Public interest disclosures
Dear Department of the Treasury,
Despite an express object of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) requiring that “disclosures by public officials are properly investigated and dealt with” (Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth), s 6(d)), under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I request access to any and all documents in the possession of the Department of the Treasury providing that it is permissible for an inadequate public interest disclosure investigation to remain unremedied by officials in the agency to which an internal disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) was allocated for investigation.
Please provide any documents to me by reply email.
Yours faithfully,
Brutus
OFFICIAL
Dear Brutus
We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
The Treasury received your request on 3 September 2023. The FOI Act provides that we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This period may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the amount of any such charge as soon as possible.
We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request. These are set out below.
It is our usual practice:
• not to disclose the personal information of government employees or the personal contact details of senior government employees (including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will generally be released.
• not to release duplicates of any document captured within the scope of the request.
• only the final version of a document will be considered within scope.
Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your request.
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If you have any questions in relation to your application, please contact the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [email address]
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OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
Dear Brutus
Please see the attached FOI 3445 decision letter.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [email address]
The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or via e-mail [email address]. You can find further information about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury’s privacy policy.
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information contained within the email or attachments.
OFFICIAL