Audit of the location of all government data
Dear Department of Finance,
This is a request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
This request relates to activities ordered by the previous Government. I seek to know:
a) did the previous government ever order the Digital Transformation Agency to conduct an audit to understand the precise locations of all data holdings of the Australian Public Service - i.e. location both at rest and in transit?
In the event such an audit was conducted I seek:
b) all documents relating to that audit
Yours faithfully,
Ram Rod
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to the Department’s FOI
Team for their consideration. A member of the FOI Team will respond to
your email in the next couple of days.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Ram Rod,
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 23-24/090
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act):
This is a request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
This request relates to activities ordered by the previous Government. I
seek to know:
a) did the previous government ever order the Digital Transformation
Agency to conduct an audit to understand the precise locations of all data
holdings of the Australian Public Service - i.e. location both at rest and
in transit?
In the event such an audit was conducted I seek:
b) all documents relating to that audit.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 2 February 2024. The statutory
period for processing your request commences from the day after Finance
received your request and a decision is due on Monday 4^th March 2024.
The processing period may be extended if we need to consult third parties,
impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Liability to pay a charge
You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as
possible, before we process any requested documents or impose a final
charge.
Publication
As required by the FOI Act, any documents provided to you under the FOI
Act will be published on our [1]disclosure log, unless an exemption
applies or the documents are characterised as containing personal
information. Documents will be published the next working day after they
are released to you.
Policy to exclude junior officer contact details, signatures and mobile
phone numbers
Finance has adopted a policy to generally exclude from any documents
released under FOI, the names and contact details of junior staff (non-SES
officers) and staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act
1984 (adviser level and below). Finance has also adopted a policy to
exclude signatures and mobile phone numbers from any documents released
under FOI (unless publicly available). Finance’s preference is to reach
agreement with FOI applicants to exclude these details from the scope of
the request. Where there is no objection, the names and contact details of
junior officers, as well as any signatures and mobile phone numbers
appearing in identified documents, will be redacted under section 22 of
the FOI Act on the basis that these details are irrelevant to the request.
Please contact the FOI Team on the below contact details if you wish to
discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
References
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Ram Rod,
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 23-24/090
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act):
This is a request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
This request relates to activities ordered by the previous Government. I
seek to know:
a) did the previous government ever order the Digital Transformation
Agency to conduct an audit to understand the precise locations of all data
holdings of the Australian Public Service - i.e. location both at rest and
in transit?
In the event such an audit was conducted I seek:
b) all documents relating to that audit.
Request for assistance
Finance does not hold any documents relevant to the scope of your request,
and as such we invite you to withdraw your request.
We kindly ask that you reply to this email by COB Monday 26^th February
and either:
1. Withdraw your request, or
2. Request a formal no documents decision letter.
Please note that if we do not receive a response from you, we are required
under the FOI Act to expend additional resources to process your request.
We appreciate your assistance in this matter.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 2 February 2024. The statutory
period for processing your request commences from the day after Finance
received your request and a decision is due on Monday 4^th March 2024.
The processing period may be extended if we need to consult third parties,
impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Liability to pay a charge
You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as
possible, before we process any requested documents or impose a final
charge.
Publication
As required by the FOI Act, any documents provided to you under the FOI
Act will be published on our [1]disclosure log, unless an exemption
applies or the documents are characterised as containing personal
information. Documents will be published the next working day after they
are released to you.
Policy to exclude junior officer contact details, signatures and mobile
phone numbers
Finance has adopted a policy to generally exclude from any documents
released under FOI, the names and contact details of junior staff (non-SES
officers) and staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act
1984 (adviser level and below). Finance has also adopted a policy to
exclude signatures and mobile phone numbers from any documents released
under FOI (unless publicly available). Finance’s preference is to reach
agreement with FOI applicants to exclude these details from the scope of
the request. Where there is no objection, the names and contact details of
junior officers, as well as any signatures and mobile phone numbers
appearing in identified documents, will be redacted under section 22 of
the FOI Act on the basis that these details are irrelevant to the request.
Please contact the FOI Team on the below contact details if you wish to
discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
References
Visible links
1. https://www.finance.gov.au/about-us/free...
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Rod,
Please see attached a decision letter in relation to your FOI request (our
reference FOI 23-24/090).
Kind regards
FOI team
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603