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PaulFarrell<paul.farrell@guardian.co.uk>

FOIApplications[15160027][15160029][SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
ASQAFreedomofInformation<foi@asqa.gov.au>
To:PaulFarrell<paul.farrell@theguardian.com>

5February2016at14:32

DearMrFarrell,

Thankyouforyouremaildated29January2016.

PleaseseeattacheddecisionlettersinrelationtoFOIapplications[15160027]and[15160029].

Below,weestimatethetimeeachapplicationwouldtakeASQAtoprocess.Pleasenotethatthesetimesarea
guideonlyandthescopeoftheworkwill,inlargemeasure,dependonthelengthandcomplexityofthethird
partiessubmissions.

Application15160029

thirdpartyservicenotificationsfrom2015,excludingmaterialchangenotifications

Takingyourproposedamendmenttothescopeofthisapplicationintoaccount,weestimatethattherequest
wouldtakeover5629hoursforasingleFOIOfficertoprocess.

Breakdownoftime

Asdiscussed,thereareapproximately5000notificationsthatfitwithinthescopeofyourrequest

Thebusinesseswhoarethesubjectofeachnotificationwillneedtobeconsultedinaccordancewiths27
oftheFOIAct

Twodiscreteconsultationsarelikelytoberequiredineachinstance:
Oneconsultationinwritingwiththeprovider
Oneconsultationinwritingwiththethirdpartywithwhomtheproviderhasa
serviceagreement
Significantadministrativeresourcesarerequiredtoperformthistask
Forexample,ASQAwillhavetoconductacompanysearchofnon
RTOstoascertaintheidentityoftheappropriatecontactpersoninthe
business
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Approximately10,000consultationletterswillhavetobedraftedand
sentbyASQA

Oncethethirdpartieshavemadetheirsubmissions,thedecisionmakerwillhavetoconsiderthose
submissions,whichwilltakefurthertime

OnceASQAhasmadeadecision,threepartiesineachinstancewillhavetobenotifiedofthedecisionin
writing
Thosepartiesbeing,yourself,theproviderandthethirdpartywithwhomthe
providerhasaserviceagreement
ThiswouldrequireASQAtodraftapproximately15,000decisionletters

Application15160027

AlistofallindividualsprohibitedfrombeinginvolvedinRegisteredTrainingOrganisationsfollowinga
cancellationdecision.Foryourassistance,thislistwasreferredtoinSenateestimatesinOctober2015by
CommissionerRobinson:Wehavealistofpersonswho,whentheyhavehadacancellationsoftheir
registration,havesomebandsoflimitationifyoulikeforthemtobeinvolvedashighmanagerialagentsin
anotherRTOforaperiodoftwoyearsundertheact.

Weestimatethattherequestwouldtakeapproximately146hoursforasingleFOIOfficertoprocess.

Breakdownoftime

Aswepreviouslynotified,approximately120individualswouldneedtobeconsultedinaccordancewiths
27oftheFOIAct
oTheconsultwouldoccurwithpersonsaswellasanybusinessesthatappearonthelist
oThiswillrequireASQAtosendupwardsof120consultationletters
Oncethethirdpartieshavemadesubmissions,thedecisionmakerwillthenhavetoconsiderthose
submissions
Oncethedecisionmakerhasmadeadecision,allrelevantpartieswillhavetobenotifiedofthatdecision
inwriting
Thosepartiesinclude:yourself,theindividualsonthelistandanybusinessesthatappearonthelist
oThiswillrequireASQAtosendbetween240360decisionletters

Wehopethatthisadditionalinformationassistsyoutounderstandwhy,intheircurrentform,bothapplications
poseasignificantandunreasonablediversionofASQAsresources.

Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleaseemailCarolynHodgesat:foi@asqa.gov.au

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YoursSincerely,

FOITeam
AustralianSkillsQualityAuthority
GPOBox9928,MelbourneVIC3001
Infoline1300701801
foi@asqa.gov.au
www.asqa.gov.au

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