Whistleblower Protection - Dr Koh

Phillip Sweeney made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

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Phillip Sweeney

Dear Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,

I am seeking a copy of the document recently lodged with APRA by the legal firm representing Dr Benjamin Koh seeking APRA to enforce Section 156C of the Life Insurance Act 1995 which alleges victimisation by one or more senior managers of Comminsure.

The names of those alleged to have contravened Section 156C can be redacted if necessary

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Sweeney

Freedom of Information, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Dear Mr Sweeney

I acknowledge your FOI request as set out below. We are processing your request and will respond to you soon.

Kind regards

Ben Carruthers
FOI Officer

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Sweeney [mailto:[FOI #1924 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 7 May 2016 6:48 PM
To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Whistleblower Protection - Dr Koh

Dear Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,

I am seeking a copy of the document recently lodged with APRA by the legal firm representing Dr Benjamin Koh seeking APRA to enforce Section 156C of the Life Insurance Act 1995 which alleges victimisation by one or more senior managers of Comminsure.

The names of those alleged to have contravened Section 156C can be redacted if necessary

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Sweeney

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Dear Mr Sweeney,

Please see attached, APRA's Notice of Decision dated 1 June 2016.

Kind regards,

APRA FOI Officer

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Sweeney [mailto:[FOI #1924 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 7 May 2016 6:48 PM
To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Whistleblower Protection - Dr Koh

Dear Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,

I am seeking a copy of the document recently lodged with APRA by the legal firm representing Dr Benjamin Koh seeking APRA to enforce Section 156C of the Life Insurance Act 1995 which alleges victimisation by one or more senior managers of Comminsure.

The names of those alleged to have contravened Section 156C can be redacted if necessary

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Sweeney

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Phillip Sweeney

Dear Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's handling of my FOI request 'Whistleblower Protection - Dr Koh'.

The original decision letter has not taken into account that I have requested that the names of any persons who have alleged to have contravened Section 156C of the Life Insurance Act 1995 can be redacted.

The circumstances of the victimisation of Dr Koh are already in the public domain and are therefore do not fall within the "secrecy provisions" that APRA is so ready to utilise.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/w...

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Sweeney

Freedom of Information, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

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Dear Mr Sweeney

Please see attached, APRA's Internal Review Notice of Decision dated 30 June 2016.

Kind regards

APRA FOI Officer

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Sweeney [mailto:[FOI #1924 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2016 4:57 PM
To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Whistleblower Protection - Dr Koh

Dear Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's handling of my FOI request 'Whistleblower Protection - Dr Koh'.

The original decision letter has not taken into account that I have requested that the names of any persons who have alleged to have contravened Section 156C of the Life Insurance Act 1995 can be redacted.

The circumstances of the victimisation of Dr Koh are already in the public domain and are therefore do not fall within the "secrecy provisions" that APRA is so ready to utilise.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/w...

Yours faithfully,

Phillip Sweeney

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