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(1) For each FOI request identified as pending in the Justice and Community Safety Directorate Annual Report 2016-17, by each directorate and government agency for which you are responsible, what (a) was the month and year the request was received, (b) was the month and year the request was finalised, or whether the request is still pending.
(2) If any requests have been identified as pending in part (1), (a) what were the reasons for delay in finalising the request and (b) when are they expected to be finalised.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
With regard to the status of FOI requests held by the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate at year end 2016-17, I refer the Member to the response to Question on Notice 1381.
Government—freedom of information requests
(Question No 1384)
Mr Coe asked the Speaker, upon notice, on 11 May 2018:
(1) For each FOI request identified as pending in the Justice and Community Safety Directorate Annual Report 2016-17, by each directorate and government agency for which you are responsible, what (a) was the month and year the request was received, (b) was the month and year the request was finalised, or whether the request is still pending.
(2) If any requests have been identified as pending in part (1), (a) what were the reasons for delay in finalising the request and (b) when are they expected to be finalised.
Ms J Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1)-(2) I am advised that the Office of the Legislative Assembly did not have any FOI requests identified as pending in the Justice and Community Safety Directorate Annual Report 2016-17.
The ACT Audit Office reported one FOI request as ‘decision pending’ in the Justice and Community Safety Directorate 2016-17 Annual Report.
(a) The FOI request was received by the ACT Audit Office on 25 September 2015; and
(b) The status of the request remains as ‘decision pending’.
The ACT Electoral Commission did not receive any FOI requests during the 2016-17 reporting period.
(2) Regarding the request that is recorded as ‘decision pending’:
(a) The ACT Audit Office is waiting to hear from the applicant who made the request. To date, the applicant has not provided a deposit of fees relating to the charges for processing the request; and
(b) The ACT Audit Office will resume processing the request once a deposit of fees relating to charges for processing the request is received from the applicant.
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