Contents of RSM Bird Cameron review of Producer Offset

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Dear Screen Australia,

I would like to request a copy of the RSM Bird Cameron review conducted into the Producer Offset program during 2013/14 as mentioned in the 2013/14 Annual Report.

Yours faithfully,

Cail Young

Nick Coyle, Screen Australia

Thank you for your email.

 

I am on leave at present, and will return to the office on Monday, 28
September 2015.  I will periodically be checking my emails while I am
away.

 

Please contact Susie Cortez on 02-8113 1011 or
[email address] if you require assistance.

 

Best regards,

 

Nick Coyle

Governance Manager

 

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Jane Supit, Screen Australia

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Dear Mr Young

I refer to your freedom of information request sent to Screen Australia by
email on 15 September 2015 (copied below).

You have requested that Screen Australia provides you with the RSM Bird
Cameron review of Producer Offset (requested information). The requested
information is exempt information under section 37(1)(b) of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). The reason for this is that if the
requested information was disclosed a person could find out confidential
information about the enforcement and or administration of the Income
Taxation Assessment Act 1997. Accordingly access to the requested
information is not required to be given under section 11A(4) of the FOI
Act.

Yours sincerely

Jane Supit

 

Jane Supit
Head of Legal Services

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From: Cail Young <[8][FOI #1226 email]>
Date: 15 September 2015 10:59:34 GMT+3
To: Nick Coyle <[9][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contents of RSM Bird Cameron
review of Producer Offset

Dear Screen Australia,

I would like to request a copy of the RSM Bird Cameron review conducted
into the Producer Offset program during 2013/14 as mentioned in the
2013/14 Annual Report.

Yours faithfully,

Cail Young

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Dear Screen Australia,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Screen Australia's handling of my FOI request 'Contents of RSM Bird Cameron review of Producer Offset'.

The decision reasons given state that the entire review is exempt from release as it would reveal secret taxation information, however it's surely possible to release an edited document as per section 26 of the FOI Act.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

Cail Young

Nick Coyle, Screen Australia

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Thanks, Elizabeth. And here's the proposed agenda:

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Nick Coyle, Screen Australia

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Dear Mr Young,

 

Please see attached response from Fiona Cameron to your request for
internal review.

 

Best regards,

 

Nick Coyle
Governance Manager

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Jane Supit, Screen Australia

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Dear Mr Young

 

Variation of access refusal decision: OAIC reference MR15/00345

 

Please find enclosed a letter varying our access refusal decision.

 

Regards

 

Jane Supit
Head of Legal Services

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Jane Supit, Screen Australia

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Dear Mr Young

I enclose Screen Australia’s response to your FOI request dated 15
September 2015.

Yours sincerely

Jane Supit
Head of Legal Services

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Level 7, 45 Jones Street
Ultimo NSW 2007
[2]View location

T + 61 2 8113 5839

[3]screenaustralia.gov.au

[4]http://uploads.wisestamp.com/13eea5dcbef...

 

 

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