Assess tender documents for release under an FOI request and consult the supplier
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the documents within scope, list each document and passage containing pricing, methodology, intellectual property or other business information of a tenderer, and draft the consultation letter to each affected supplier and a schedule of proposed exemptions for the decision maker.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer or authorised FOI decision maker decides each exemption and whether release would be contrary to the public interest, considers each supplier’s submissions, checks the consultation timetable, and confirms nothing is released to the applicant before the decision is made and review rights are given.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the documents within scope, list each document and passage containing pricing, methodology, intellectual property or other business information of a tenderer, and draft the consultation letter to each affected supplier and a schedule of proposed exemptions for the decision maker. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each flagged passage against the document, and look for business information the tool missed in attachments and spreadsheets.
- Confirm every affected supplier has been identified and given the opportunity the Act requires.
- Confirm the decision and reasons are the decision maker’s own, made after the submissions.
Sources
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) s 27 (consultation – business documents) · 2026-10-18
- OAIC, FOI Guidelines Part 5: Exemptions (including s 47 commercially valuable information) · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.