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Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Minister for the Environment as part of a batch sent to 166 authorities

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The request was successful.

Dear Minister for the Environment,

Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to others.

I'm hoping you can provide me with a copy of the current arrangements if possible.

If it helps, I'm happy for you to process this request under "administrative release" (https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...). This would reduce the cost and time required to make a formal decision.

That said, I understand sometimes you want the request to be formal. If you won't process it informally, please process my request for the document as a formal FOI Request.

Please note - While I volunteer for Right to Know, this request is made in a personal capacity and not on behalf of Right to Know.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Fairless

FOI Contact Officer, Minister for the Environment

Dear Ben

The Minister for the Environment's Chief of Staff has authorisation to make decisions under the FOI Act.

As we have released this information to you administratively, we have taken your request to be withdrawn.

Regards

FOI Contact Officer | General Counsel Branch Department of the Environment and Energy
a: GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2600
t: 02 6274 2098

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #5093 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: FOI Contact Officer <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations

Dear Minister for the Environment,

Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to others.

I'm hoping you can provide me with a copy of the current arrangements if possible.

If it helps, I'm happy for you to process this request under "administrative release" (https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...). This would reduce the cost and time required to make a formal decision.

That said, I understand sometimes you want the request to be formal. If you won't process it informally, please process my request for the document as a formal FOI Request.

Please note - While I volunteer for Right to Know, this request is made in a personal capacity and not on behalf of Right to Know.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Fairless

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