Report on the operations of APSC
Dear Australian Public Service Commission,
Subparagraph 17AG(3)(b)(iii) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Cth) provides:
The annual report [of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity] must include information on the most significant developments during the period in external scrutiny of the entity, and the entity’s response to that scrutiny, including particulars of any report on the operations of the entity given during the period by the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I request any reports on the operations of the Australian Public Service Commission given during the 2022-2023 financial year by the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Yours faithfully,
Cynthia T
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Cynthia,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 for access to documents held by the Australian Public
Service Commission (The Commission).
The timeframe for responding to your request is 30 days from the date of
receipt. Therefore, the due date for this request is Monday 20 November
2023.
This timeframe may be extended in certain circumstances. You will be
notified if these circumstances arise and the timeframe is extended.
Kind Regards,
FOI OFFICER
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Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
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OFFICIAL
Dear Cynthia,
Please find attached a notice of decision in relation to your recent
freedom of information request.
Kind Regards,
FOI OFFICER
Legal Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
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Dear Australian Public Service Commission,
Please pass this to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Public Service Commission's handling of my FOI request 'Report on the operations of APSC'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...
Yours faithfully,
Cynthia T
OFFICIAL
Good morning Cynthia
FOI request: LEX 761
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for an Internal Review under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) regarding access to documents held by the Australian Public Service Commission as provided in your email below.
The timeframe for responding to your request is 30 days from the date of receipt. A decision is due to you on Monday, 15 January 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact [email address].
Kind Regards
FOI OFFICER
Legal Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
w: www.apsc.gov.au
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Our reference: RQ24/00273
Agency reference: LEX 761
Australian Public Service Commission
Cynthia T
Extension of time under s 54D
Dear Parties,
Please find attached an extension of time decision relating to the above
referenced FOI request.
Regards,
[1][IMG] Hannah Holswilder
Director, Freedom of Information Branch
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Adelaide | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001
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OFFICIAL
Dear Cynthia
Please find attached the decision notice on your internal review.
Kind regards
FOI OFFICER
Legal Services
Australian Public Service Commission
Level 4, B Block, Treasury Building, Parkes Place West, PARKES ACT 2600
GPO Box 3176 CANBERRA ACT 2601
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Our reference: MR24/00244
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Dear Ms Montenegro,
On 19 October 2023, I requested access to any reports on the operations of the Australian Public Service Commission given during the 2022-2023 financial year by the Commonwealth Ombudsman:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r....
On internal review, you stated, on 29 January 2024, that “all reasonable steps have been taken to find documents within the scope of your request, and … no such documents falling within scope were found”:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/1....
I think your decision is misleading.
I refer to a freedom of information decision issued by an official in the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman in December 2023:
https://archive.org/download/foi-2023-10....
In response to a request for access to a report setting out feedback provided to the Australian Public Service Commission, an official in the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman identified an eight page document dated 15 December 2022.
According to the decision maker, the “document located and within the scope of your request includes the Office’s findings, comments and suggestions relating to an investigation, communicated to an agency under s 12(4) of the Ombudsman Act 1976.”
Subsection 12(4) of the Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth) provides that the “Ombudsman may, if he or she thinks fit, furnish comments or suggestions with respect to any matter relating to or arising out of an investigation by him or her to any Department, body or person other than a Department, body or person to which or to whom he or she has furnished a report under section 15 relating to that matter or to matters that include that matter.”
I have applied for IC review of your decision of 29 January 2024. The IC review reference is MR24/00244.
Yours faithfully,
Cynthia T
Our reference: MR24/00244
Agency reference: LEX 761(686)
Cynthia Tran
By email: [1][FOI #10772 email]
Dear Cynthia Tran
Thank you for your application for review. We have today informed the
Australian Public Service Commission that the Information Commissioner
will undertake an IC review and requested information to assist with
progressing the review.
We will provide you with an update when we have heard from the Australian
Public Service Commission.
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[2][IMG] Will Martin (he/him)
Paralegal | FOI Branch
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Sydney | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001
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