Zoe Naden authority to act as the Incubator Support Initiative Program Delegate

Menzies made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources

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- this request is made under the freedom of information Act.

- as bundle A - please release documents demonstrating Zoe Naden to be at Senior Executive Service level by 3/12/2019

- as bundle B - please release documents demonstrating the authority for Zoe Naden to act in the capacity of general manager by 3/12/2019

- as bundle C - please release documents demonstrating the authority for Zoe Naden to act in the capacity of Incubator Support Initiative Delegate by 3/12/2019 in line with the Duty Statements here- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...

-Menzies

- as bundle E - please add documents demonstrating that Zoe Naden was on leave on 3/12/2019

- please ensure bundles A-E (across my two emails) are treated as separate documents and specified as such in a statement of reasons if not found

-Menzies

please allow me to clarify-

- as bundle A - please release documents demonstrating Zoe Naden to be at Senior Executive Service level by 3/12/2019

- as bundle B - please release documents demonstrating the authority for Zoe Naden to act in the capacity of general manager by 3/12/2019

- as bundle C - please release documents demonstrating the authority for Zoe Naden to act in the capacity of Incubator Support Initiative Delegate by 3/12/2019 in line with the Duty Statements here- https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...

- as bundle D - please release documents demonstrating that Zoe Naden was on leave on 3/12/2019

- as bundle E - please release documents demonstrating that Zoe Naden was on leave on 4/12/2019

- please ensure bundles A-E are treated and delivered as separate documents and identified as such in a statement of reasons if not found

-Menzies

Christina Graves,

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Dear Menzies

 

The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department)
has received your Freedom of Information request of 22 March 2021
(attached).

 

I am writing on behalf of the department to acknowledge receipt of your
request.

 

Currently, a decision is due to you by 21 April 2021. However, this
timeline may be affected by the requirement to undertake consultation with
affected third parties, or if the department determines you are liable to
pay a charge in relation to your request. You will be notified by the
department if charges are liable or if a third party consultation is
required.

 

Confirmation of Scope - personal information

 

For documents that fall within the scope of the request, it is the
practice of the department to withhold:

o the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; that is:

o Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service
(SES); and
o Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and

o the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.

 

The names and other details of SES officers will be released unless the
information is exempt from disclosure.

 

Confirmation from you that you are not seeking other 'personal
information' (i.e. contact details of any individuals, or any information
that could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and
cost effective processing of your request.

 

Therefore, could you please confirm if you are happy to exclude personal
information in the documents relating to:

 

o Commonwealth staff; and
o third party individuals.

 

If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
you please specify. If you are not seeking access to any personal
information, you can simply reply to this email with 'no personal
information requested'.

 

Responding to this email

 

Could you please provide the above clarification at your earliest
convenience, but by no later than 9 April 2021.

 

 

If you have any questions, please contact the department’s FOI Team by
email at [1][email address].

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

____

Christina Graves
Special Counsel
[2][email address]
MinterEllison MinterEllison Building 25 National Circuit Forrest ACT 2603
[3]minterellison.com Follow us on [4]LinkedIn and [5]Twitter

MinterEllison has a [6]24-hour chatbot helpline offering guidance on a
range of COVID-19 related topics and a COVID-19 Hub [7]on our website.

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- I consent to the redaction of all personal information on the condition that date/non-personal information remains intact and that bundles are differentiated in the decision (bundle A-E)

-Menzies

Christina Graves,

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Dear Menzies

 

Please find attached a notice issued by the Department of Industry,
Science, Energy and Resources pursuant to section 24AB of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

 

Please respond to the notice within 14 days (i.e. by 3 May 2021).

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

____

Christina Graves
Special Counsel
[1][email address]
MinterEllison Constitution Place, 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra City ACT
2601
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- With reference to https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...

- as bundle A - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020 that Zoe Naden was (then) employed at EL2 level (an employment agreement or a payslip will do)

- as bundle B - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020 that Zoe Naden was (at the time) the Incubator Support Manager

- as bundle C - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020 that Zoe Naden was (at the time) the Incubator Support Delegate

- as bundle D - please release a document stating that Zoe Naden was on leave during a timespan that overlaps or includes 3/12/2019

- please ensure bundles A-D are addressed in the statement of reasons as separate documents, identified as such if not found, delivered as separate files, and redacted such that only the dates and the very least the last character are visible (redacting everything else)

-Menzies

Jasmin Clarke,

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Our reference: RQ21/01038

Agency reference: LEX 68360

Menzies

 

Sent by email: [1][FOI #7167 email]

Extension of time under s 15AB

Dear Menzies

Please find attached a decision of today’s date for an extension of time
from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.

