FOI charges calculator
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
In a letter to an FOI applicant dated 19 May 2016, published on the Right to Know website (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/1...), the Department refers to 'the standard FOI charges calculator'.
Please provide that calculator.
As far as possible, the calculator should be provided in its original form.
If the calculator is a compiled program, this request should be taken to include both the source and compiled forms of the program.
Please consider this a request for administrative access or, if that is not possible, a formal FOI request. I note that the contents of the calculator is probably operational information which should already be published on your website (but I can't find it).
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Conheady
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Conheady
I refer to your recent request seeking information about the charges
process and the calculation of charges.
The Department has information regarding charges and the breakdown for the
calculation available on our website. These calculations are set by the
[1]Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations 1982.
See:
[2]http://www.border.gov.au/about/access-ac...
Additional information about charges under the FOI Act can be located at
the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s website at
[3]www.oaic.gov.au.
I hope that this information is of assistance. Should this information
satisfy your request please notify the Department if you wish to continue
to proceed with the below FOI request. Please provide your advice by
Monday 13 June 2016.
Yours sincerely
Janelle Raineri
Assistant Director | Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Services Division
Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
P: 02 6264 1580
E: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Conheady
[mailto:[FOI #1982 email]]
Sent: Friday, 3 June 2016 11:51 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI charges calculator
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
In a letter to an FOI applicant dated 19 May 2016, published on the Right
to Know website
([4]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/1...),
the Department refers to 'the standard FOI charges calculator'.
Please provide that calculator.
As far as possible, the calculator should be provided in its original
form.
If the calculator is a compiled program, this request should be taken to
include both the source and compiled forms of the program.
Please consider this a request for administrative access or, if that is
not possible, a formal FOI request. I note that the contents of the
calculator is probably operational information which should already be
published on your website (but I can't find it).
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Conheady
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Dear Janelle,
I apologise for my delay in replying.
I am seeking a copy of the specific calculator used in the cited FOI request, not general information about FOI charges.
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Conheady
Dear Janelle,
I have not received any acknowledgement of my email dated 14 June 2016, in which I pointed out your error in interpreting my FOI request dated 3 June 2016.
Could you please let me know the agency's reference number for this request and when the agency expects to respond?
I would be happy to grant an extension of seven days, if requested, on the basis that I took six days to correct your error. However, apart from that, I am expecting a response within 30 days of my original request, i.e. 4 July 2016.
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Conheady
UNCLASSIFIED
Our references: FA 16/06/01908; ADF2016/28406
Dear Mr Conheady
I apologise for the delay in writing to you about your FOI request.
Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your recent FOI
Request.
Currently the due date for your request is 3 July 2016.
Thank you for your indication of agreeing to a seven day extension of
time, if requested. If an extension of time is required to process this
request the Department will write to you once the request can be allocated
to a decision maker.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.
Yours sincerely
Janelle Raineri
Assistant Director | Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Services Division
Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
P: 02 6264 1580
E: [email address]
Please note I am out of the office from 2:30 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Conheady
[mailto:[FOI #1982 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2016 11:35 AM
To: FOI
Subject: TRIM: RE: Freedom of Information request - FOI charges calculator
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Janelle,
I have not received any acknowledgement of my email dated 14 June 2016, in
which I pointed out your error in interpreting my FOI request dated 3 June
2016.
Could you please let me know the agency's reference number for this
request and when the agency expects to respond?
I would be happy to grant an extension of seven days, if requested, on the
basis that I took six days to correct your error. However, apart from
that, I am expecting a response within 30 days of my original request,
i.e. 4 July 2016.
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Conheady
-----Original Message-----
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Conheady
I refer to your recent request seeking information about the charges
process and the calculation of charges.
The Department has information regarding charges and the breakdown for
the calculation available on our website. These calculations are set by
the [1]Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations 1982.
See:
[2][1]http://www.border.gov.au/about/access-ac...
Additional information about charges under the FOI Act can be located at
the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s website at
[3][2]www.oaic.gov.au.
I hope that this information is of assistance. Should this information
satisfy your request please notify the Department if you wish to continue
to proceed with the below FOI request. Please provide your advice by
Monday 13 June 2016.
Yours sincerely
Janelle Raineri
Assistant Director | Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Services Division
Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
P: 02 6264 1580
E: [DIBP request email]
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message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
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If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
email.
References
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2. http://www.oaic.gov.au/
3. mailto:[FOI #1982 email]
4. https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
UNCLASSIFIED
Our references: FA 16/06/01908; ADF2016/28406
Dear Mr Conheady,
I refer to your FOI request received on 3 June 2016, seeking access to the
following:
“In a letter to an FOI applicant dated 19 May 2016, published on the Right
to Know website
(<https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/1...>),
the Department refers to 'the standard FOI charges calculator'.
Please provide that calculator.
As far as possible, the calculator should be provided in its original
form.
If the calculator is a compiled program, this request should be taken to
include both the source and compiled forms of the program.”
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the signed decision letter, decision record and the document released
under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
Yours sincerely,
Katie Moore
FOI Officer
Information Management Branch
Corporate Services Division | Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
PO Box 25, BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Email: [1][email address]
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Important Notice: The content of this email is intended only for use by
the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received
this email by mistake, please advise the sender and delete the message and
attachments immediately. This email, including attachments, may contain
confidential, sensitive, legally privileged and/or copyright information.
Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information
by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited.
DIBP respects your privacy and has obligations under the Privacy Act 1988.
Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
email.
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