Dear Department of the Treasury,

I request copies of all documents, including correspondence, held by Treasury pertaining to the Regional Banking Taskforce (2021/2022).

Yours faithfully,

Dale Webster

FOI, Department of the Treasury

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Dear Dale Webster

 

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:

 

I request copies of all documents, including correspondence, held by
Treasury pertaining to the Regional Banking Taskforce (2021/2022).

 

The Treasury received your request on 13 November 2022. 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.

 

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amount of any such charge as soon as possible.

 

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These are set out below.

 

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•             not to disclose the personal information of government
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(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.

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Kind regards

 

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +61 2 6263 2800

e: [1][email address]

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Dear Dale Webster

 

Please see the attached correspondence.

 

Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6263 2800

Email: [Treasury request email]

www.treasury.gov.au

 

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Dear FOI,

As requested I have revised the scope of my request for Regional Banking Taskforce documents.

I request all emails and documents related to just the following topics:
- drafting of the final report
- the draft copy of the final report as it stood at the change of government (May/June 2022)
- the establishment of the taskforce and selection process for membership of the taskforce
- the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) authorised deposit-taking points of presence data and regional bank numbers/statistics.

Yours sincerely,

Dale Webster

FOI, Department of the Treasury

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Dear Dale Webster

Please see the attached correspondence in relation to FOI 3211.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [email address]

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