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 488) (page 2)
Operational information portal - robots.txt file
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Fairless
Please find attached a decision dated 23 August 2024 in relation to your
request for internal review under the Freedom of Infor...
Informal Release Request: Document related to requests from Right to Know
Response by University of Melbourne to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Hi Ben,
Please find attached acknowledgement of your request. Action is required by you by Friday 6 September, 2024.
Regards,
FOI Team
16 August 20...
SSL security on bom.gov.au website
Refused.
According to https://whynohttps.com/country/au it's the number one website in Australia that doesn't load securely. Kind of poor if you don't mind me s...
Operational Blueprint Documents - Initial Contact & POI
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Dear Ben
Please find attached the decision letter and documents relating to your
request for access to documents held by Services Australia, und...
Process by which information is published to the Operational information website
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
Dear Ben Fairless
Please find attached the decision letter and documents relating to your
request for access to documents held by Services Austr...
Nmdaka Dalai Australis
Response by Family Court of Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Awaiting classification.
OFFICIAL
Dear Ben Fairless
I refer to your correspondence of 17 July 2024 addressed to the Family Court of Australia and the response sent to you on 2...
Nmdaka Dalai Australis
Response by Federal Court of Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your email.
Kind regards
FOI Officer
Federal Court of Australia
Optus for contact centre management services
Response by Services Australia to Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) team in Services
Australia (the Agency).
This email acknowledges your correspondence a...
Dear Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your response.
We confirm that the authorisation applies both to the initial FOI
requests, and to the inte...
Letter from Senator Dean Smith and response
Response by Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection to Ben Fairless on .
Waiting clarification.
OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
Good morning Mr Fairless,
I have let the Minister's office know you are seeking an update on this request.
Thanks
Emily
Fre...
Documents related to FOI 23-24/072
Response by Department of Finance to Ben Fairless on .
Partially successful.
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Fairless,
Please find attached a decision letter and the documents released to you
as a result of your FOI request (our r...
Ref: FOI30/129
Dear Ben Fairless,
1. We refer to our email (and attached consultation notice) dated 20
March 2024, and our previous corre...
gov.au 2LD Registrar - List of registered domain names
Response by Department of Finance to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your request for an internal review of Finance’s decision on
19 January 2024 relating t...
Social media - no longer, responding to queries via @ASIC_Connect
Follow up sent to Australian Securities and Investments Commission by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Thank you for your reply which answers my questions. Happy to consider this request resolved.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
Dear Ben,
Find attached correspondence for your attention.
Regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Australia Post
Australia Post is...
Correspondence with AustRoads about request for information about NEVDIS
Response by Access Canberra to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
Please see the attached decision letter relating to your recent Freedom of
Information request.
Regards
Freedom o...
NEVDIS User Guide
Response by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications to Ben Fairless on .
Information not held.
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
I refer to your request below for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
P...
Dear Mr Fairless,
NEVDIS has appointed a third party contractor to set-up an official API
gateway to their database.
The Contractor is Bl...
Good morning Mr Fairless,
Thank you for your response back to me, I have now withdrawn your request.
Regards
Narelle Hurkala
A/ Coordinator Freedom...
Thank you for your reply.
I would like to proceed with a formal FOI request for documents in the possession of CMTEDD that provide instructions o...
Draft Gig Economy Legislation
Follow up sent to Department of Employment and Workplace Relations by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I would like to withdraw this request. Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
NEVDIS User Guide
Follow up sent to NT Department of Transport by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
I would like to withdraw this request.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
NEVDIS User Guide
Response by Victorian Department of Transport and Planning to Ben Fairless on .
Refused.
Hi Ben,
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 requires all applicants to pay an
application fee of $31.80. Payment can be made online via
[1]http...
Thank you for contacting the Information Access Unit, Transport for NSW.
Please note that this unit deals with:
* enquiries and requests for i...
NEVDIS User Guide
Request sent to NT Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics by Ben Fairless on .
Long overdue.
Please treat this as an informal request for documents if possible.
