Our Ref
LEX 1298
Glenn Hamiltonshire
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Glenn
Your Freedom of Information request - decision
I refer to your request received by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
(department) on 29 November 2024 and interpreted by the department on 13 December
2024, as seeking access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the
following documents:
‘The official departmental Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides for the
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’.
My decision
I am authorised to make decisions under section 23(1) of the FOI Act.
The department holds 3 documents (totalling 14 pages) that fall within the scope of your
request.
I have decided to grant you
access in full to 3 documents.
A schedule of the documents for release is at
Attachment A.
How we wil send your documents
The documents being released are attached to my email to you.
GPO Box 9828, Canberra ACT 2601 | Phone 1300 488 064 | dewr.gov.au | ABN 96 584 957 427
You can ask for a review of my decision
If you disagree with any part of the decision, you can ask for a review. There are 2 ways you
can do this. You can ask for an internal review by the department or an external review by
the Australian Information Commissioner.
You can find information about your rights of review under the FOI Act, as well as
information about how to make a complaint at
Attachment B.
Further assistance
If you have any questions, please email xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Wendy
Wendy
Authorised decision maker
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
20 December 2024
Attachment A
SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS - Glenn Hamiltonshire – LEX 1298
Number
Pages
Date
Description
Decision
Commen
ts
1.
1 – 7
Undated
Guide for Writing in Plain English
Grant access in full N/A
2.
8
25/07/24
Writing Style Guide
Grant access in full N/A
3.
9 – 14
Undated
DEWR Branding Guidelines
Grant access in full N/A
Attachment B
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