❓ A WA parliamentary Question on Notice regarding a Freedom of Information application concerning the Smiths Beach development. The questioning focuses on an email exchange between the Minister and the Treasurer and whether relevant documents were deliberately withheld.
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION APPLICATION — SMITHS BEACH
I refer to my freedom of information access application concerning Smiths Beach. (1) Did the minister receive an email from the Treasurer concerning the proposed Smiths Beach development on 2 October 2008? (2) If yes to (1), why did the minister not release the email to me in response to my FOI application? (3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER
I refer to my freedom of information access application concerning Smiths Beach. (1) Did the minister receive an email from the Treasurer concerning the proposed Smiths Beach development on 2 October 2008? (2) If yes to (1), why did the minister not release the email to me in response to my FOI application? (3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER
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I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(1) Did the minister receive an email from the Treasurer concerning the proposed Smiths Beach development on 2 October 2008? (2) If yes to (1), why did the minister not release the email to me in response to my FOI application? (3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(2) If yes to (1), why did the minister not release the email to me in response to my FOI application? (3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
[See paper 718.]
(1) Did the minister receive an email from the Treasurer concerning the proposed Smiths Beach development on 2 October 2008? (2) If yes to (1), why did the minister not release the email to me in response to my FOI application? (3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(2) If yes to (1), why did the minister not release the email to me in response to my FOI application? (3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(3) Did the minister reply to the Treasurer’s email? (4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(4) If yes to (3), why did the minister not release her reply to the Treasurer in response to my FOI application? (5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(5) If yes to (3), will the minister table her reply to the Treasurer? (6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(6) Did the minister deliberately obstruct access to documents that should have been released pursuant to the FOI Act? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
I thank the member for her question. (1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(1) Yes. (2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(2) In processing the member’s FOI application, my office conducted a thorough search of the correspondence database and found two documents that were released. Following information provided by the FOI Commissioner, I am advised that an email from the member for Vasse had been emailed to my office on 2 October 2008. My office searched the member for Vasse’s name and located the email and subsequent response. I am advised by my office that the original search did not pick up on this email as it was in a PDF format, which does not allow a contents search on the correspondence database. (3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(3) Yes. (4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(4) See response to (2). (5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(5) Yes. I seek leave to table a copy of the letter. (6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
(6) No. Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
Leave granted. [See paper 718.]
[See paper 718.]
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