From: Nick Collins
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 11:30 AM
To: 'g87'
Subject: RE: My reply TO NICK dated July 23
Dear
Geoff
As
formally requested, I wish to confirm our meeting on Thursday the
30th of July at the CatholicCare Malvern Office at 4pm. Please accept
this email as confirmation of the appointment. Present at the meeting will be
myself and Alan Baker. Alan Baker is the Team Leader of Family Dispute
Resolution (FDR). I would like to clarify that Alan is not the General Manager,
he is a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner like Juan and Liz but he is also
a family lawyer. Also as the Team leader of our FDR program he is very
experienced and familiar with Family Law and FDR regulations to answer any
specific questions you may have in this area.
As
I do have your email and phone number and will respond to all your queries or
clarification requests, you do not need to cc all the previous contact emails
you have with CatholicCare – they have been advised that I will respond to any
further queries you may have.
Yours
sincerely
Nick
Nick
Collins
Senior
Manager Western Area | CatholicCare
Family Relationship Centre
Family Relationship Centre
Suite
2, 27-31 Myer Street
Geelong
VIC 3220
Strengthening
families and communities
Vision:
‘life to the full’ for families, individuals
and
communities in all their diversity
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From: g87
[mailto:g87@optusnet.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 23 July 2015 10:51 AM
To: Nick Collins
Cc: Malvern; Elizabeth Jenkins; Human Resources; eva seidner
Subject: My reply TO NICK dated July 23
Sent: Thursday, 23 July 2015 10:51 AM
To: Nick Collins
Cc: Malvern; Elizabeth Jenkins; Human Resources; eva seidner
Subject: My reply TO NICK dated July 23
Dear
Nick
Thank you for
reconfiguring your email of 20 July.
I also confirm our
conversation yesterday in that I will be seeing you and your general manager /
Solicitor Allan Baker on THURSDAY 4 PM at your Malvern
offices.
As so conveyed – Eva
will not be accompanying me – nor will I have any legal advisor with
me.
Kindly note that I
also advise you in confirming herein another part of our conversation of
yesterday.
To
wit.
That I am preparing a
major document.
I will send same to
you early next week only: it has to take second priority to other matters. I am
not allowing these matters to dominate my day /s.
You will
find
therein [the so designated ‘major
document’] an effective response to your ‘major’ email
of July 20. And as I also told you yesterday – it will not be a response to
merely to the above.
Should you deem a
response necessary to anything here or the incipient major document, please do
not send it as a DDF doc.
Kindly also note that
confirmation by mail would be appreciated.
There is no reason to
send confirmation of your ‘minor’ emails herein
appended.
Thanking
you
Yours
Sincerely
Geoff
Seidner
From: g87
Sent:
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 12:15 PM
To: Nick
Collins ; Elizabeth Jenkins ; human.resources@ccam.org.au
Cc: eva
seidner
Subject: Re:
Response from CatholicCare re FDR Complaint
Malvern.
Nick
Collins
Senior
Manager Western Area | CatholicCare
Family Relationship Centre
Family Relationship Centre
Suite
2, 27-31 Myer Street
Geelong
VIC 3220
Dear Nick
As per your email /
letter to arrive below - I wish to see you and Alan Baker at any time from
Tuesday. You may care to liaise with your solicitor and advise me of your chosen
time by email.
I will not be bringing
any legal advisors; nor does Eva want to attend.
Kindly note that a
substantial document is currently being prepared by myself and will be sent
you.
Please post hard
copies of all communications to be.
Yours
Sincerely
Geoff
Seidner
From: Nick
Collins
Sent:
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:40 AM
Subject: Re:
Response from CatholicCare re FDR Complaint
Malvern.
Dear
Mr Seidner
As
discussed last week, please find attached our response to your complaint. A
hard copy has also been sent by post. Please contact me if you would like to
make a time to meet as detailed in the letter.
Yours
sincerely
Nick
Collins
Nick
Collins
Senior
Manager Western Area | CatholicCare
Family Relationship Centre
Family Relationship Centre
Suite
2, 27-31 Myer Street
Geelong
VIC 3220
Strengthening
families and communities
Vision:
‘life to the full’ for families, individuals
and
communities in all their diversity
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From:
g87
Sent:
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 1:07 PM
Subject:
Please send via ordinary email
Dear Nick
Thank you in
anticipation: kindly send your email of yesterday as a complete flowing /
continuous email.
Please do not send pdf
documents as my computer has difficulty handling it.
