❓ Question on Notice regarding Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by the Minister's office and the WA Police Force (including the Road Safety Commission after Machinery of Government changes). The answer provides partial data, citing resource constraints for fully answering some parts.
AnsweredQoN 4139Legislative Assembly
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(1) Since 17 March 2017, how many Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been received by the Minister's office: (a) of those requests, on how many occasions did the Minister's office seek an extension to respond to the initial FOI inquiry; and (b) for each request in which an extension was requested: (i) on how many occasions was an extension granted; and (ii) on how many occasions was a subsequent extension requested in addition to the original extension, and of these requests, how many were granted? (2) for each department, agency or trading enterprise for which the Minister is responsible, how many Freedom of Information requests have been received since 17 March 2017: (a) of those requests, on how many occasions did the department, agency or trading enterprise seek an extension to respond to the initial FOI inquiry; and (b) for each request in which an extension was requested: (i) on how many occasions was an extension granted; and (ii) on how many occasions was a subsequent extension requested in addition to the original extension, and of these requests, how many were granted?
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Answered
12 February 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
18 days
(1) Please see response to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice No 4135.
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(2) Between 17 March 2017 and 3 December 2018, the Western Australia Police Force received a total of 4 706 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
a) Of the requests received, 1 680 took over 45 days to complete (the permitted period under the Freedom of Information Act 1992 ). It is estimated that one or more extensions of time were sought in respect to the requests.
b) (i) - (ii) To accurately answer these questions, the WA Police Force would need to divert police resources to undertake a manual search.
Under the 2017 Machinery of Government changes, from 1 July 2017, the Road Safety Commission (RSC) administratively joined the WA Police Force.
From 17 March 2017 to 30 June 2017 there was one FOI request made to RSC which was subsequently transferred to WA Police Force on 1 July 2017. All FOI requests from 1 July 2017 for RSC have been made out to the WA Police Force.
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(2) Between 17 March 2017 and 3 December 2018, the Western Australia Police Force received a total of 4 706 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
a) Of the requests received, 1 680 took over 45 days to complete (the permitted period under the Freedom of Information Act 1992 ). It is estimated that one or more extensions of time were sought in respect to the requests.
b) (i) - (ii) To accurately answer these questions, the WA Police Force would need to divert police resources to undertake a manual search.
Under the 2017 Machinery of Government changes, from 1 July 2017, the Road Safety Commission (RSC) administratively joined the WA Police Force.
From 17 March 2017 to 30 June 2017 there was one FOI request made to RSC which was subsequently transferred to WA Police Force on 1 July 2017. All FOI requests from 1 July 2017 for RSC have been made out to the WA Police Force.
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