"NBN Public Policy Processes" Information Sources

David Cooper made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Communications and the Arts

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The request was refused by Department of Communications and the Arts.

Dear Department of Communications,

I wish to obtain the document outlining the list of Information Sources that were requested and utilized as part of the "NBN Public Policy Processes" Audit Report, prepared by Bill Scales AO Independent Auditor and released to the public on the 5th August, 2014. The Information Sources are referenced in Appendix 3.

This document should contain
1) List of Witnesses requested for discussion, and acceptance/decline
2) List of Departments/Bodies/Individuals who provided documents to the audit

Yours faithfully,

David Cooper

Dear Department of Communications,

I am sending you a follow up on my FOI Request "'NBN Public Policy Processes' Information Sources", which was sent to the department via the Right To Know web site on the 5th August, 2014.

I have not received an acknowledgement from the Department of Communications within 14 days from the day after the request was sent, as required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 - Section 15

Yours faithfully,

David Cooper

To: [1][FOI #730 email]

 

Dear Mr Cooper

 

Freedom of Information Request No. 07-1415

 

I refer to your correspondence received by the Department on 5 August 2014
seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act), to
the following:

 

‘The document outlining the list of Information Sources that were
requested and utilized as part of the "NBN Public Policy Processes" Audit
Report, prepared by Bill Scales AO Independent Auditor and released to the
public on the 5th August, 2014.   The Information Sources are referenced
in Appendix 3.

 

This document should contain

1) List of Witnesses requested for discussion, and acceptance/decline

2) List of Departments/Bodies/Individuals who provided documents to the
audit’.

 

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commenced from the date it was received.

 

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Publication Scheme.

 

Please contact the FOI Team at [3][Department of Communications and the Arts request email] or on 02 6271
1741 if you have any queries.    

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Officer

FOI Unit | Legal Division

Phone +61 02 6271 1741

[4]www.communications.gov.au

 

Department of Communications

Level 3, 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603

GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601

 

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To: [1][FOI #730 email]

 

Dear Mr Cooper

 

Freedom of Information Request No. 07-1415 – Decision on Access

 

Please find attached the following documents relating to your FOI request:

 

·         Decision on Access – Statement of Reasons

·         OAIC FOI Fact Sheet 12 - Applicant Review Rights

 

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Officer

FOI Unit | Legal Division

Phone +61 02 6271 1741

[2]www.communications.gov.au

 

Department of Communications

Level 3, 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603

GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601

 

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