Ben Fairless
Joined Right To Know in 2013
I'm one of the people who keep Right to Know working. You'll usually see me making requests or helping others. I also make moderation decisions on behalf of the OpenAustralia Foundation (the charity that runs Right to Know).
All my requests are made in a personal capacity, and not on behalf of Right to Know or the OpenAustralia Foundation.
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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 430)
Message discouraging abuse on Australia Post Telephone lines
Response by Australian Postal Corporation to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Find attached correspondence for your attention.
Regards,
Freedom of Information team
Australia Post
From:
To:
Subject:
Date:
Att...
Audio message on customer service lines RE Respect
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached a decision dated 18 February 2021, in relation to
your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982....
Email involving Quatari Airways and newborn baby
Follow up sent to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Please consider this request withdrawn.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Pauline Hanson Parcel Delivery
Successful.
They uploaded the documents here:
https://auspost.com.au/about-us/corporate-information/our-organisation/corporate-governance-statement/freedom-of-in...
FOI Delegations - 6 November 2020
Follow up sent to Australian Postal Corporation by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Thanks for your email. On that basis I withdraw my request.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Tier 2 enquiries on Saturday and during extended hours of business for Medicare and PBS 011-40120070
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached the administrative release letter relating to your
request for access to documents held by Services Austra...
Operational Information - Debts
Long overdue.
I have just been told I have a newstart allowance debt which I think has been wrongly given and maybe some sort of system error. I was on newstart allo...
FOI Manual - documents contained in G:\FOI\Admin\Manuals & Taskcards
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached the decision letter relating to your request for
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
...
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request.
Kind regards
Robert
Freedom of Information Pract...
Mr Fairless – Please find a letter, requesting that you clarify the terms
of your FOI application.
I’m happy to discuss this letter and to provide...
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless,
I refer to your email of 14 November 2018, and to your more recent exchange with Thomas Stewart. I apologise for the de...
Documents related to alleged vote tampering
Response by Australian Electoral Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your electronic request dated 9 May 2019 3.55am to the
Australian Electoral Commission.
I attach a letter date...
“Vote of No Confidence” - Internal documents
Response by Australian Electoral Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Waiting clarification.
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your electronic request dated 9 May 2019 4.02am to the
Australian Electoral Commission.
I attach a letter date...
Documents Related to Freedom of Information
Request to National Health and Medical Research Council by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
Waiting clarification.
The agency wants a huge amount of money to consider releasing the documents. In my opinion this is completely wrong. The applicant asked the agency to...
The above email has been hidden at the request of the Decision Maker, who's signature appears within an attachment.
The response is provided below:...
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Fairless
We refer to your email of 9 January 2018, the contents of which are noted.
We appreciate that your request wa...
Thanks for the reply and for releasing the documents. Very much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Good afternoon Mr Fairless,
See attached document.
Information other than the information requested, has been redacted.
Regards,
Anna Oliver
Freedo...
Thank you for taking the time to update and release this document, it's really appreciated.
Hope you had a great holiday period.
Yours sincerely...
FOI Delegations
Follow up sent to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Thank you for replying to my request, it's greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Thank you for your email and for pointing me in the direction of the documents. You're one of the only agencies I've found that publish their docume...
FOI Delegations
Follow up sent to Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Thank you for taking the time to reply to my request outside the formal FOI process, and apologies I couldn't call you. I've only just had time to l...
FOI Delegations
Follow up sent to Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Thank you for taking the time to reply, it's greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Thank you for responding outside of the FOI Act, and for providing the requested documents.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
FOI Delegations
Follow up sent to Australian Securities and Investments Commission by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Thank you for responding with the documents, ASIC is the only agency I'm aware of that manage their FOI authorisations in this way.
Yours sincerel...
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Pauline Hanson Parcel Delivery
Successful.
They uploaded the documents here:
https://auspost.com.au/about-us/corporate-information/our-organisation/corporate-governance-statement/freedom-of-in...
