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❓ Mr. Kirkup asks about FOI application processing times and volumes within the Premier's portfolio. The answer refers him to the Information Commissioner's annual reports and suggests asking about specific FOI requests.

AnsweredQoN 4626Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 February 2019

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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For all Freedom of Information (FOI) applications presently received and being processed by the Minister's office, departments, agencies, government trading enterprises or boards within the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, I ask: (a) What is the average time taken to process and return a FOI application; (b) As at 1 February 2019 how many FOI applications remain outstanding beyond there 45 day timeline: (i) In relation to (b), what is the longest time an application has been outstanding and why; (c) How many FOI applications were received in the calendar years of: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; and (iii) 2018; and (d) How many FOI applications were successfully processed and returned within 45 days during the calendar years of: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; and (iii) 2018?

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Answered

12 March 2019

Response time

6 days

(a)-(d) The number of FOI applications received by each agency is calculated by financial year and is available in the Information Commissioner’s relevant annual reports. The statistical information for the current financial year will be provided to the Information Commissioner at the end of the 2018-2019 financial year.
Should the member have a question regarding a particular FOI request, then I encourage the member to ask that question.

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