Ben (Right to Know)
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ANNPSR Writing/Brand/Style Guide
Request to Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator by Glenn Hamiltonshire. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
We’ve been notified by the authority that they are having issues sending emails to us. We are working with them to resolve these issues.
Thanks,
Ben...
Correspondence internally re comments and conduct made by ABC Employee Paul Barry.
Request to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Lizzie Gillanders. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
I've received a request to provide my thoughts on this request:
The request was refused been refused because it would result in the "unreasonable dis...
I have been asked to give my thoughts on this request. Here is my personal view:
Joyce sent a request for Internal Review on the 3rd of December, and...
Perhaps I missed something, but I'm not sure how this response would be against our House Rules?
I am confused by this troubling response. The authority simply says that the request "Does not provide such information concerning the document/s as is...
All correspondence relating to the removal of FOI request
Request to National Disability Insurance Agency by Renee Plant. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
Two emails have been moved from another request to this request as they were sent to the wrong email address:
July 21 2025: https://www.righttoknow.o...
(Collective) Shout, shout, let it all out!
Request to Classification Review Board by Glenn Hamiltonshire. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
Thank you all for your passionate feedback. We've put up a blog post (https://www.righttoknow.org.au/blog) that provides a bit more detail on the reaso...
I'm part of the team that look after Right to Know. We have removed a paragraph from the original request after we received a complaint that it was aga...
Costs of Tribunals or panels by profession and state
Request to Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency by Clancy. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
I’ve reached out to the agency privately to ask them to share the documents normally (as an attachment to an email) as when we try to access them manua...
I’m sharing this info and how I found it for others benefit.
The successful bidder was Telstra Limited. I was able to find the answer on tenders.gov....
(Collective) Shout, shout, let it all out!
Request to Classification Review Board by Glenn Hamiltonshire. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
Hi all,
We actively advocate for the release of documents directly via Right to Know, and encourage anyone to make us aware of instances where they a...
Hi there,
We’ve updated their email address and resent this request.
Thanks,
Ben
Projection of NDIA FOI requests
Request to National Disability Insurance Agency by David Wright. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
The OAIC has a "FOI Stats" portal that might give you some of the information you're after:
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/australian...
I have resent this request as it’s unclear if our system has previously sent it.
I'm very confused by one of the documents (1.FOI Request 202500135 Statement Full Release.pdf).
The document says at the beginning that "The FOI tim...
Request for OAIC Review, Department of Health FOI request 25-0019 LD
Request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Health Anon. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
Hi Health Anon,
I would reach out directly to the OAIC to update your details. The email address for the team that handles external reviews is foidr@...
Contract permitting Right to know to operate this website
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Foreign personal representative for Department of Ethnic affairs person-id: 41190156. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
I work for the charity that operates Right to Know.
Right to Know is a project of the OpenAustralia Foundation, a registered charity. We don’t source...
Hello,
I want to provide an update to my earlier comments above. A number of requests were hidden from Right to Know.
The decision to hide a reques...
FOI Disclosure Log - FOI 24/25-0952
Request to National Disability Insurance Agency by Dan Collins. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
Hey Dan,
Is this request for the same set of documents? https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/request_for_documents_released_a
If so, it might be...
Thanks for pointing that out Liam! That is absolutely something we need to fix, and I've created a bug report to track the problem. You can follow it h...
Hi Liam,
I searched the FOI request number on Right to Know. I found this request which might contain the details you're after: https://www.righttokn...
FOI Request – "Juanita: A Family Mystery" / "Unravel: Juanita" Internal Review and Project Expenditure
Request to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Harry Black. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
So I've discussed public interest considerations, now lets talk about how the FOI Act applies to the ABC.
The ABC has a very specific exemption for d...
FOI Request – "Juanita: A Family Mystery" / "Unravel: Juanita" Internal Review and Project Expenditure
Request to Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Harry Black. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
Just leaving some observations here at the request of the person who made this request. The below should not be taken as legal advice.
The FOI Act sa...
Research on specific disabilities from the Technical Advisory Branch
Request to National Disability Insurance Agency by clementine saber. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
We’ve received the documents from the NDIA separately and attached them to the request (as you can see above).
We’ve also spoken with the NDIA to let...
Hi Miles and Renee,
More information on the Renee's request can be found here: [Link Removed]
Thanks,
Ben Fairless - Right to Know
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