Thanks
Geoff
Seidner
From: Nick
Collins
Sent:
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 4:38 PM
To: 'g87'
Subject: RE:
Please send via ordinary email
Dear
Geoff
As
requested, please find below a copy of the letter sent electronically yesterday
(in PDF) as a continuous email
20th
July 2015
Mr
Geoff Seidner
13
Alston Grove
East
St. Kilda 3183
Dear
Mr. Seidner,
I
write in response to your formal complaint about the service you received at
CatholicCare from our Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) service in Malvern and
after speaking with you on Wednesday the 15th July 2015. I also note
the numerous emails you have forwarded to staff in relation to your concerns.
My
understanding of your reasons for complaint were;
- that
you believe our service was not fair, particularly the decision to proceed with
Shuttle FDR.
- that
we have not acceded to your requests for written information discussed in the
FDR session.
We
have taken your complaint seriously and value feedback from clients involved
with our services. Our process for managing complaints begins with obtaining
clarity about the nature of the complaint, then investigating the issue and
attempting a resolution. As the Senior Manager, I have investigated the case
and reviewed the
emails you have sent to CatholicCare staff.
In
terms of the first issue; our Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners (FDRPs)
are independent and make assessments based on information presented to them.
There is nothing on file that suggests that the FDRPs have been biased or
prejudicial to the FDR process. The decision to complete Shuttle FDR is
determined by the FDRP after considering all the assessment information
pertaining to the case.
Having
reviewed the file in its entirety, I reiterate, that we cannot provide you with
written notes from the Shuttle Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) session for
reasons as detailed in the email dated 13th July 2015 from Elizabeth
Jenkins. Specifically, this relates to provisions and regulations controlling
FDR disclosures of information under the Family Law Act (Section 10H) to which
we must adhere. The relevant part of 10H(1) says “ a FDRP must not disclose a
communication made to the practitioner while the practitioner is conducting
Family Dispute Resolution “.
It
is also completely inappropriate for Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners to
corroborate, substantiate or validate one party’s version of events. As such we
cannot respond to your emails about the specific details of your situation.
Given
we are unable to proceed further with FDR, a section 60I Certificate could be
issued. In
relation to the issuing of a Certificate, they are only issued by accredited
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners and are not determined by clients.
Under the Family Law Act there is no need to specifically issue a Certificate at
the end of a family dispute resolution process. Certificates serve the purpose
of allowing people to file an application in Court.
I
understand from your email correspondence that you find this outcome extremely
frustrating, however the FDR process is one that attempts resolution in good
faith between parties.
In
response to your request for details of the “authority who licences” our
organisation, we are funded by the Federal Department of Social Services with
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners operating under regulations administered
by the Federal Attorney General’s Department. The body you would approach
regarding a complaint about the FDR process is the National Office Complaints
Team in the Department of Social Services, their contact details
are:
Phone:
1800 634 035
Email: complaints@dss.gov.au
Email: complaints@dss.gov.au
As
previously advised, I and Alan Baker (Family Dispute Resolution Team Leader)
are available to meet with you to explain further our processes, including the
procedure for issuing Certificates and constraints on the release of information
in relation to Family Dispute Resolution. Please contact me directly if you
would like to pursue this option.
I
understand that you are extremely aggrieved and frustrated by your present
circumstances, however any behaviour, correspondence or email which attempt to
intimidate or demean staff, is not acceptable. We will not respond to any
further communication which is intimidating, demeaning or defamatory.
Please
direct any further correspondence to myself. My contact details are listed
below.
Yours
sincerely
Nick
Collins
Senior
Manager Western Area
Phone:
5246 5600
Nick
Collins
Senior
Manager Western Area | CatholicCare
Family Relationship Centre
Family Relationship Centre
Suite
2, 27-31 Myer Street
Geelong
VIC 3220
Strengthening
families and communities
Vision:
‘life to the full’ for families, individuals
and
communities in all their diversity
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email message is intended only for the addressee and contains information that
may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the
sender by reply email or telephone, and immediately delete this email message
and any copies of it. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this email by anyone
other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
From: g87
[mailto:g87@optusnet.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2015 1:08 PM
To: Nick Collins
Subject: Please send via ordinary email
Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2015 1:08 PM
To: Nick Collins
Subject: Please send via ordinary email
Dear
Nick
Thank you in
anticipation: kindly send your email of yesterday as a comlete flowing /
continuous email.
Please do not send pdf
documents as my computer has difficulty handling it.
Thanks
Geoff
Seidner
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