❓ A Western Australian parliamentary Question on Notice (QoN) from 2009 regarding Freedom of Information (FOI) requests within the Police Minister's portfolio, including the Ministerial Office, WA Police, Office of Crime Prevention, FESA, and Office of Road Safety. It seeks data on FOI application volume, processing times, reasons for delays and rejections, and appeals.
AnsweredQoN 637Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
For each Department and Agency within the Minister’s portfolio, including the Ministerial office, will the Minister provide the following information for the period, 23 September 2008 to date, -
(1) How many Freedom of Information (FOI) applications have been received?
(2) What is the average time taken to process a FOI application?
(3) What is the reason given for each FOI application exceeding the average time for processing?
(4) How many FOI applications have been rejected by the Departments or Agencies within your portfolio?
(5) How many of these rejections have been successfully appealed?
(6) How many of these rejections are pending a decision of the FOI Commissioner?
(7) What were the reasons given by the Departments and Agencies for rejecting each of the FOI applications?
(8) What were the reasons given by the FOI Commissioner for upholding each of the appeals?
(1) How many Freedom of Information (FOI) applications have been received?
(2) What is the average time taken to process a FOI application?
(3) What is the reason given for each FOI application exceeding the average time for processing?
(4) How many FOI applications have been rejected by the Departments or Agencies within your portfolio?
(5) How many of these rejections have been successfully appealed?
(6) How many of these rejections are pending a decision of the FOI Commissioner?
(7) What were the reasons given by the Departments and Agencies for rejecting each of the FOI applications?
(8) What were the reasons given by the FOI Commissioner for upholding each of the appeals?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 May 2009
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Police
Response time
42 days
MINISTERIAL OFFICE
(1) 3
(2) 39 days
(3) Not Applicable. While there is no requirement under the Act for a reason to be given for exceeding the 'average" time for processing, the exceptional number of FOI applications from the opposition means that responses will likely be slower.
(4)-(8) It should be noted that:
· An FOI application is not "rejected" by an agency, even when an application does not comply with the requirements of s12 of the FOI Act. The agency must take reasonable steps to help the applicant to change the application so that it complies with those requirements.
WA POLICE
1. 921
2. 69 days
3. Awaiting completion of Police investigations as normally not completed within the 45 days FOI timeframe.
4. 25
5. Nil
6. Nil
7. 15 applications refused under S26 FOI Act 1992 Document that cannot be found or do not exist
6 applications refused under S6 FOI Act 1992 Access procedures do not apply to documents that are already available
1 application refused under S27 FOI Act 1992 Ways in which access can be given
3 applications refused under S23 FOI Act 1992 Refusal of access and S24 Deletion of exempt matter
8. Not applicable
OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION
Please see WA Police response.
FESA
(1) 40
(2) 23 days
(3) Ambit of FOI application (complexity, multi agency involvement - transfers / 3
rd
party consultation), volume of applications received at that time, resourcing within FESA, whether investigation reports have been finalised.
(4) 2
(5) Nil
(6) 1
(7) Application 1 - matter was exempt under Schedule 1, Clause 1(1)(d)(i) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
- prepared for possible submission to an Executive body.
Application 2 - Section 23(2)(a) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
- it was apparent from the nature of the documents requested that the documents were exempt.
(8) Awaiting decision.
OFFICE OF ROAD SAFETY
The Office of Road Safety is part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) for all administrative issues.
As such, the Office of Road Safety's response to this question will be included as part of the DPC response.
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(1) 3
(2) 39 days
(3) Not Applicable. While there is no requirement under the Act for a reason to be given for exceeding the 'average" time for processing, the exceptional number of FOI applications from the opposition means that responses will likely be slower.
(4)-(8) It should be noted that:
· An FOI application is not "rejected" by an agency, even when an application does not comply with the requirements of s12 of the FOI Act. The agency must take reasonable steps to help the applicant to change the application so that it complies with those requirements.
WA POLICE
1. 921
2. 69 days
3. Awaiting completion of Police investigations as normally not completed within the 45 days FOI timeframe.
4. 25
5. Nil
6. Nil
7. 15 applications refused under S26 FOI Act 1992 Document that cannot be found or do not exist
6 applications refused under S6 FOI Act 1992 Access procedures do not apply to documents that are already available
1 application refused under S27 FOI Act 1992 Ways in which access can be given
3 applications refused under S23 FOI Act 1992 Refusal of access and S24 Deletion of exempt matter
8. Not applicable
OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION
Please see WA Police response.
FESA
(1) 40
(2) 23 days
(3) Ambit of FOI application (complexity, multi agency involvement - transfers / 3
rd
party consultation), volume of applications received at that time, resourcing within FESA, whether investigation reports have been finalised.
(4) 2
(5) Nil
(6) 1
(7) Application 1 - matter was exempt under Schedule 1, Clause 1(1)(d)(i) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
- prepared for possible submission to an Executive body.
Application 2 - Section 23(2)(a) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
- it was apparent from the nature of the documents requested that the documents were exempt.
(8) Awaiting decision.
OFFICE OF ROAD SAFETY
The Office of Road Safety is part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) for all administrative issues.
As such, the Office of Road Safety's response to this question will be included as part of the DPC response.
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