Reference number
FOIREQ23/00055
Date of access
21 April 2023
Published on
24 April 2023
FOI request
“The purpose of this request is to get a better understanding of how the actions of Commonwealth officials are affecting the allocation of the OAIC’s scarce resources.
I would like to know how many extant IC review requests are before the OAIC solely on the ground of a deemed refusal decision (i.e. the principal officer of an agency or a Minister is taken to have refused access to a document because they did not provide a decision to an access applicant).
I would also like to know which agencies and Ministers have failed to provide decisions.
For example, if there are 10 extant IC review requests that have been lodged on the ground of a deemed refusal decision, and 2 of those are in respect of deemed refusal decisions from the principal officer of the Department of Prime Minister, and the other 8 are in respect of deemed refusal decisions
from the Attorney-General, then please provide a documents showing that:
a) 2 IC review requests have been lodged in respect of deemed refusal decisions from the principal officer of the Department of Prime Minister; and
b) 8 IC review requests have been lodged in respect of deemed refusal decisions from the Commonwealth Attorney-General.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to documents identifying the number of extant IC review requests as at 20 March 2023, broken down by agency (as that term is defined in section 4 of the FOI Act) or Minister, which have been lodged on the ground of a deemed refusal decision
on the parts of the relevant principal officers of agencies or Ministers.
To the extent that it applies, I would appreciate it if you would deal with this FOI request in accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Despite having made a formal FOI request, my preference would be for the OAIC to provide the requested document pursuant to an administrative release of information, and I would be pleased to cooperate in any reasonable way to assist you in facilitating access to the documents requested.”