I heard this message a few times and I’m curious about the process that started it off.
Number & cost (to ratepayers - staff time/wages & legal advice) of discrimination/ harassment claims/complaints, including sexual harassment, lodged by staff (or former staff) at the City of Bunbury
Awaiting internal review.
The process for an agency to "upload" a response is simply to reply to the email that the applicant sent to them via the site.
I'm not sure why the C...
Animal Registration Extensions
Refused.
Wyndham City Council isn't technically covered by the Commonwealth FOI Act (even though we think it should be. I'm going to mark this request as refuse...
Regional Incubator Facilitator webpage
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Ellie. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
As a volunteer, I believe that I have followed our policies correctly.
However, as communicated to Ellie, I have asked the Directors of OpenAustrali...
Prime Minister COVIDSafe app usage
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alfie John. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Sorry for the delay - this issue should now be fixed.
Regional Incubator Facilitator webpage
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Ellie. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Right to Know removes extraneous (irrelevant) material when it does not comply with our guidelines.
We ask that people making requests include only w...
Email correspondence between [Officer of the Department] and Ellie
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Witherspoon. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Right to Know has now resolved the issue with the PDFs on this request. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Regional incubator facilitator monthly activity reports
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know has now resolved the issue with the PDFs on this request. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Emma Greenwood and Charlotte Tressler investigations
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know has now resolved the issue with the PDFs on this request. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Subpoena demand by [Departmental Contractor]
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know has now resolved the issue with the PDFs on this request. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Emma Greenwood and Charlotte Tressler awareness of MassChallenge interests
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know has now resolved the issue with the PDFs on this request. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Department of Industry - internal systems of control (all divisions)
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Right to Know has now resolved the issue with the PDFs on this request. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Email correspondence between [Officer of the Department] and Ellie
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Witherspoon. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Right to Know is experiencing issues with PDFs at the moment.
The Department has provided the PDF to us and we have uploaded it to an alternative loc...
Failure by the Department of Home Affairs to comply with FOI Law
Information not held.
I agree with you that a disclosure log shouldn't be a burdensome process.
Look at this site, it's a free service run by a charity and we seem to do...
Regional incubator facilitator monthly activity reports
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know is experiencing an issue with this PDF.
The Department has provided the PDF to us and we have uploaded it to an alternative location un...
Emma Greenwood and Charlotte Tressler investigations
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know is experiencing an issue with this PDF.
The Department has provided the PDF to us and we have uploaded it to an alternative location un...
Subpoena demand by [Departmental Contractor]
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know is experiencing an issue with this PDF.
The Department has provided the PDF to us and we have uploaded it to an alternative location un...
Emma Greenwood and Charlotte Tressler awareness of MassChallenge interests
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Right to Know is experiencing an issue with this PDF.
The Department has provided the PDF to us and we have uploaded it to an alternative location un...
Department of Industry - internal systems of control (all divisions)
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Menzies. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Right to Know is experiencing an issue with this PDF.
The Department has provided the PDF to us and we have uploaded it to an alternative location un...
Correspondence between the Department and Right to Know
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Witherspoon. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Today, Right to Know received a request to consult with the Department in relation to this request.
Our general stance is to not object to the releas...
Failure by the Department of Home Affairs to comply with FOI Law
Information not held.
Just an idea to help, you might also want to request the same documents of the OAIC as they would be more likely to hold more documents about the subje...
Telephone calls of regional incubator facilitator Daniel Smith
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Witherspoon. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Right to Know has been contacted by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in relation to this request.
Mobile Numbers should be a...
Email correspondence between [Officer of the Department] and Ellie
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Witherspoon. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Right to Know has been contacted by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in relation to this request.
We have hidden the names o...
Record of alleged telephone call from [Officer of the Department] to Entrepreneurs' Programme 'subject matter expert'
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Ellie. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Right to Know has been contacted by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in relation to this request.
We have hidden the names o...
