Freedom of Information Statistics
Freedom of Information Act - Requests
Status as at 30 June 2002
| NUMBER & SOURCE OF REQUESTS |
Land
Transport Safety |
Roads &
Public Transport |
Infra-
structure Policy |
Office of
the Secretary |
Corporate Services
|
Workplace Standards
|
Mineral Resources
|
Racing
Services Tasmania |
| Individuals |
26
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
15
|
-
|
1
|
| Solicitors for clients |
5
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
82
|
-
|
-
|
| Members of Parliament |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Companies |
6
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
88
|
-
|
-
|
| Other jurisdictions |
5
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
| TOTAL FOR AGENCY = 252 |
42
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
190
|
0
|
2
|
| REQUEST STATUS |
LTS
|
R&PT
|
IP
|
OOS
|
CS
|
WST
|
MRT
|
RST
|
| Carried over from previous year (2001) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Awaiting decision at 30 June 2002 |
13
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Decided |
28
|
6
|
4
|
-
|
6
|
31
|
-
|
1
|
| Withdrawn |
3
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Transferred |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| OUTCOME OF REQUESTS |
LTS
|
R&PT
|
IP
|
OOS
|
CS
|
WST
|
MRT
|
RST
|
| Decided - Full access |
11
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
14
|
-
|
1
|
| Decided - Partial access |
5
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
| Decided - Denied access |
11
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Personal files amended |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Personal files not amended |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Information not in possession of agency (S22) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
-
|
-
|
| Info able to purchased or otherwise available (s9) |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
159
|
-
|
-
|
| Outside scope of the Act (S5) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Other (S8, S10, S18, S20) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| DECISION TIME (DAYS) |
LTS
|
R&PT
|
IP
|
OOS
|
CS
|
WST
|
MRT
|
RST
|
| 1 – 30 days |
22
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
18
|
-
|
-
|
| More than 30 days * |
6
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| * These requests involved a negotiated extension under S17(6) of the Act | ||||||||
| REFUSAL REASONS |
LTS
|
R&PT
|
IP
|
OOS
|
CS
|
WST
|
MRT
|
RST
|
| S 23 Executive Council Information |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 24 Cabinet Information |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 26 Information Communicated by Other States |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 27 Internal working information |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 28 Law Enforcement Information |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 29 Information affecting legal proceedings |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 30 Personal privacy |
13
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
| S 31 Trade secrets or undertakings |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
| S 32 Trade secrets or undertakings agency |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 33 Information obtained in confidence |
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 34 Procedures and clients |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| S 35 Information likely to affect State economy |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| REVIEWS |
LTS
|
R&PT
|
IP
|
OOS
|
CS
|
WST
|
MRT
|
RST
|
| Internal | ||||||||
| Upheld in full |
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Upheld in part |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Reversed |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| External | ||||||||
| Upheld in full |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Upheld in part |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Reversed |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| FEES AND CHARGES ($) |
LTS
|
R&PT
|
IP
|
OOS
|
CS
|
WST
|
MRT
|
RST
|
| Total calculated |
$197.14
|
$535.74
|
$2,116.10
|
-
|
-
|
$618.87
|
-
|
-
|
| Waived or reduced |
$197.14
|
$424.04
|
$1,636.20
|
-
|
-
|
$283.42
|
-
|
-
|
| WAIVING REASONS |
LTS
|
R&PT
|
IP
|
OOS
|
CS
|
WST
|
MRT
|
RST
|
| Routine request |
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
| Personal information |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
| General public interest |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Impecunious applicant |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Member of Parliament |
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Other (eg. Agency Policy) |
20
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| In lieu of time extension (S17(6)) |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
