Presentation
Dear Merit Protection Commissioner,
On Thursday 29 May 2025, Ms Jamie Lowe delivered a presentation at the 14th National Investigations Symposium.
Her presentation was titled "misconduct and merits review in the Australian Public Sector"
Under the FOI Act, I request access to documents setting out her presentation.
Please provide the documents by return email
Yours faithfully,
Lex
OFFICIAL
Dear Lex,
Thank you for contacting the Australian Public Service Commission (Commission).
I am writing to acknowledge your FOI request dated 8 June 2025, seeking access to documents relating to the Misconduct and merits review in the Australian Public Sector Presentation.
I am also writing to notify you that this request has been transferred to the Merit Protection Commissioner (MPC) as of 10 June 2025.
The Australian Public Service Commissioner and the MPC are separate agencies under the FOI Act, as “prescribed authority” in section 4 of the FOI Act is a “person holding, or performing the duties of, an office established by an enactment”. By transferring your FOI request, we seek to facilitate your request and eliminate the need for you to make a new request to MPC directly. Transfers of requests also provide a whole of government approach to making information available to the public and, as outlined in paragraph 3.59 of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Freedom of Information Guidelines, allow the decision to be made by the agency best placed to make an informed assessment about disclosure of relevant documents.
MPC will be in touch with you regarding your request, and we will now close this matter.
Kind regards,
FOI OFFICER
Legal Services
Australian Public Service Commission
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OFFICIAL
Dear Lex,
I refer to your FOI Request of 8 June 2025. Please find attached decision letter and presentation slides released to you.
Yours sincerely
Mark Davidson
Authorised FOI Decision Maker of the Merit Protection Commissioner
Merit Protection Commissioner
PO Box 20636 World Square Post Office, SYDNEY NSW 2002
w: https://www.mpc.gov.au/
t: 02 8239 5330