IT security advice regarding release of data dictionaries

Patrick Conheady made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Taxation Office

This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.

The request was successful.

Patrick Conheady

Dear Australian Taxation Office,

On 4 March 2016, you refused an FOI request by me for your Data Asset Register (your reference 1-7LC4YEN) on the basis of 'advice provided by [your] IT security area'.

Please provide documents containing that advice.

Yours faithfully,

Patrick Conheady

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This request is for the security advice referred to in the ATO's decision at: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/d...

Dann, Nicole, Australian Taxation Office

Dear Mr Conheady,

Thank you for your email to the FOI mailbox.

The subject line of your request reads ‘IT security advice regarding
release of data dictionaries’, however the body of your request refers to
the Data Asset Register. I would like to clarify that we only had
reference to the advice received from the IT security area in relation to
our decision on the data dictionaries, not the Data Asset Register.

FOI requests are required to be processed within 30 days from the date we
receive an application. While we aim to achieve this timeframe, certain
requests that are large or involve complex issues may take longer. If this
is the case we will contact you to discuss when the material can be made
available. Further, unless your request is for personal information,
charges may apply depending on the size and complexity of your case.

We will notify you if there are charges and what those charges will be. We
will obtain your consent to any additional charges before processing the
request.

Kind Regards

 

   
Nicole Dann

Legal Adviser, General Counsel, ATOC

Australian Taxation Office
P 07 3213 5345   F 07 3213 5005

 

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Dann, Nicole, Australian Taxation Office

Dear Mr Conheady

Re: Freedom of Information request for documents dated 5 March 2016

Reference: 1-7SNVS5I

I am seeking from you an extension of time to process the above mentioned
request;

Request for an extension of time under section 15AA of the FOI Act.

I note that the processing time frame for your application is due to
expire on 4 April 2016. I am writing to obtain your agreement to an
extension of time until 15 April 2016 to process your application. We are
currently in the process of consulting the relevant business line on their
views of releasing the requested documents.

 

If you consent to the extension of time, would you please copy and paste
the below paragraph into a reply email to me as soon as possible:

I, Patrick Conheady, confirm that I agree to the ATO’s request for an
extension of time to process my FOI application dated 5 March 2016. The
new date on which the ATO is required to make a decision is 15 April 2016.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

 

   
Nicole Dann

Legal Adviser, General Counsel, ATOC

Australian Taxation Office
P 07 3213 5345   F 07 3213 5005

 

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Patrick Conheady

Dear Nicole,

I, Patrick Conheady, confirm that I agree to the ATO’s request for an
extension of time to process my FOI application dated 5 March 2016. The
new date on which the ATO is required to make a decision is 15 April 2016.

Yours sincerely,

Patrick Conheady

Dann, Nicole, Australian Taxation Office

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Dear Mr Conheady,

 

Re: FOI request for IT security advice regarding data dictionaries

 

In our initial decision for this request we inadvertently released some
names and titles of officers which should not have been released. We have
now made a revised decision for this request. Please find the revised
decision and documents attached.

 

Kind Regards

 

   
Nicole Dann

Legal Adviser, General Counsel, ATOC

Australian Taxation Office
P 03 8632 4788  

 

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