Decision Letter

Written by Claude Haiku 4.5 from the extracted text on 27 Feb 2026. It can miss or misread redacted and scanned pages. Check the source before relying on it.

The ATO refused a Freedom of Information request seeking access to employment records, including a People Connect database request referencing the Australian Public Service Commission, and emails from an ATO employee to the APSC Commissioner and ATO executive dated around 17-18 June 2025. The decision applied section 47F of the FOI Act, determining that the requested documents would contain personal information about ATO officer(s) and that disclosure would be unreasonable. The ATO relied on the fact that the requester could not demonstrate a personal connection to the records, that the information was not publicly known or available, and that releasing personnel communications on a public platform would be inappropriate given the private circumstances in which the information was communicated.