Dear Australian Taxation Office,

I refer to the documents released in the FOI request at the following 'Right to Know' link:

https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...
[Your reference FOI-2025-00253]

I would like to request the following documents under the FOI act:

1. Any feedback/complaints the ATO/Commissioner received about his 'Collingwood Fan' cartoon email

2. Any responses the ATO/Commissioner provided in response to any such feedback/complaints

3. Any documents created in the process of making any such responses

Yours faithfully,

Collingwood Fan

Dear FOI Officer
Thank you for your email.
I would like to request an internal review of your decision.
I have obtained a copy of the email chain you have redacted in the form of handwritten notes from the staff member concerned. The notes were written on an ATO-branded notepad 'FOI: write for the world to see', so I imagine the staff member concerned has no objection to the material being publicly released.

The notes I have are shown below, for your reference:

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28 April 2025
Email from staff member to ‘Speakup’
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Good afternoon

I refer to the below email in which the Commissioner appears to make fun of the appearance of Collingwood supporters.

This is not the kind of joke I would expect to read from the Commissioner, or anyone in senior management, in an official corporate communication. I question whether this ‘joke’ is consistent with the APS Values and Code of Conduct, and the standard of behaviour the Commissioner appears to be setting for everyone else.

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31 April 2025
Email from Fraud Prevention & Internal Investigation officer
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Good afternoon [staff member]
Thank you for providing your observations of the comments made in relation to the recent ‘Commish Connect’ article.

Your comments have been noted.
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1 May 2025
Email from staff member to Fraud Prevention & Internal Investigation officer
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Thanks for your email

Can you please confirm whether or not the ATO considers the Collingwood fan picture, and the Commissioner’s remark, acceptable in the APS workplace?

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1 May 2025
Email from Fraud Prevention & Internal Investigation officer to staff member
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Thanks [staff member]
I will not be making any further comment on this matter.
Thanks again

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Yours sincerely,

Collingwood Fan