Housing affordability
Dear Department of the Treasury,
I request the following information: the titles and delivery dates of all final documents delivered to or produced by the 'PERSONAL AND INDIRECT TAX, CHARITIES & HOUSING DIVISION' since 1 January 2022 about housing affordability.
To be clear, I am not requesting the title page, I am instead am instead requesting the title/names of documents. This should be no more than a handful or two of words for each relevant document.
Please exclude duplicates from this FOI request.
Given the significant public interest in this topic, I request that the usually applicable FOI fees be waived in this instance.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
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From: John Smith <[FOI #9916 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 8 February 2023 7:24 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Housing affordability
Dear Department of the Treasury,
I request the following information: the titles and delivery dates of all
final documents delivered to or produced by the 'PERSONAL AND INDIRECT
TAX, CHARITIES & HOUSING DIVISION' since 1 January 2022 about housing
affordability.
To be clear, I am not requesting the title page, I am instead am instead
requesting the title/names of documents. This should be no more than a
handful or two of words for each relevant document.
Please exclude duplicates from this FOI request.
Given the significant public interest in this topic, I request that the
usually applicable FOI fees be waived in this instance.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
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Dear Mr Smith
Please see the attached decision.
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Dear FOI,
This is shocking. Can you confirm the Housing division of Treasury has not actually produced any documents about housing affordability?
Yours sincerely,
John Smith
OFFICIALOFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for your enquiry, the FOI Act provides access to documents that
exist when the FOI request was received. It does not require an agency to
respond to questions or create a document that would substantially and
unreasonably divert the resources of the agency from its other operations.
If you would like further information, you can submit a request via the
Treasury website at
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Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6263 2800
Email: [2][Treasury request email]
[3]www.treasury.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: John Smith <[4][FOI #9916 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 19 March 2023 8:21 PM
To: FOI <[5][email address]>
Subject: Re: FOI 3277 decision [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Dear FOI,
This is shocking. Can you confirm the Housing division of Treasury has not
actually produced any documents about housing affordability?
Yours sincerely,
John Smith
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
Please see the attached decision.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6263 2800
Email: [1][Treasury request email]
[2][6]www.treasury.gov.au
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