Information regarding Shires financial undwertaking regarding Management Contract let for Merredin Regional Community and Leisure Centre
Dear Shire of Merredin,
I request information regarding the Shire's financial contribution or underwriting for the contract let to Belgravia Leisure for the Merredin Regional Community and Leisure Centre.
The matter was discussed at the July 2016 Council Meeting.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Gerrand
Dear Peter,
Thank you for your request for the above information.
In reviewing the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (the Act), Section 12(3)
states an application may be lodged by hand, post or facsimile and
therefore it would be appreciated if you could please either:
Hand your application to:
Shire Administration Office
Cnr King & Barrack Streets
Merredin WA 6415
Between 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Or
Post your application to:
Shire of Merredin
PO Box 42
Merredin WA 6415
Or
Fax your application to:
08 9041 2379
Further, in accordance with Section 12(1)(c) of the Act, please include
with your application an address to which notices under the Act can be
sent, and in accordance with Section 12(1)(e) of the Act please include
payment of the application fee of $30 (as per Schedule 1 of the Freedom of
Information Regulations 1993).
Detailed below are the relevant fees which will be application to your
application:
Column 1 Column 2
1. Type of Fee $
Application fee under section 12(1)(e) of the Act (for an
application for non‑personal information)........................... 30
2. Type of Charge $
(a) Charge for time taken by staff dealing with the
application (per hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour)........................................................................... 30
(b) Charge for access time supervised by staff (per
hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour)...................... 30
plus the actual additional cost to the agency
of any special arrangements (eg. hire of
facilities or equipment).
(c) Charges for photocopying —
(i) per hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour of
staff time;......................................................... 30
and
(ii) per copy .......................................................... 0.20
(d) Charge for time taken by staff transcribing
information from a tape or other device (per hour,
or pro rata for a part of an hour) .............................. 30
(e) Charge for duplicating a tape, film or computer
information................................................................
Actual Cost
(f) Charge for delivery, packaging and postage............. Actual Cost
3. Advance Deposits
(a) Advance deposit which may be required by an
agency under section 18(1) of the Act, expressed
as a percentage of the estimated charges which
will be payable in excess of the application fee........ 25%
(b) Further advance deposit which may be required
by an agency under section 18(4) of the Act,
expressed as a percentage of the estimated
charges which will be payable in excess of the
application fee............................................................ 75%
We look forward to receiving your formal FOI application in due course,
but please don’t hesitate to contact me should you require any further
assistance in the meantime.
Kind regards,
Vanessa Green
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO
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Shire of Merredin
PO Box 42 MERREDIN WA 6415
P: (08) 9041 1611 F: (08) 9041 2379 E: [2][email address]
W: [3]www.merredin.wa.gov.au
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Dear Peter,
Please refer to the attached correspondence in reply to your recent FOI
request, the original of which will be posted to you in tomorrow’s mail.
Kind regards,
Vanessa Green
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO
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Shire of Merredin
PO Box 42 MERREDIN WA 6415
P: (08) 9041 1611 F: (08) 9041 2379 E: [2][email address]
W: [3]www.merredin.wa.gov.au
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From: Vanessa Green
Sent: Monday, 14 November 2016 11:46 AM
To: '[FOI #2686 email]'
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Information regarding Shires
financial undwertaking regarding Management Contract let for Merredin
Regional Community and Leisure Centre
Dear Peter,
Thank you for your request for the above information.
In reviewing the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (the Act), Section 12(3)
states an application may be lodged by hand, post or facsimile and
therefore it would be appreciated if you could please either:
Hand your application to:
Shire Administration Office
Cnr King & Barrack Streets
Merredin WA 6415
Between 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Or
Post your application to:
Shire of Merredin
PO Box 42
Merredin WA 6415
Or
Fax your application to:
08 9041 2379
Further, in accordance with Section 12(1)(c) of the Act, please include
with your application an address to which notices under the Act can be
sent, and in accordance with Section 12(1)(e) of the Act please include
payment of the application fee of $30 (as per Schedule 1 of the Freedom of
Information Regulations 1993).
Detailed below are the relevant fees which will be application to your
application:
Column 1 Column 2
1. Type of Fee $
Application fee under section 12(1)(e) of the Act (for an
application for non‑personal information)........................... 30
2. Type of Charge $
(a) Charge for time taken by staff dealing with the
application (per hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour)........................................................................... 30
(b) Charge for access time supervised by staff (per
hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour)...................... 30
plus the actual additional cost to the agency
of any special arrangements (eg. hire of
facilities or equipment).
(c) Charges for photocopying —
(i) per hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour of
staff time;......................................................... 30
and
(ii) per copy .......................................................... 0.20
(d) Charge for time taken by staff transcribing
information from a tape or other device (per hour,
or pro rata for a part of an hour) .............................. 30
(e) Charge for duplicating a tape, film or computer
information................................................................
Actual Cost
(f) Charge for delivery, packaging and postage............. Actual Cost
3. Advance Deposits
(a) Advance deposit which may be required by an
agency under section 18(1) of the Act, expressed
as a percentage of the estimated charges which
will be payable in excess of the application fee........ 25%
(b) Further advance deposit which may be required
by an agency under section 18(4) of the Act,
expressed as a percentage of the estimated
charges which will be payable in excess of the
application fee............................................................ 75%
We look forward to receiving your formal FOI application in due course,
but please don’t hesitate to contact me should you require any further
assistance in the meantime.
Kind regards,
Vanessa Green
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO
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Shire of Merredin
PO Box 42 MERREDIN WA 6415
P: (08) 9041 1611 F: (08) 9041 2379 E: [6][email address]
W: [7]www.merredin.wa.gov.au
[8]cid:image002.jpg@01D164B2.37343660 shireofmerredin
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only for use by the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If
you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for
delivering the message to the intended recipient be advised that you have
received this message in error and that any use, copying, circulation,
forwarding, printing or publication of this message or attached files is
strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information contained
therein. If you have received this message in error, please notify the
sender immediately and delete it from your Inbox. You should scan this
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Henare Degan left an annotation ()
Hi Peter,
Do not despair! As the council says, the Act only says that requests *may* be submitted using those antiquated means. It's not a requirement though.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/co...
Surely in 2016 we've all accepted that email is a perfectly legitimate means of communicating (and who has a facsimile these days?!).
Furthermore the WA Office of the Information Commissioner suggests that authorities may be prepared to provide documents to you outside the FOI process.
http://foi.wa.gov.au/en-us/FTP003
So I'd reply to the council and politely ask them if they're willing to supply the documents you're after over email and outside the FOI Act. If they're not willing to do that then we can look at other steps we might need to take to get the documents you're after.