Locutus Sum
Joined Right To Know in 2013
Just a girl who likes to write, and likes the law, and likes to write about the law.
Christmas Day 2018: I have returned after a long study absence. My English is now almost professional legal standard but not perfect. I understand most idioms but do not always produce them correctly.
I am just another user of Right to Know but I know a little bit about the Freedom of Information law in Australia. If you need any help with an application you can send me a message through Right to Know.
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Freedom of Information requests made by this person
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This person's 487 annotations
The application was treated by the agency as an informal request. They did not demand an application fee and the officer has replied with a helpful ema...
Senate Investigation
Refused.
Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more information (or mo...
Instant messenger conversations
Refused.
The department told the applicant that a "practical refusal reason" existed for refusing the request. This is usually a statement that the application...
Operation Gloss
Refused.
The applicant says, "I believe my request to be a valid request that should not be overlooked because of a 'form'." But his belief is not informed by t...
Appointment details Mr Gary John Finger
Request to Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General by Sam. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
Awaiting internal review.
It is true that the link provided by the officer is broken. It is also true that it is very very easy to use a search engine to look at the Queensland...
Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more information (or mo...
TITLE: First Local Housing Strategy REPORT
Reported for administrator attention.
Why would I say that the application was refused?
For almost 64 weeks, the status of this request was recorded as "Long overdue". Apparently this was...
All correspondence related to the change of use of the toilet block at Beldon Park Gradient Way 2014
Reported for administrator attention.
First, I would like to agree with Nick that it is best when the information recorded on Right to Know is accurate. Second let me say that it was most l...
A note about English. Please do not say, as the decision maker has said, "These documents comprise of reports ....". This is not the correct use of "co...
I have marked this reuest as if it had been refused. In fact, the applicant did not engage in a required consultation so the application is deemed to h...
Centrelink debt notices - refusal to provide information
Long overdue.
To follow on from @Michelle, did you in fact pay the fee? What was the decision regarding the request? Were the documents released in full, released in...
Politicians' Pensions
Awaiting classification.
It is not likely that the Department of Finance will answer the question that has been asked. It is also not likely that they can answer the question....
Full police report on the 1996 Port Arthur massacre
Reported for administrator attention.
In Tasmania, every request under the Right to Information Act must be accompanied by a fee. Section 16 of the RTI Act says,
"16. Charges for informat...
Unfortunately, although the request is interesting, it is too vague to be a valid request. Instead of requesting specific, identifiable documents, it a...
I have looked at many requests that have been made to the Department of Human Services. In my opinion, the applicant is correct to say that a "distinct...
The request was refused but the decision letter explains that some of the information has already been published in AIHW reports.
MOOCs
Refused.
Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more information (or mo...
QUEENSLAND TREASURY CORP CIK: 0000852555 registered in foreign land. Please Explain
Awaiting response.
Your request is unfortunately not valid under the Queensland Right to Information Act. Queensland wants money! Section 24(2)(a) of the Act says that "a...
Toll Distribution
Request to Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance by Laszlo Nagy. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
Awaiting classification.
Section 17(2A) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) says that a request under the Act must be accompanied by a payment of "2 fee units". Today...
The power to enforce United Nations treaties
Awaiting classification.
There are several comments that are worthwhile to make. (1) Your request has been refused. Why and how it has been refused is a little uncertain but it...
Note 1: Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more informatio...
School spend on agency staff
Refused.
Note 1: Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more informatio...
Staff movements
Refused.
Note 1: Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more informatio...
Struck by train statistics Gippsland
Refused.
Note 1: Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more informatio...
Note 1: Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more informatio...
