Misconduct by ATO staff
Dear Australian Taxation Office,
I request any relevant document(s) which summarise misconduct by ATO staff. In particular, matters concerning unauthorised access to taxpayer records and misuse of Commonwealth resources.
I would like to see the broad spectrum of offences committed, and what the resulting consequences were for staff generally, in addition to the types of offences, and the number of occurrences of each offence.
If such a document exists which covers any, or all, of these matters for a recent, full financial-year period (eg, 2014-15), that will be sufficient for my purposes.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:13:48 +1100
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Misconduct by ATO staff
From: James Smith <[FOI #1770 email]>
To: FOI requests at ATO <[ATO request email]>
Dear Australian Taxation Office,
I request any relevant document(s) which summarise misconduct by ATO staff. In particular, matters concerning unauthorised access to taxpayer records and misuse of Commonwealth resources.
I would like to see the broad spectrum of offences committed, and what the resulting consequences were for staff generally, in addition to the types of offences, and the number of occurrences of each offence.
If such a document exists which covers any, or all, of these matters for a recent, full financial-year period (eg, 2014-15), that will be sufficient for my purposes.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
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We have received your Freedom of Information request
Dear James
We have received your email of 31 March 2016 requesting copies of
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
We are required to process your application within 30 days from the date
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that are large or involve complex issues may take longer. If this is the
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Natasha Bryan
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Australian Taxation Office
P 07 3213 5910
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Dear Mr Smith,
Please find enclosed my decision regarding your recent FOI request about
misconduct by ATO staff. A copy of the relevant documents is also
enclosed.
Regards,
Julie Galeotti
Senior Legal Adviser, General Counsel
Australian Taxation Office
P 03 9285 1810
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