I would like a copy of the most recent user manuals, or instructions to access...
This person's 341 annotations (page 2)
BCG review
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
Correspondence between Open Arms NAC members and BUPA Australia regarding tafenoquine and mefloquine veterans
Request to Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service by Stuart McCarthy. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
New South Wales statistics for CTP Insurance
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
Waiting clarification.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error you've rep...
Freedom of Information Act Request
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
Construction of a childcare centre
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
Victorian Sheriff's Act 2009
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
Gambling promotion on free to air tv
Request to Queensland Responsible Gambling Advisory Committee by John B. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
Rapid Antigen Tests
Request to ACT Chief Minister, Treasury And Economic Development Directorate by Buko. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hello,
I'm one of the workers who look after Right to Know.
Firstly, I want to apologise that it's taken us so long to look at the error message ab...
Minister for Transport documents regarding Sydney Metro Review
Awaiting classification.
Hello,
We have reached out to the Department and asked them to re-send the information directly to the request. I'll try to follow them up if I haven...
NDIA Information Security Risk Management Policy and Procedures
Withdrawn by the requester.
Hi Shirley,
I'm sorry it's come across this way. I've only recently come back on board and I'm going through issues that happened several years ago....
NDIA Information Security Risk Management Policy and Procedures
Withdrawn by the requester.
I have marked this request as "withdrawn" due to the length of time since the error message and now.
I apologise for the delay in reviewing this.
I...
I'm sorry it's taken us so long to come back to you. I have double checked and all replies related to this request appear here - we haven't missed anyt...
Correspondence with the Minister for Superannuation
Request to Australian Securities and Investments Commission by Phillip Sweeney. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Given the amount of time between when this request was made and now, I have updated this request to "Withdrawn". If you would like to request this info...
General Ledger (Last 5 Financial Years)
Request to Aboriginals Benefit Account Advisory Committee by Trent Morrison-Francis. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Given the amount of time between when this request was made and now, I have updated this request to "Withdrawn". If you would like to request this info...
Documents pertaining to or giving evidence in support of wearing face masks from state or federal sources
Withdrawn by the requester.
Given the amount of time between when this request was made and now, I have updated this request to "Withdrawn". If you would like to request this info...
The number of inquests dispensed with by NSW Coroner's Court from 2020-2023
Handled by postal mail.
According to the Requester:
"Have written to them directly, will update here as information is received"
Thanks,
Ben - Right to Know
Complaints to DOJ about DOJ Contractors 2007 to 2022
Awaiting classification.
I’ve resent the original request to an updated email address. Hopefully this helps get a reply.
Thanks
Ben - Right to Know
Documents relating to the OpenAustralia Foundation between 28 May 2022 and 28 November 2022
Information not held.
I have copied the decision Matthew refers to in his link and added it as a response to the request, as the ATO is known for allowing those links to exp...
Isolation of Sars Cov 2
Long overdue.
Hi there,
I’m a volunteer for Right to Know. I’ve removed part of your request which contains your personal information.
Please don’t post persona...
Documents pertaining to or giving evidence in support of wearing face masks from state or federal sources
Information not held.
In late 2015, the Government announced its decision to close the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) from 1 July 2016, with its activities and...
Engaging Labour Hire for Call Centre Duties
Awaiting classification.
Right to Know has received a request from the Department to remove a public servant's full name and direct contact number, as they did not intend to se...
Disclosures of Interests from the Entrepreneurs' Programme Committee meeting held on 11/12/2019
Request to Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources by Witherspoon. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Awaiting classification.
We have hidden information in the most recent email as it goes against our House Rules (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/house_rules)
Kind Regards...
Update from the department today:
Thank you for your patience we are hoping to have these out by the end of the week – worst case Tuesday next week....
Number of assistance animals funded
Request to National Disability Insurance Agency by Yvonne Ingen-Housz. Annotated by Ben Fairless on .
Successful.
Hello!
Welcome to Right to Know! I'm one of the people that look after the site.
Just so you know, you need to ask for documents that have the info...