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❓ Hon Martin Aldridge requests data on Freedom of Information (FOI) applications received by the Minister's Office and associated agencies, including processing times and fees charged. The Minister deflects, citing the Information Commissioner's annual report as the appropriate source for this information.

AnsweredQoN 569Legislative Council

Asked

13 March 2018

Member

Hon Martin Aldridge

Portfolio

Police

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I refer to the Freedom of Information Act 1992, and I ask: (a) how many applications has the Minister's Office received, and for each department or agency under her direction received, per month, since 11 March 2017; (b) of those identified in (a), how many were dealt with within the 45 day statutory timeframe; (c) of those identified in (a), how many applicants were charged a fee beyond the initial $30 application fee; and (d) what is the total sum of additional access fees charged with respect to (c)?

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Answered

11 April 2018

Responded by

Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Police

Response time

10 days

Section 111 of the FOI Act requires the Information Commissioner to provide a report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Legislative Council on the operation of the legislation during the financial year. As part of this report, statistical information is provided to the Information Commissioner by each government agency.
The statistical information for the previous financial year is available in the Information Commissioner’s 2016/2017 annual report. Statistical information for the current financial year will be provided by all government agencies to the Information Commissioner at the end of the financial year. The statistical information requested at questions (a-d) will be provided to the Information Commissioner at that time.

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