Tender documents /emails/briefings regarding contract to conduct a probity audit.

The request was successful.

Dear Tourism Australia,

Please provide a copy of the documents released to the applicants and reflected in the following two Disclosure Log entries:

(1) TA0220 Tender documentation and/or associated emails/briefings held by Tourism Australia regarding the awarding of a contract in 2005 to KPMG to conduct a probity audit. The probity audit was commissioned by Tourism Australia to look into the awarding of advertising contract to M&C Saatchi in 2005. Two documents provided to requesting party matched a broad interpretation of criteria.

(2) TA1121 1. All communication (including emails, briefing, correspondence, phone calls, all messaging applications [eg. WhatsApp] etc ) between Tourism Australia and Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's Office, and/or the Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet concerning my previous FOI request concerning access to "Board Meeting July 2006". It would cover the period 1 May 2021 to 30 August 2021.
2. All communication (including emails, correspondence, briefing phone calls, all messaging applications [eg. WhatsApp] etc ) between Tourism Australia and any external party concerning my previous FOI request concerning access to "Board Meeting July 2006". Access granted in full to 2 documents, access granted in part to 16 documents, and access refused to 50 documents.

Yours faithfully,

JS

Freedom of Information, Tourism Australia

Dear JS
 
This email is to confirm receipt of your request for documents.
 
We are in the process of collating all relevant documents and will be in
contact as soon as possible with a response. 
 
 
Regards,
Tourism Australia FOI
 
 
 

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Thank you.

I also request a copy of the documents provided to the FOI applicant as reflected in the following Disclosure Log entry :

TA0821 18 August 2021 18 October 2021
All documents/correspondence (including emails) between Tourism Australia and the Remuneration Tribunal over the period 1 August 2006 and 1 September 2006. All documents/correspondence (including emails) that relate to the termination of the then Managing Director of Tourism Australia, Scott Morrison between Tourism Australia and the Department of Industry over the period 1 August 2006 and 1 September 2006

Access granted as follows: grant full access to 3 documents, grant part access to 4 documents, and refuse access to 5 documents.

Yours sincerely,

JS

Freedom of Information, Tourism Australia

Dear JS
 
 
This email is to confirm receipt of your request for documents.
 
We are in the process of collating relevant documents and will be in
contact as soon as possible with a response.
 
 
Regards,
Tourism Australia FOI
 

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Freedom of Information, Tourism Australia

3 Attachments

  • Attachment

    TA 0220 FIRST DOC Board Meeting April 2005 Agenda Item 11.1 One page only.pdf

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  • Attachment

    TA 0220 SECOND DOC Audit Committee Meeting Feb 2005 Redacted.pdf

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  • Attachment

    Requested Documents TA1121.zip

    2.9M Download

Dear JS,

Please find attached a copy of the documents released to the applicant and reflected in the following two disclosure log entries

Regards,
Tourism Australia FOI

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Thank you.

Log TA0220 - 2 documents received. Thank you.

Log TA1121 Access granted in full to 2 documents, access granted in part to 16 documents
Zip supplied contains 15 documents. Three documents awaited.

Log TA0821 grant full access to 3 documents, grant part access to 4 documents,
Seven documents awaited.

Yours sincerely,

JS

Freedom of Information, Tourism Australia

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Dear JS

The three documents referred to in your email below, in relation to Log TA1121, contain personal information and/or business or professional affairs of a person which the TA has determined is unreasonable to publish.

The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:

• personal information or information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication would be unreasonable;
• information that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has determined should not be disclosed;
• information that cannot reasonably practicably be published because of the extent of modifications necessary to delete any of the above information.

The documents in relation to Log TA0821 are attached.

Regards,
Tourism Australia FOI

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Thank you.

I have made FOI applications for (1) a copy of the determination and (2) access to the three withheld documents

https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/d...

Yours sincerely,

JS

Freedom of Information, Tourism Australia

1 Attachment

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    FOI request confirmation of receipt of FOI request JS Right to Know 15.03.22.pdf

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Dear JS

Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request.

Regards,
Tourism Australia FOI

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Freedom of Information, Tourism Australia

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Dear JS,

Please find attached a copy of the documents requested.

Regards,
Tourism Australia FOI

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Thank you for the documents.

The documents provided on 17 Mar relate to this RTK email address
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/m...

Yours sincerely,

JS

Freedom of Information, Tourism Australia

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Dear JS

Please see attached correspondence in regard to your FOI request.

Regards
Tourism Australia FOI

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Thank you for your decision and access to the 3 documents. I guess the release will be subject to a Disclosure Log entry at some stage.

Tourism Australia has chosen to ignore the following part of the FOI application:
" access to the document or documents that contain details of the determination made by Tourism Australia not to publish information about the three documents in its Disclosure Log".

Given the information now available I consider it highly unlikely that documents within scope exist. In the circumstances I withdrawn this portion of the FOI Application.

Yours sincerely,

JS