Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:56:57 +0000
Subject: 20240801 08:56 - Email - James Smith/FOI Case Management - Defence FOI Request 001/24/25 - Section 15AA request for extension
From: James Smith <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: FOI Case Management <
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Dear FOI Case Management,
I note that the request for extension was sought on the day the response was due.
Unfortunately my email was not being monitored that day (yesterday).
I understand that an extension is now unlikely to be effective. However, to avoid having to lodge the matter with the OAIC please could you provide the requested materials by 16 August 2024?
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
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OFFICIAL
Good morning James,
I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking access to:
Please provide a copy of any video recording, transcript or other released
materials or documents relating to the Australian Army’s Special
Operations Task Group (SOTG) Rotation XII media round table at Army
Headquarters, Canberra, on Thursday, 9 May 2013, regarding the awarding of
the Battle Honour Eastern Shah Wali Kot.
The current statutory deadline for you to receive a response to your
Defence FOI request is 31 July 2024.
Your request is progressing however due to competing priorities additional
time is required to finalise your FOI request. Our office is seeking your
agreement to a 30 day extension of the statutory deadline under
section 15AA [extension with agreement] of the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). We will endeavour to process your request as soon as we
can.
Should you agree, the statutory deadline for you to receive a response to
your request will expire on 30 August 2024.
It would be much appreciated if you could confirm your agreement to this
extension of time today, 31 July 2024 via e-mail.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Thank you and regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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