 

Sincerely

 

[2][IMG]   Jasmin Clarke  |  Assistant
Review and Investigation
Advisor

Investigations and Compliance

Freedom of information
Regulatory Group

Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001  |
 [3]oaic.gov.au

+61 2 9284 9847  | 
[4][email address]
[8]Subscribe [9]Subscribe to
[5]Facebook | [6]LinkedIn | [7]Twitter |   icon Information
Matters

 

 

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Sent a follow up to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources again.

Christina Graves,

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Dear Menzies

 

As indicated in the department’s notice dated 19 April 2021 (copy
attached), a response from you was required within 14 days (i.e. by 3 May
2021), and sent to the department’s FOI team by email
([1][Department of Industry, Science, Energy &amp; Resources request email]) or post.

 

As your revised request was not received by the department’s FOI team
before the end of the 14 day consultation period, your request is taken to
have been withdrawn pursuant to sections 24AB(6) and (7) of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

____

Christina Graves
Special Counsel
[2][email address]
MinterEllison Constitution Place, 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra City ACT
2601
[3]minterellison.com Follow us on [4]LinkedIn and [5]Twitter

 

From: Menzies <[6][FOI #7167 email]>
Sent: Tuesday 11 May 2021 07:48 AM
To: Christina Graves <[7][email address]>
Subject: Re: Your Freedom of Information Request - Section 24AB
consultation notice (LEX 68432)

 

- With reference to
[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...
IS Duty Statements 080519.pdf

- as bundle A - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020
that Zoe Naden was (then) employed at EL2 level (an employment agreement
or a payslip will do)

- as bundle B - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020
that Zoe Naden was (at the time) the Incubator Support Manager

- as bundle C - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020
that Zoe Naden was (at the time) the Incubator Support Delegate

- as bundle D - please release a document stating that Zoe Naden was on
leave during a timespan that overlaps or includes 3/12/2019

- please ensure bundles A-D are addressed in the statement of reasons as
separate documents, identified as such if not found, delivered as separate
files, and redacted such that only the dates and the very least the last
character are visible (redacting everything else)

-Menzies

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- In its application for the OAIC extention the department confirmed receiving my revised request on 19 April.

- The revised request was only re-sent because it failed to reach your personal address, not the department FOI inbox.

- Release the documents.

-Menzies

Christina Graves,

Dear Menzies

 

Your response to the section 24AB consultation request was not received by
the department’s FOI inbox.

 

It is open to you to submit a new request to [1][email address] based
on the terms of your proposed revised request.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

____

Christina Graves
Special Counsel
[2][email address]
MinterEllison Constitution Place, 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra City ACT
2601
[3]minterellison.com Follow us on [4]LinkedIn and [5]Twitter

 

From: Menzies <[FOI #7167 email]>
Sent: Tuesday 11 May 2021 11:31 AM
To: Christina Graves <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Your Freedom of Information Request - Section 24AB
consultation notice (LEX 68432)

 

- In its application for the OAIC extention the department confirmed
receiving my revised request on 19 April.

- The revised request was only re-sent because it failed to reach your
personal address, not the department FOI inbox.

- Release the documents.

-Menzies

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Let me get this right; my revised request as posted on Right to Know-
- meets your requirements insofar as you can waste my time by applying for extensions
- but falls short of your requirements insofar as you can refuse it at 5 minutes to 12?

Be that as it may, s24AB(7) requires me-
- to consult with you SUBJECT TO your notice
- to revise my request per s24AB(6)(b).

You can probably see where this is going, but your notice-
- requires only that my written revision is "addressed by email"
- by leaving it open as to who can address it.

Accordingly-
- my revision was addressed by email on 23 April
- by Ms Jasmin Clarke who so kindly addressed it.

In other words-
- this issue is immaterial (you are clutching at straws)
- by virtue of being irrelevant (by beating around the bush).

You were privy to my revision, whether by email, website or telepathically-
- and insofar as this was sufficient for s15AB
- then it was also sufficient for s24AB(7).

I'm hot for these documents.

-Menzies

Let's bury the hatchet, it's inquisitive Fridays!

- With reference to https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/6...

- as bundle A - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020 that Zoe Naden was (then) employed at EL2 level (an employment agreement or a payslip will do)

- as bundle B - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020 that Zoe Naden was (at the time) the Incubator Support Manager

- as bundle C - please release a document stating on or before 20/1/2020 that Zoe Naden was (at the time) the Incubator Support Delegate

- as bundle D - please release a document stating that Zoe Naden was on leave during a timespan that overlaps or includes 3/12/2019

- please ensure bundles A-D are addressed in the statement of reasons as separate documents, identified as such if not found, delivered as separate files, and redacted such that only the dates and the very least the last character are visible (redacting everything else)

-Menzies

Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources

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