APRA - FOI between APRA and Treasury re HGS (FOI 26-51)

Question

? What was the reasoning behind the application of s45 (documents containing material obtained in confidence) in the original decision of FOI 26-44? ? What was the reasoning behind the removal of s45 and the new application of s38 (secrecy provisions) in the internal review decision of FOI 26-51? ? What makes information ''protected'' under section 38? ? Where in the FOI internal review decision does the decision maker describe what makes these documents ''protected''? ? Why did this reasoning change between the original decision and the internal review decision? ? Would you say it is inconsistent that the statutory threshold under s38 was only applied at the point of the internal review decision? ? Would you say that these inconsistencies undermine the overall credibility of the exemption claim? ? Will you make decision to make the immediate release of the three documents identified in the original decision?

Answer

See attached response.

Documents

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• SQ26-000253 APRA - FOI between APRA and Treasury re HGS (FOI 26-51).pdf (opens in a new tab)