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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This person's 599 annotations (page 19)
In my opinion this is a helpful and good reply from any agency. The officer has tried to understand the requrest and to provide useful information abou...
The reply from the agency is wrong, unhelpful and silly. So much in so few words! It is wrong because the agency states that the Act does not apply to...
It must be clear in the first sentence of the application that the request cannot succeed. It is a request to an agency of the State of Victoria not to...
This request is like the request from Mr John Guppy on Right to Know at https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/retired_politicians_pensions_ben#commen...
Brother Ian, I can understand your frustration, but your latest email is misconceived. You have already received the response required by law and it wa...
This is very strange. The officer who writes the final response says that the original email was not received ... but there is a reply to the original...
My annotation is to correct an error I made when I made the previous comment. I implied that the officers of the Department of Immigration and Border P...
Some interesting documents about VET Fee-Help Statistics can be found with a search at the documents portal of the Department of Education and Training...
Deed Revoking Regulation 29
Request to Australian Securities and Investments Commission by Julie Simpson. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
In the request for internal review, Mrs Simpson says that the agency must either release a document or say that the document is not in the possession o...
My annotation is only to add some information to the reply from the Department of Defence. I hope the information is helpful.
The officer has said, "...
Apology from Mr Hackett of ASIC
Request to Australian Securities and Investments Commission by Phillip Sweeney. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
There are three mistakes with this application. The first mistake is by the agency. The agency had an obligation to send to the applicant an acknowledg...
May I please make two suggestions. One suggestion is to argue about the charge as it is explained in the email from the agency. I think that you will n...
It is understandable for the applicant to be frustrated that he did not yet receive a reply but the applicant is wrong to imply that the agency is late...
Right to Know is a place to make requests for documents under the freedom of information legislation is Australia. You can make requests to agencies of...
names of the all the RHDV Strains for rabbits that have been tested in Australia in the past 4 years
A request under the Freedom of Information Act must be acknowleged within 14 days and a decision must usually be made in 30 days. In this application t...
The request was for some information but it was not a valid FOI request. Also, the Commonwealth Department of Education will not have the information b...
The applicant has become worried that he has not received a letter of confirmation ater 10 days. There are two matters of the law to consider.
The ag...
I do not think that a person needs approval to travel overseas from Australia. It is not USSR or DDR. If you have a passport then you can travel.
I am very pleased that it was successful after the Department of Defence had some encouragement!
Daniel Chick - West Coast Eagels
Request to Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority by Anthony Johnston. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .
The request has been refused because there are not any relevant documents in the possession of the agency. It is a non-standard response because it is...
I do not think that this is a fair response to the agency. It is definitely not certain that the first email is an FOI request. In any case, the law sa...
I think that this is a wise choice. The Deparment of Defence will be obliged to give you a formal response. This means either they must give you the do...
To the appliant: The Australian Government Department of Education and Training has not any connection with the results at high school, so they will re...
I understand your reply to the Department of Defence but a different response is probably better. In your first email you did not say that your request...
The nbn have been particularly helpful to suggest specific documents to exclude. The reason for the suggestion is not because an applicant cannot reque...