Private use of social media advice provided to employees

James Smith made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources as part of a batch sent to 204 authorities

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Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources did not have the information requested.

Dear Department of Industry, Innovation and Science,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

I request documents related to the ten most recent instances where an employee has sought information, advice, guidance, or opinion on their social media use in a private capacity.

I limit the scope of documents to:
- the original request from the employee
- the agency/department's response
- any follow-up questions and response
- only those sent to a relevant HR / conduct / social media (or similar) team (rather than managers across all areas of the organisation)
- where the original request was created in the last 2 years

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

Freedom of Information, Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources

Dear Mr Smith

We acknowledge receipt of your FOI request dated 8 August 2017. We will be in touch with you in due course. Please contact [email address] if you have any questions in the meantime.

Regards

FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch | Corporate Division
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601
 
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Allen, Gerard, Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources

1 Attachment

Dear Mr Smith,

 

The authorised decision maker has made a decision to refuse the request,
on the grounds that the department does not have possession of the
requested documents.

 

Please find attached a copy of the decision.

 

Regards

 

FOI Team

Department of Industry, Innovation & Science|www.industry.gov.au
Level 11, Industry House, Akuna Street
Canberra City ACT 2600 
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

Internet: [1]http://www.industry.gov.au

ABN 74 599 608 295

 

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Refused on the ground of s 24A(1) of the Act:
24A Requests may be refused if documents cannot be found, do not
exist or have not been received

Document lost or non-existent
(1) An agency or Minister may refuse a request for access to a
document if:
(a) all reasonable steps have been taken to find the document;
and
(b) the agency or Minister is satisfied that the document:
(i) is in the agency’s or Minister’s possession but cannot be
found; or
(ii) does not exist.