Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:28:23 +0000
Subject: Re: Your FOI request - Acknowledgement & request for extension - LEX 76271 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
From: Glenn Hamiltonshire <[FOI #12503 email]>
To: Freedom of Information <[Geoscience Australia request email]>

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Dear Freedom of Information,



I confirm that I agree and consent to the extension of time.



Yours sincerely,



Glenn Hamiltonshire



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OFFICIAL







 Dear Glenn,







 The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (the department) has

 received your Freedom of Information request of 8 December 2024 (attached)

 for access to:







 “I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides

 currently used for the Geoscience Australia.”







 This email is to acknowledge receipt of your request. Your reference is

 76271. Currently a decision is due to you by 7 January 2025. However, this

 timeline may be affected by the requirement to undertake consultation with

 affected third parties or if the department determines you are liable to

 pay a charge in relation to your request. You will be notified by the

 department if charges are liable or if third party consultation is

 required.







 Processing Your Request



 To assist us to streamline the processing of your request we ask you to

 consider the following:







  1. Requesting Personal Information:



 Confirmation from you that you are not seeking ‘personal information’ (ie.

 the names and contact details of any individuals, or any information that

 could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a timelier and

 cost-effective processing of your request.







 Therefore, could you please clarify if you are seeking access to personal

 information in the documents relating to:



 o third parties; and

 o Commonwealth staff.







 If you are not seeking access to any personal information, you can simply

 reply to this email with ‘no personal information requested’.







 If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could

 you please specify.







 If you specify you are seeking the personal information of Commonwealth

 staff, please be advised the following is unlikely to be released:







 o the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; That is:



 o Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service

 (SES); and

 o Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and



 o the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.







  2. Duplicate Documents:



 Under section 4(1) of the FOI Act, the definition of a document includes

 ‘any copy, including an part of any copy, of a reproduction or duplicate’.

 Confirmation that you are not seeking duplicate documents may enable more

 timely and less costly processing of your request.







 If you are not seeking access to duplicate documents, you can simply

 respond: ‘no duplicates requested’.







 Request for extension of time







 As you noted in your initial email request, the department shuts down from

 25 December 2024 to 2 January 2025.







 Thank you for already noting you consent to an extension of time regarding

 your request. As per your email, the department will notify the Office of

 the Australian Information Commissioner of an agreed extension of time

 under section 15AA of the FOI Act of 30 days, and a decision on your

 request will be due to you by 6 February 2025.







 Could you please confirm if you disagree with this extension of time via

 reply email.







 We look forward to your response at your earliest convenience but no later

 than Monday 16 December 2024.







 If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.















 Pete







 Freedom of Information



 Chief Counsel & Integrity Division | Corporate & information Law Branch |

 Information Law



 GPO Box 2013 Canberra ACT 2601 | [1][Geoscience Australia request email]



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