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FOI 23-24/127 - Document 6
From:
Vickers, Marc
To:
FOI Requests
Cc:
s22
; Qui, Peter; ICTD.Executive; Clarkson, Sharyn
Subject:
RE: FOI 23-24/072 - Decision letter for review [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date:
Friday, 19 January 2024 4:20:54 PM
Attachments:
FOI 23-23 072 Decision Letter.pdf
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OFFICIAL
Thankss22
Please find attached
regards
Marc Vickers
Chief Information Security Officer
Assistant Secretary, Governance and Procurement Branch, ICT Division
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Network Champion
Department of Finance
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Subject: FW: FOI 23-24/072 - Decision letter for review [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Importance: High
OFFICIAL
Hi Marc,
I note that the decision is due
today. I have removed the relevant paragraphs regarding the legal
professional privilege exemption from the letter. Grateful if you could please sign as soon as
practicable and provide it
before 4.45pm so I can notify the Deputy Secretary and send to the
applicant? Unfortunately I am unable to stay past COB today to send it.
Kind regards,
s22
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Subject: RE: FOI 23-24/072 - Decision letter for review [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Hello Marc,
I am not familiar with the relevant documents but ins22
absence today I have had a look at
the paragraphs you’ve highlighted. If you consider that there is no legal professional privilege
that attaches to the relevant documents in this FOI matter then this part of the decision letter
can be removed.
Happy to discuss.
Kind regards,
s22
s22
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Public Law Section
Legal and Assurance Branch
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Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 12:27 PM
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Subject: RE: FOI 23-24/072 - Decision letter for review [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Hi
Before I sign, can I just check something. I have highlighted some paragraphs around Material
subject to legal professional privilege. I am not sure that applies to this request. I think the next
para on Material obtained in confidence is more appropriated.
The highlighted paragraph was added to a later request from a related FOI where the requester
was seeking the legal advice from auDA about the confidentiality of the material – so it is part of
a later refusal, but I don’t think its relevant to the refusal for the initial request – and this is only
seeking the initial information – or am I missing something?
regards
Marc Vickers
Chief Information Security Officer
Assistant Secretary, Governance and Procurement Branch, ICT Division
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Network Champion
Department of Finance
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A: 1 Canberra Avenue, FORREST, ACT 2603, AUSTRALIA
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