Ben Fairless
Joined Right to Know in 2013
I work for the OpenAustralia Foundation. I used to use this account when I was administering the site however now I use this account just to make requests and to provide suggestions to people.
All my requests are made in a personal capacity, and not on behalf of Right to Know, the OpenAustralia Foundation, or any other organisation unless specifically indicated.
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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 489) (page 12)
Dear Mr Fairless,
On 2 November 2016, you put in a FOI request for the following:
‘A copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related d...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Broadcasting Corporation to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
My decision in relation to your recent FOI request is attached.
Regards
[1]ABC Judith Maude
Head Corporate Governan...
Dear Mr Fairless
As requested, please see attached a copy of the current FOI delegation of
the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The Department i...
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning Ben,
Please find attached a copy of the current FOI delegations for
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC). ...
Thank you for releasing the information outside of FOI. I'm happy to withdraw my FOI Request.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Fairless,
Please find attached the decision notice in relation to your FOI request
to the Safety, Rehabilitatio...
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
As requested in your email below, please see attached a copy of the
current FOI delegations for the Attorney‑G...
UNCLASSIFIED
Good morning Ben,
Further to the e-mails below, the Defence FOI delegations are available on the Defence internet at the following URL...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless,
I can advise you that the decision maker for this request has agreed to provide you with the document attached outsid...
Australian Government
Productivity Commission
Melbourne Office
Level 12, 530 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Locked Bag 2 Collins Street E...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Department of Communications and the Arts to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
For Official Use Only
Dear Mr Fairless,
On 2 November, the Department received two emails from you, one addressed
to the Department and the ot...
Your message has expired without any moderator decision for the following
recipients.
Info Healthdirect
Subject: [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Re: Freedom of...
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your email and FOI request. Finance has agreed that the document you have sought can be releas...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached correspondence relating to your FOI request.
Regards,
Alison Savary
Manager, Finance
Australian Reinsurance P...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Heritage Council to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
There are no delegations in place for the AHC.
Regards
FOI Contact Officer | Climate Change, Science and Corporate Legal Section |G...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Department of the Environment and Energy to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached the Department of the Environment and Energy's FOI delegations. The document is released to you outside the form...
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your recent FOI request seeking a copy of our current FOI
Delegations and any related directions issued in respect of FO...
Request for mobile communications via mobile applications
Response by Attorney-General to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
Please refer to the attached email of 7 November 2016 which explains that your request was finalised, as the Attorney-G...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Thanks for the information. OAIC setting the Gold Standard as always for the release of information timely, and with minimal fuss.
Yours sincerely...
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your email dated 15th November, 2016.
Howard Street has not been recognised for upgrade to 'pay by space'
parking m...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Advisory Committee to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your enquiry. Apologies for our delay in reply.
There are no FOI delegations in force for the Australian Biologi...
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached the information you have sought under the Freedom of
Information Act 1988 (Cth).
Thanks and regards...
Dear Mr Fairless
Attached is correspondence in response to your FOI request.
Regards
David Read
Policy Officer
Administrativ...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Family Court of Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached below the internal review decision made in respect of
your request for such, as referenced below.
Regards...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Withdrawn by the requester.
These requests go to the OAIC but they have already responded, which is why I've fixed up the email address and withdrawn this request.
This person's 341 annotations (page 12)
I would really appreciate some help from the RTK community on this. I find it odd that there is only 1 IP address for the entire department... Is that...
List of attendees and documents from official briefing on May 27th 2014
Request to Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General by Anthony Dunbar. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
I'm terribly sorry to the person who marked this for Administrator Attention, but the alert detailing why you flagged it as such hasn't been received....
Privacy Impact Statement relating to a Unique Student Identifier
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Mark R. Diamond. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
The Department has the ability to upload the files directly to Right to Know if email isn't an option. You can ask them to contact us (contact@righttok...
Prohibitions in making an application to Tribunal
Information not held.
Thanks Mark, whilst the request may not technically meet the definitions of the FOI Act, I think it would help others who want to learn about and perha...
Prohibitions in making an application to Tribunal
Information not held.
This request was reported as needing Administrator Attention, however reading it I'm not 100% sure why (I'm sorry, but I haven't gotten the email notif...
Release the Source Code that Counts the Votes
Waiting clarification.
Let me try to dissect the AEC's response for the benefit of the requester or anyone else who may want a simpler version. This is my interpretation of w...
Not sure if its worth pointing out, but you don't have to accept a request to extend the time under the law.
I've complained to the OAIC and asked them to make a review, as it seems to me that Ms. Rossiter is simply pulling the strings of junior department emp...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-2RIU6K
Successful.
As suggested, I have made an application for IC Review for this decision.
Prime Ministerial communications via social media
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Anonymouse-. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
I decided to make a request to the Prime Minister directly as they are separate under FOI: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/social_media_guidelin...
Thanks to Alex for the annotation at https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/internal_discussions_related_to#comment-523, as it helped me form my reques...
Retired politicians pensions & benifits.
Information not held.
Hey Anne, Darren, Frank and Matt,
If you are interested in finding out information on entitlements, why not make an FOI request to the Department of...
changes
Request to Disability Employment Services Reference Group by Megalfar. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
I have resent this request as the email address we had was invalid.
Regards,
Ben
Right to Know Volunteer
Hi Alex,
Would it be possible to argue that the fact the Department doesn't have centralised record management is another reason I could contend the...
I've started CrowdFunding for this FOI request, I hope I can rely on your support: http://www.pozible.com/project/181607
Trade Agreements
Refused.
Right to Know has received the below response from DFAT FOI:
"The statement that this request is awaiting response by 19 May is incorrect. Our advice...
All internal communications or emails relating to "Armenian Genocide" from 2010 onwards
Waiting clarification.
If you aren't comfortable sending your Credit Card details, you could ask the Department if they accept EFT as a payment method.
Cheers,
Ben
Migration stream by country of birth
Successful.
Updated the Request to indicate that it has been transferred to Department of Social Services.
Documents containing the phrase "Operation Sovereign Murders"
Information not held.
Request was transferred from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. This has been...
SPC workers' conditions
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Margo Kingston. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Waiting clarification.
Hi Margo,
You can give them your email address and Right to Know (should) censor it.
Otherwise, you can find the FOI email address for PMC here - h...
Glad we could be of help Michael. It's rather easy when you get the hang of it, and don't ever be afraid to ask a question about FOI here :)
You can...
Sorry, scratch that idea about Internal Review. Looks like I'm no match for Locutus Sum ;)
I've raised a request to change the wording, as I don't think we should be saying "promptly" as there is no obligation for them to be. Just to have it...
Privacy Impact Statement relating to a Unique Student Identifier
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Mark R. Diamond. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Hi Mark,
The change to the email disclaimer was implemented about a month ago (see https://github.com/openaustralia/righttoknow/issues/314 for detail...
Privacy Impact Statement relating to a Unique Student Identifier
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Mark R. Diamond. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Hi Mark, I'm not sure if you are aware but we automatically notify agencies that the RTK email address is valid under s15(2)(c).
Cheers,
Ben