Right to know
Dear Office of the Australian Information Commissioner,
This article, if accurate: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
suggests that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has been sitting on a complaint regarding the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s non-compliance with the FOI Act for over 18 months now.
On 22 October 2019, the Information Commissioner was asked, at Senate Estimates, about her knowledge of that complaint and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s contraventions of the FOI Act.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request a copy of any information contained in the background/briefing pack prepared for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s session before Senate Estimates on 22 October 2019 that concerns:
- Any complaint received by the OAIC concerning the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s compliance with the Freedom of Information Act
- Any investigation being undertaken by the OAIC in relation to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s compliance with the Freedom of Information Act
The information the subject of my request is in the public interest because it will be determinative as to whether the Information Commissioner has lied to Parliament in the commission of a criminal offence under the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987.
Yours faithfully,
Florian
Our reference: FOIREQ19/00254
Dear Florian
Freedom of Information request
I refer to your request for access to documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) and received by the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on 29 November 2019.
Scope of your request
In your email you seek access to the following:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request a copy
of any information contained in the background/briefing pack prepared for
the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s session before
Senate Estimates on 22 October 2019 that concerns:
- Any complaint received by the OAIC concerning the Department
of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s compliance with the Freedom of Information
Act
- Any investigation being undertaken by the OAIC in relation
to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act
In order to process your request as efficiently as possible, I will
exclude duplicates and early parts of email streams that are captured in
later email streams from the scope of this request, unless you advise me
otherwise.
Timeframes for dealing with your request
Section 15 of the FOI Act requires this office to process your request no
later than 30 days after the day we receive it. However, section 15(6) of
the FOI Act allows us a further 30 days in situations where we need to
consult with third parties about certain information, such as business
documents or documents affecting their personal privacy.
As we received your request on 29 November 2019, we must process your
request by Monday, 30 December 2019.
Disclosure Log
Documents released under the FOI Act may be published online on our
disclosure log, unless they contain personal or business information that
would be unreasonable to publish.
If you would like to discuss this matter please contact me on my contact
details set out below.
Regards
[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D58D74.E05D47B0 Megan McKenna | Lawyer (Graduate)
Legal Services
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 | [2]oaic.gov.au
+61 2 8231 4292 | [3][email address]
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Dear Florian
Please find attached correspondence in relation to FOIREQ19/00254.
Kind regards
[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D58D74.E05D47B0 Megan McKenna | Lawyer (Graduate)
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