a: 28 Sydney Ave Forrest ACT 2603
t: 02 6120 1400
e: [7][OPC request email]
w: [8]www.opc.gov.au
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Dear OPC FOI,
Thank you for your message on 17 April 2025, and you informed that part of my request has been transferred to Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General. That part is
o Documents submitted to the Governor-General for royal assent to the
Act (including the certificate from either the House of
Representatives or the Senate, and the certificate signed by the
Attorney-General recommending assent).
(on Act No 33 of 2016)
As in past requests, I understand OPC is aware that Office of the Official Secretary to the
Governor-General will refuse this part of my request under section 6A(1) of the FOI Act, because the documents requested are not "relates to matters of an administrative nature". So I will understand that the Australian government, including OPC, has effectively refused this part of the request.
In any case, I also understand that OPC does not have possession of the documents in this part of the request.
Thank yous
Yours faithfully,
Tyler
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are of an 'OFFICIAL' nature.
Good afternoon Mr Hu,
In response to your FOI Request received by the Office of Parliamentary
Counsel on 12 April 2025, please find attached the decision by the
Agency’s authorised decision-maker under section 23 of the FOI Act.
Please be advised that after conducting additional searches, OPC has
successfully located the documents pertaining to part 2 of your request.
As a result, you will not receive any correspondence from the Office of
the Official Secretary to the Governor-General.
Kind regards,
FOI Contact Officer
a: 28 Sydney Ave Forrest ACT 2603
t: 02 6120 1400
e: [1][OPC request email]
w: [2]www.opc.gov.au
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