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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 2 Hansard (29 February) . . Page.. 362 ..

I have had referred to me your request for the remission of the application fee and non-imposition of processing charges in relation to the matter of the contract between VITAB and ACT TAB.

You sought remission on public interest grounds.

On this occasion I have decided not to remit the application fee and to impose charges for the processing of the request. I do not believe you have demonstrated how the public interest would be served in providing the documents to you. Nor have you demonstrated how a substantial section of the community would benefit from you obtaining access to the documents.

If you wish to proceed with your request you should forward a cheque for $30.00 made payable to the ACT Government Service. You should send your cheque to the:

ACT Freedom of Information Office

PO Box 921

CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608

The Freedom of Information Act does not provide a right of appeal against a decision not to remit the application fee.

If you have not responded to the Freedom of Information Office by 7 January 1994 your request will be considered o be withdrawn.

Yours sincerely

Wayne Berry

21 December 1993

MR BERRY: I ask a supplementary question. Is it not true, Mr Humphries, that Mr De Domenico was happy and did not appeal the decision which was mentioned in the letter you have? Is it not true that he was content and never appealed it or paid? Do not try to distort the facts on that one. Is it not true also, Mr Humphries, that you did not have the wit over that side to move a motion to require the tabling of the VITAB contracts? Otherwise, you would have got them. Or have you not worked that out? Is it true, Mr Humphries, that you have a case of terminal fancy footwork syndrome and you have been caught out because you have refused to come up with documents which this Assembly directed you to table? Mr Humphries, is it not true that workers ought to be in terror for their jobs because of your refusal to break the secrecy which you have tended to insist upon in this deal over the sale of the Territory's assets? Is this not true, Mr Humphries?

MR SPEAKER: The last part of the question calls for an expression of opinion. The first relates to a matter relating to Mr De Domenico, and I do not know whether you are in a position to answer - - -

Mr Berry: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. I asked him whether it was true or not. I did not ask him for an opinion.

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