Dear Dr Kellett,

 

You recently made a request under FOI for historical ESORT Minutes for certain dates.

 

As we were able to provide you with a copy of these documents administratively, rather than through FOI, I am getting in touch again to request that you consider withdrawing your FOI Request.

 

The reason I request this is that without your confirmation of withdrawal, I will need to issue a full Statement of Reasons to you.

 

I would be very appreciative if you could reply confirming that you withdraw the FOI aspect of your request.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Jess (position number 62227602)

Information Access Officer

Information Law Section

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

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Dear Dr Kellett,

 

Regarding your request for historical ESORT Minutes.

 

We are pleased to advise that the hyperlinks to the minutes you requested on our website have been repaired.

 

To access the minutes, you can go to: https://www.dva.gov.au/about-us/overview/consultations-and-grants/how-we-consult-ex-service-community/eso-round-table-esort

 

We have also attached them to this email for ease of access.

 

As we have been able to provide you with these documents administratively, we would appreciate it if you could please reply to this email confirming that you withdraw your FOI request.

 

Many thanks,

Jess

 

 

 

 

Dear Dr Kellett,

 

Thank you for your recent request under Freedom of Information for copies of certain ESORT Minutes.

 

We have reviewed the Department’s website and confirm that the hyperlinks for the following dates appear to be broken: 2 August 2012, 27 March 2013, 14 May 2013 and 14 November 2013.

 

We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

 

As these documents have previously been publically available, we should be able to process your request administratively. Therefore, we ask that you withdraw your FOI request at this stage.

 

We will make every effort to provide you with a copy of the minutes by no later than 5 November 2020.

 

Should you have any concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us via return email.

 

Kind regards,

 

Jess (position number 62227602)

Information Access Officer

Legal Services and Audit Branch

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

T: 1800 555 254 | E: [email address]

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-----Original Message-----

From: Dr Susan Kellett <foi+[email address]>

Sent: Tuesday, 6 October 2020 3:19 PM

To: INFORMATION.ACCESS <[email address]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - ESORT Minutes: Aug 2012; Mar 2013; May 2013 &14 Nov 2013; [TO BE CLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Department of Veterans' Affairs,

 

I request copies of the minutes of the Ex-Service Organization Round Table (ESORT) for meeting dates:

 

* 2August 2012;

 

* 27 March 2013;

 

* 14 May 2013; and

 

* 14 November 2013.

 

I am undertaking historical research and the links to these documents on the associated DVA page are not working. I am most grateful for any help you can provide.

 

Best wishes,

 

Dr Susan Kellett, PhD.

 

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