❓ Hon Kate Doust asks the Minister for Energy about the number, processing times, and reasons for refusal of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by the department since 23 September 2008. The Minister provides specific data on requests received, processing times, and reasons for refusal.
AnsweredQoN 1224Legislative Council
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(1) How Many Freedom of Information requests have you received since 23 September 2008?
(2) Of those requests that are currently outstanding, -
(a) how many are there;
(b) what is the average time they have been outstanding for; and
(c) what is the longest time a request has been outstanding for?
(3) Of those requests that have been completed, -
(a) how many have there been;
(b) what is the average time taken to complete a request;
(c) what was the longest time taken to complete a request; and
(d) how many requests have been refused and for what reason?
(2) Of those requests that are currently outstanding, -
(a) how many are there;
(b) what is the average time they have been outstanding for; and
(c) what is the longest time a request has been outstanding for?
(3) Of those requests that have been completed, -
(a) how many have there been;
(b) what is the average time taken to complete a request;
(c) what was the longest time taken to complete a request; and
(d) how many requests have been refused and for what reason?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 November 2009
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
49 days
(1) 20
(2) No requests are currently outstanding.
(a-c) N/A
(3a) 20
(b) 50 days
(c) 145 days
(d) Two applications were refused under Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act and three applications were refused under Section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act.
There were four applications that were refused as no documents were found.
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(2) No requests are currently outstanding.
(a-c) N/A
(3a) 20
(b) 50 days
(c) 145 days
(d) Two applications were refused under Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act and three applications were refused under Section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act.
There were four applications that were refused as no documents were found.
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