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Our ref: T24/220
Tyler Hu
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Hu
Freedom of information request no. 13-2025
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The purpose of this letter is to give you a decision about access to documents that you
requested under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act).
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You requested access to documents relating to the
Succession to the Crown Act 2015
and the Home Affairs Act 2023 on 30 August 2024. Specifically you sought access to:
“Documents submitted to the Governor-General for royal assent to the Succession to
the Crown Act 2015 and the Home Affairs Act 2023 (including the certificate from
either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate, and
the certificate signed by the Attorney-General recommending assent).”
Decision and reasons for decision
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I, Stephen Campbell, General Manager Corporate, am an officer authorised under
subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in relation to FOI requests.
4
In response to your request, copies of the Royal Assent certificates from the Attorney
General to the Governor General and from the President of the Senate to the Governor
General are attached.
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I have taken the following material into account in making my decision:
The content of the documents that fall within scope of your request;
The FOI Act; and
The guidelines issued by the Australian Information Commissioner under
section 93A of the FOI Act.
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Please note, this request will be published on OPC’s disclosure log within 10 working
days after the day you are given access to this document.
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Your review rights
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If you are dissatisfied with the information provided, you may apply for internal
review or Information Commissioner for a review. We encourage you to seek internal review
as a first step as it may provide a more rapid resolution of your concerns.
Internal review
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Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you may apply for an internal review of my
decision. Your application must be made within 30 days after the date of this letter.
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An internal review will be conducted by a different officer. No particular form is
required to apply for review although it will assist your case to set out in the application the
grounds on which you believe that the original decision should be overturned. An application
for a review of the decision should be lodged in one of the following ways:
email: xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
post: FOI Coordinator, Locked Bag 30, Kingston ACT 2604
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If you choose to seek an internal review, you will subsequently have a right to apply
for Information Commissioner review of the internal review decision.
Information Commissioner review
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Under section 54L of the FOI Act, you may apply to the Australian Information
Commissioner to review my decision. An application for review by the Information
Commissioner must be made in writing within 60 days after the date of this letter, and be
lodged in one of the following ways:
online:
https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=ICR_10
email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001
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More information about Information Commissioner review is available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/information-comm
issioner-review/.
FOI Complaints
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If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your FOI request, please let us
know what we could have done better. We may be able to rectify the problem. If you are not
satisfied with our response, you can make a complaint to the Australian Information
Commissioner. A complaint to the Information Commissioner must be made in writing.
Complaints can be lodged in one of the following ways:
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online:
https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=ICCA_
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email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney 2001
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More information about complaints is available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/make-an-foi-compl
aint/.
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If you are not sure whether to lodge an Information Commissioner review or an
Information Commissioner complaint, more information is available at
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/reviews-and-complaints/.
Yours sincerely
Stephen Campbell
General Manager Corporate
23 September 2024
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