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 14)
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your request.
Attached is a copy of Austrade's FOI authorised officers which has been provided to you under administr...
Customer service complaints - St George's Tce post office
Response by Australian Postal Corporation to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Good afternoon Mr Fairless,
Find attached letter for your attention.
Regards,
Jan Robinson
Corporate Lawyer
FOI Review Officer
Australia Post...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by National Carbon Capture and Storage Council to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) on 2 November 2016, to the Department of Industry,...
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) on 2 November 2016, to the Department of Industry,...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) on 2 November 2016, to the Department of Industry,...
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) on 2 November 2016, to the Department of Industry,...
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) on 2 November 2016, to the Department of Industry,...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached a copy of the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal's FOI authorisation instrument under section 23 o...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your query dated 2 November 2016 regarding delegations and
directions under the Freedom of Information Act 1982...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Department of Agriculture and Water Resources to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Ben
Thank you for your request. The document relevant to your request is available on our website at the link below:
http://www.agriculture.gov....
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Local Government Association to Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
This is the mail system at host openaustralia.org.
I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not
be delivered to one or more recipients....
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Law Reform Commission to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Many thanks
Sabina Wynn | Executive Director
Australian Law Reform Commission | www.alrc.gov.au
[email address] | +61 2 8238 6366 | 0404874159
Cele...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian National Maritime Museum to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Ben,
I refer to your email titled “Freedom of Information Request – FOI
Delegations 2016”, sent 2 November 2016, in which you request “…a c...
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached letter from the Deputy Principal Registrar in relation to your FOI request.
Yours sincerely
Feder...
Private Number for Outbound Calls
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request (LEX 22591).
Regards
FOI Pra...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Workplace Gender Equality Agency to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Ben,
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency does not have FOI delegations in
place. The Director, our Agency Head, makes all decisions regarding F...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Federal Circuit Court of Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Sir
Please see attached current Instrument of Authorisation
Kind regards
Customer Service
From: Ben Fairless <[FOI #2584 email]>
T...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Migration Agents Registration Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Your email has been received by the Department of Immigration and Border
Protection’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Section. Pl...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Communications and Media Authority to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Ben
Request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(our ref: ACMA2016/683)
I refer to your Freedom of Information...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Strategic Policy Institute to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Hi Ben
In response to your email.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is a Commonwealth Company under the Defence portfolio and governed...
Dear Ben,
The National Australia Day Council (NADC) is an incorporated company and therefore not an ‘agency’ as defined in the Freedom Of Information...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Aged Care Complaints Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Fairless
Thanks for your email. Here are our FOI delegations, as requested. We do not have any directions in relation to FOI.
Kind regards
C...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by National Workplace Relations Consultative Council to Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Dear Mr Fairless,
We refer to your below email and your email of 2 November 2016 to the
Department of Employment’s National Workplace Relations...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited Board to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Ben
AHURI is not a government organisation and therefore not subject to FOI legislation. AHURI is a not-for-profit, body corporate registered as...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Response by Australian Border Force to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Fairless
I refer to your request to access documents addressed to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
On 1 Ju...
This person's 341 annotations (page 14)
How is Australia being protected from the threat of Islam?
Information not held.
I'm similarly disgusted. For those who aren't aware, the link is for a video which allegedly depicts the beheading of an individual. It is uncensored,...
Subcontract details between Transfield Services and Wilson Security for Manus Island and Nauru Regional Processing Centers
Partially successful.
Hi DT,
I would simply suggest saying that the Right to Know email address is valid for the purposes of the Act. You don't need to give your personal...
FOI Request for Detail Incident Report 1-4449XA
Successful.
Hi Ruth,
Going forward, it would be best to simply say that the Right to Know Email address is valid, so that it gets published here :)
Cheers,
B...
Pharmaceutical Patents Review Final Report
Successful.
What the hell? Reading s15(2) of the Act, there appears to be no obligation on you to send the request via their E-Services Portal.
The act only req...
GLORICIDE
Request to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority by Adam Presnell. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
HI Adam,
The key words are "substantially and unreasonably" when it comes to diversion of resources. As you can see on here, many requests are fulfil...
GLORICIDE
Request to Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority by Adam Presnell. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Adam, In case you aren't aware, the FOI act gives an Agency a right to refuse access if the request will "would substantially and unreasonably divert t...
Information regarding the amount of tertiary students aged 30 and over.
Awaiting internal review.
Hi Joseph,
Just a few notes on this request. It doesn't relate to documents, rather it requests generic information (all FOI requests should be for d...
Did Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sign intervention or security treaties with China for the Asia region, especially in 1973.
Information not held.
Hi Joseph,
Just a heads up, the Australian FOI laws require that you request "documents" not information. This will likely be rejected as you haven't...
Did Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sign intervention or security treaties with China for the Asia region, especially in 1973.
Partially successful.
Hi Joseph,
Just a heads up, the Australian FOI laws require that you request "documents" not information. This will likely be rejected as you haven't...
Australian support for Civil Society
Successful.
And this is why Right to Know is the best way to make FOI requests. Really puts their behavior on show!
HI Elias, I would strongly suggest objecting to the charges email. The first 5 hours is free and they have only said that 1.04 hours is needed (their m...
TPP Negoti
Refused.
Geordie, do you have a link for the comments made? would be great to read the article fully!
Hi Ben G,
I'm interested in this odd part of Australian politics. It's good to see the government has explained the status of hurt river so carefully...
ALRC Copyright Review documents in context of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (DFAT)
Request to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Why do I get the feeling that DFAT doesn't like you very much Brendan. I would be inclined to complain to OAIC if you can't get past the silliness of s...
Religious make up of Boat People
Awaiting internal review.
Hi Bruce,
Unlike other Jurisdictions (such as the UK) the FOI laws in Australia only allow access to *documents*, not to information.
For example,...
I've marked this as refused because Part was refused, and the other part is still undergoing assessment - https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/nbn_ro...