FOI Health and Safety Incidents

Arjun Andersen made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Taxation Office

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The request was refused by Australian Taxation Office.

Arjun Andersen

Dear Australian Taxation Office,

This is a request for all health and safety incident reports relating to FOI officers or the General Counsel in 2016.

Yours faithfully,

Arjun Andersen

FOI, Australian Taxation Office

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Dear FOI Applicant,
 
Please see attachment.
 

Yours faithfully,
 
FOI Team
 

 
 
 
 

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dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in

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than the intended recipient is prohibited and may result in

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Arjun Andersen

Dear Australian Taxation Office,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Taxation Office's handling of my FOI request 'FOI Health and Safety Incidents'.

Section 47E(c) will only apply where disclosure of the documents would prejudice management of personnel. Staff are under a duty under the Workplace Health and Safety Act to report health and safety incidents and ought to already be aware that public records are public under the Freedom of Information Act. The process does not rely on gratuitous cooperation by staff. In any case, an officer's decision to report and how to report will not be affected by knowledge that the mere existence of the report may be disclosed. They will only be affected if the full report is disclosed and only in those cases where the incident is very personal in nature, and again only on the assumption that the report would be released in full.

Names of officers should be withheld. A balance should be struck where the documents are released but information which would identify any injured person should be redacted.

At the very least the existence, number, timing and general nature or type of incident reports should be disclosed.

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

Yours faithfully,

Arjun Andersen

FOI, Australian Taxation Office

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Dear FOI Applicant,
 
Please see attachment.
 
 
Yours faithfully,
 
FOI Team
 
 

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IMPORTANT

    The information transmitted is for the use of the intended

recipient only and may contain confidential and/or legally

privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, disclosure,

dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in

reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other

than the intended recipient is prohibited and may result in

severe penalties. If you have received this e-mail in error

please notify the Privacy Hotline of the Australian Taxation

Office, telephone 1300 661 542 and delete all copies of this

transmission together with any attachments.

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FOI, Australian Taxation Office

1 Attachment

Dear FOI Applicant,
 
Please see attachment.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
FOI Team
 
 

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IMPORTANT

    The information transmitted is for the use of the intended

recipient only and may contain confidential and/or legally

privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, disclosure,

dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in

reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other

than the intended recipient is prohibited and may result in

severe penalties. If you have received this e-mail in error

please notify the Privacy Hotline of the Australian Taxation

Office, telephone 1300 661 542 and delete all copies of this

transmission together with any attachments.

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FOI, Australian Taxation Office

1 Attachment

 
Dear FOI Applicant,
 
Please see attachment.
 
 
 
Yours faithfully,
 
FOI Team
 
 
 
 

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IMPORTANT

    The information transmitted is for the use of the intended

recipient only and may contain confidential and/or legally

privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, disclosure,

dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in

reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other

than the intended recipient is prohibited and may result in

severe penalties. If you have received this e-mail in error

please notify the Privacy Hotline of the Australian Taxation

Office, telephone 1300 661 542 and delete all copies of this

transmission together with any attachments.

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