Exact expenditure of funds from special fuel excise levied on/ from July 2010 by the Australian Parliament

Rob Cumming made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

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The request was successful.

Dear Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development,

In June 2010, the Australian Parliament increased the allocation of excise for avtur and avgas to CASA by increasing the excise level. This was following your Department's representation to Minister Albanese.

Estimates at the time indicated in a four period, $89.9m would be allocated to CASA until June 2014.

Since 2014, the levy has remained.

I require the evidence and final use of those funds as directed by your Department in terms of :

1. Where expended;
2. Comparison with the source and the application of those funds in the following way:

July 2010 to June 2011
July 2011 to June 2012
July 2012 to June 2013
July 2013 to June 2014

and then:

July 2014 to June 2015
Junly 2015 to June 2016

Yours faithfully,

Rob Cumming

Dear Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development,

I do not have a reply from you on my recent FOI. I draw your attention to the timelines surrounding the request and note that I extended the time for a reply to you when requested, before Christmas.

Yours faithfully,

Rob Cumming

FOI, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

Dear Mr Cumming,

Your request was received by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development on 13 December 2016.

The records of the Department indicate that the Department wrote to you by email on 15 December and again on 16 December 2016, acknowledging and seeking an extension of processing time in relation to your request.

Your request is currently being processed.

The decision on your request is due to you on 27 January 2017.

Kind regards

FOI Officer
Governance Unit | Corporate Services
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
GPO Box 594, Canberra ACT 2601
t 02 6274 6495 |
e [Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development request email] | w www.infrastructure.gov.au

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Dear FOI,

This request is long overdue and I request an internal review of the matter and the request

Yours sincerely,

Rob Cumming

FOI, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

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Dear Mr Cumming

You have already requested the internal review of the decision you have received on this request, and have been provided with the decision in relation to that review.

The Department's records (emails attached) indicate that:

On 18 January 2017, the Department provided you the primary decision in relation to this request.

On the same day, having received the correspondence, you requested the internal review of that primary decision.

On 8 February 2017, the Department responded directly to your request for internal review and provided you with the Internal Review decision.

I note that an explanation of why the Department does not hold the documents you seek is included in both decision records.

A further internal review will not be undertaken.

Kind regards

FOI Officer | Governance and Performance
Governance Unit | Corporate Services
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
GPO Box 594, Canberra ACT 2601
t 02 6274 6495 |
e [email address] | w www.infrastructure.gov.au

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