FOI Decision Letter Statistics Relating To Statement Of Tax Records From 2019.

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The ATO released statistical data on Statement of Tax Records (STRs) covering 2019 onwards, compiled from its systems under FOI section 17. The applicant sought specific metrics including the number of STR applications received, counts of satisfactory and unsatisfactory determinations, and how many entities undertook corrective action to achieve satisfactory status. The ATO confirmed no discrete document containing this information existed in its holdings, but officers from the Private Wealth business area retrieved and collated the requested figures into a single document, which was granted full access release. The decision applied section 17 of the FOI Act, which permits agencies to compile information from computer systems when not available in existing discrete form.