Number of unsafe product reports Toyota Prado 120 and 150 series
Dear Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications,
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 I seek access to the number of reported engine failures by way of cracked pistons (unsafe product reports) you have received for Toyota Prado 120 and 150 models.
I also seek the number of reports of fires caused by LG solar storage batteries for comparison if I may please?
Thank you have a great day.
Yours faithfully,
TM
OFFICIAL
Dear Terence
Thank you for your email of 5 April 2024 requesting access to documents
held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
You have requested access to:
Seeking access to the number of reported engine failures by way of cracked
pistons (unsafe product reports) received for Toyota Prado 120 and 150
models.
Also, seeking the number of reports of fires caused by LG solar storage
batteries for comparison.
Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI 24-377. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence with the Department.
Timeframes
The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 6
May 2024. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in the
event that this occurs, the Department will notify you. Where the due
date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the timeframe will
expire on the next working day.
Other information
Please note that the Department considers the following information
outside the scope of your request unless you specifically request it:
o personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers
o any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request
o any correspondence sent directly to or from you.
The Department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing
access to the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information
(Charges) Regulations. You will be notified separately if the Department
decides to impose a charge. There is no charge for documents that contain
your own personal information.
Where documents are released to you under the FOI Act in response to your
request, the Department must publish those documents on its FOI Disclosure
Log within 10 business days of their release to you, unless they contain
personal information or business affairs information that would be
unreasonable to publish. Further information regarding the Department’s
FOI Disclosure Log can be found [1]here.
Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact the FOI Section via email to
[2][email address]
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division
P 02 6274 6294
E [3][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[4]infrastructure.gov.au [5][IMG]
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.
OFFICIAL
References
Visible links
1. https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/about-...
2. mailto:[email address]
3. mailto:[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
4. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/
5. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/departm...
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr McMahon,
I am writing to seek clarification of your request of 5 April 2024 made to
the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
You have requested:
a. The number of reported engine failures by way of cracked pistons
(unsafe product reports) received for Toyota Prado 120 and 150 models.
b. The number of reports of fires caused by LG solar storage batteries
for comparison.
As part of its work administering the [1]Road Vehicle Standards
legislation, the Department maintains databases of [2]reports submitted
relating to vehicle safety and non-compliance since 2016 . We have
interpreted part a) of your request to be solely for the number of reports
registered in these databases and will not conduct searches of any
informal reports of such failures received that may have been received in
all correspondence received by the Department. Please let us know if this
is not an accurate interpretation of your request.
Regarding part b) of your request, could you please clarify whether you
are seeking information about LG batteries in vehicles, or information
about batteries for solar storage.
We would appreciate if you could respond to this email to clarify your
request by COB Friday, 12 April 2024, or earlier if possible. This will
enable us to progress your request as soon as possible.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us at the details below if you would like
to discuss your request further.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section
Legal, FOI and Privacy Division
E: [3][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
T: +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[4]infrastructure.gov.au
[5]cid:image001.png@01D89164.038E8AA0
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.
OFFICIAL
From: FOI <[6][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 April 2024 2:41 PM
To: [7][FOI #11297 email]
Subject: FOI 24-377 – Acknowledgement of Request [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Dear Terence
Thank you for your email of 5 April 2024 requesting access to documents
held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
You have requested access to:
Seeking access to the number of reported engine failures by way of cracked
pistons (unsafe product reports) received for Toyota Prado 120 and 150
models.
Also, seeking the number of reports of fires caused by LG solar storage
batteries for comparison.
Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI 24-377. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence with the Department.
Timeframes
The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 6
May 2024. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in the
event that this occurs, the Department will notify you. Where the due
date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the timeframe will
expire on the next working day.
Other information
Please note that the Department considers the following information
outside the scope of your request unless you specifically request it:
o personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers
o any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request
o any correspondence sent directly to or from you.
The Department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing
access to the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information
(Charges) Regulations. You will be notified separately if the Department
decides to impose a charge. There is no charge for documents that contain
your own personal information.
Where documents are released to you under the FOI Act in response to your
request, the Department must publish those documents on its FOI Disclosure
Log within 10 business days of their release to you, unless they contain
personal information or business affairs information that would be
unreasonable to publish. Further information regarding the Department’s
FOI Disclosure Log can be found [8]here.
Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact the FOI Section via email to
[9][email address]
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division
P 02 6274 6294
E [10][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[11]infrastructure.gov.au [12][IMG]
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.
OFFICIAL
References
Visible links
1. https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infras...
2. https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infras...
3. mailto:[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
4. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/
5. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/departm...
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #11297 email]
8. https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/about-...
9. mailto:[email address]
10. mailto:[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
11. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/
12. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/departm...
RE: allocated reference number FOI 24-377
Dear FOI Coordinator,
For clarification I seek information about LG batteries used for solar storage that encompass your recall release number 128/23 located at this web address:
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/pr...
Yours sincerely,
Terence McMahon
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
I refer to your request for access to documents held by the Department of
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the
Arts (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
Notification of Third-Party Consultation and Extension of Time
Your request captures documents which contain information concerning the
business, commercial or financial affairs of an organisation. Under
section 27 of the FOI Act, the Department is required to consult with the
affected organisation before making a decision on access to those
documents.
For this reason, the period for processing your request has been extended
by 30 days under section 15(6) of the FOI Act in order to allow the
Department time to consult with the relevant person or organisation. As
such, the statutory due date for your request is now 4 June 2024.
The consultation mechanism under section 27 applies when we believe the
organisation concerned may wish to contend that the requested documents
are exempt because their release would disclose trade secrets or
commercially valuable information or may adversely affect their business
or financial affairs.
Consent to disclose your identity as the FOI applicant
In accordance with the Privacy Act, we will not disclose your identity to
the third party without your consent to do so. While you are under no
obligation to consent to the disclosure of your identify as the FOI
applicant, third parties may be less likely to raise concerns about the
release of their information if they know who the FOI applicant is. If you
consent to the Department naming you as the FOI applicant to the third
party(s) for the purpose of this consultation, please let us know by: COB
3 May 2024.
Kind regards,
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section
Legal, FOI and Privacy Division
E: [1][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
T: +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[2]infrastructure.gov.au
[3]cid:image001.png@01D89164.038E8AA0
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.
OFFICIAL