How many student's were required to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
Dear Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority,
I am asking to obtain the information about the statistics relating to the amount of year 12 student's who had to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian
Dear Sebastian,
I refer to your application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) received by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) on 29 August 2019 seeking the following:
information about the statistics relating to the amount of year 12 student's who had to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
I apologise for the delayed response. We were currently in the process of publishing some statistics regarding cheating during the 2018 end of year VCE examinations which I thought may relevant to your request. Please follow this link to our website https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administrati....
If you still wish to proceed with your FOI request, I must advise you that in its current form your application is invalid for the following reasons:
•under section 17(2A) of the FOI Act you are required to pay an application fee of $29.60; and
•under section 17(2) of the FOI Act a request must provide information that is reasonably necessary for me to identify the document(s) which you seek. The terms of your request are too vague for me to identify relevant documents. Please clarify your request by:
ospecifying what particular statistics you are seeking;
oadvising what you mean by a 'review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018'. I am unclear as to whether you are referring to review panels conducted by the VCAA in relation to external examinations, review panels conducted by schools in relation to SACs, or both. I am also unclear what you mean by 'exam misconduct' and whether you are referring to the VCAA examination rules.
Please find attached the VCAA’s FOI application form which may assist you in submitting a valid request.
If you have any queries regarding this email, please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards,
Elisha
_________________________________________________________________
Elisha Marriott | Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Unit
Infrastructure and Business Services Division
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Level 7, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria
T (03) 9032 1662 | F (03) 9032 1799 | W www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastian Kostas [mailto:[FOI #5600 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2019 10:30 AM
To: VCAA FOI General
Subject: Freedom of Information request - How many student's were required to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
Dear Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority,
I am asking to obtain the information about the statistics relating to the amount of year 12 student's who had to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian
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Dear Sebastian,
I refer to your application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) received by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) on 29 August 2019 seeking access to the following:
information about the statistics relating to the amount of year 12 student's who had to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
You were previously advised by email dated 26 September 2019 that your application was invalid under section 17(2A) of the FOI Act as it was not accompanied by the prescribed application fee and also under section 17(2) of the FOI Act as it failed to provide information reasonably necessary for me to identify the requested documents.
You were invited to pay the application fee and consult with the VCAA about amending/clarifying the terms of your request.
It has been over 21 days since my email and I have not yet received a response from you. Your application remains invalid. As a result, I will now consider this matter closed and your request will not be processed.
If you have any queries regarding this email, you can contact me by telephone on 9032 1662 or by email at [email address].
Kind regards,
Elisha Marriott
_________________________________________________________________
Elisha Marriott | Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Unit
Infrastructure and Business Services Division
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Level 7, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria
T (03) 9032 1662 | F (03) 9032 1799 | W www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
IMPORTANT: This email (plus attachments) may contain personal information and is intended solely for the named addressee. It is confidential and may be subject to legal or other professional privilege. Advice contained in this email is for internal VCAA use only. It must not be copied or distributed to anyone outside VCAA without permission of the author. Any confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you by mistake. If you received it in error, please let me know by reply email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies.
This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. Any personal information in this email must be handled in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). The onus is on the recipient to check for and remove viruses
-----Original Message-----
From: Marriott, Elisha N On Behalf Of VCAA FOI General
Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2019 10:16 AM
To: 'Sebastian Kostas'
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - How many student's were required to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
Dear Sebastian,
I refer to your application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) received by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) on 29 August 2019 seeking the following:
information about the statistics relating to the amount of year 12 student's who had to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
I apologise for the delayed response. We were currently in the process of publishing some statistics regarding cheating during the 2018 end of year VCE examinations which I thought may relevant to your request. Please follow this link to our website https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/administrati....
If you still wish to proceed with your FOI request, I must advise you that in its current form your application is invalid for the following reasons:
•under section 17(2A) of the FOI Act you are required to pay an application fee of $29.60; and
•under section 17(2) of the FOI Act a request must provide information that is reasonably necessary for me to identify the document(s) which you seek. The terms of your request are too vague for me to identify relevant documents. Please clarify your request by:
ospecifying what particular statistics you are seeking;
oadvising what you mean by a 'review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018'. I am unclear as to whether you are referring to review panels conducted by the VCAA in relation to external examinations, review panels conducted by schools in relation to SACs, or both. I am also unclear what you mean by 'exam misconduct' and whether you are referring to the VCAA examination rules.
Please find attached the VCAA’s FOI application form which may assist you in submitting a valid request.
If you have any queries regarding this email, please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards,
Elisha
_________________________________________________________________
Elisha Marriott | Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Unit Infrastructure and Business Services Division Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Level 7, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria T (03) 9032 1662 | F (03) 9032 1799 | W www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
IMPORTANT: This email (plus attachments) may contain personal information and is intended solely for the named addressee. It is confidential and may be subject to legal or other professional privilege. Advice contained in this email is for internal VCAA use only. It must not be copied or distributed to anyone outside VCAA without permission of the author. Any confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you by mistake. If you received it in error, please let me know by reply email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies.
This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. Any personal information in this email must be handled in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). The onus is on the recipient to check for and remove viruses
-----Original Message-----
From: Sebastian Kostas [mailto:[FOI #5600 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2019 10:30 AM
To: VCAA FOI General
Subject: Freedom of Information request - How many student's were required to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
Dear Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority,
I am asking to obtain the information about the statistics relating to the amount of year 12 student's who had to attend a review panel due to exam misconduct in 2018
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #5600 email]
Is [Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This 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:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
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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IMPORTANT - This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Training.