Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2021 22:24:32 +0000
Subject: Re: Defence FOI Inquiry 988 - Scope Requires Clarification - s15(2)(b) [SEC=OFFICIAL]
From: Lucy Lovich <[FOI #7375 email]>
To: FOI Case Management <[email address]>

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Dear FOI Case Management,



The meaning of “over 30 days”  means decisions made outside the statutory timeframe.



Yours sincerely,



Lucy



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OFFICIAL



 Good afternoon Lucy,







 I refer to your email attached. Unfortunately, in its current form your

 request is not considered valid under section 15(2)(b) [Requests for

 access] of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) as you have not

 provided such specific information concerning the documents as is

 reasonably necessary to enable a responsible officer of the agency to

 identify them.



 Accordingly, prior to the Department accepting your request, I seek

 clarification as to the documents you wish to obtain. In particular, I

 seek clarification as to the meaning of “over 30 days” as this could be

 taken to mean decisions made outside the statutory timeframe or requests

 received over 30 days ago for example prior to 4 May 2021. Additionally,

 please clarify your meaning of the term requests does this only refer to

 requests which were provided a formal decision.



 I encourage you to contact me so I can assist you in moving forward with

 your inquiry.



 Kind regards,







 Freedom of Information



 Department of Defence



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