Ben (Right to Know)
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Ben Fairless
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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
NB: Comment e...
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 .
Hi there,
My name is Ben and I work for the charity that runs Right to Know. We are working with the NDIA on a technical issue which is preventing re...
The replies from Monash Health today (23 April) exist because I was trying to get in to the system to extract the documents. Unfortunately the decision...
We have hidden the name of a former public servant that was inadvertently disclosed. If you have any questions or would like to discuss further please...
The authority sent emails on the 17th of February 2025 to the wrong request email address. This has now been corrected and the emails are attached to t...
Documents Relating to the Sharing of DVA Client Information
Request to Department of Education, Skills and Employment by noseyrosey. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
So it appears that the Department of Education, Skills and Employment is now defunct - replaced by the Department of Education (https://www.righttoknow...
Appointments/Awards to the Order of Australia: The Honourable Justice Stephen John GAGELER (as was in 2017)
Request to Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General by Tyler. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
I have updated this request to show that it's been transferred to the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General. Emails before this note...
Appointments/Awards to the Order of Australia: Professor James Richard CRAWFORD (2013)
Request to Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General by Tyler. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
I have updated this request to show that it's been transferred to the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General. Emails before this note...
We've asked if the City of West Torrens can send the documents like normal email attachments instead of using a third party portal.
Thanks,
Ben - Ri...
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Articles of Agreement - Governor General approval
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Tyler. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
We’ve manually updated the authority for this request to Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet as the request was transferred from DFAT to them.
At the request of the Department of Defence, we have hidden the name of an FOI Officer that was inadvertently disclosed. We decided to do this as the n...
CRDC Writing/Style/Brand Guides
Request to Cotton Research and Development Corporation by Glenn Hamiltonshire. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
We've been contacted by the CRDC who have advised us that we have the wrong email address on file. We have updated the email address and re-sent the re...
Total quantity of complaints made about Shalom House WA
Request to WA Health and Disability Services Complaints Office by Gabriel. Annotated by Ben (Right to Know) on .
In Western Australia, you need to "give an address in Australia to which notices under this Act can be sent" in order for a request to be valid. I'm go...