Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:00:50 +1000 Subject: Re: Document on Disclosure Log related to FOI request 43794 [SEC=OFFICIAL] From: Trent Morrison-Francis <[FOI #7407 email]> To: "INFORMATION.LAW" <[email address]> Dear INFORMATION.LAW, Yes please send a copy. -----Original Message----- Dear Mr Davis,   I refer to your FOI matter 43794.   I note that the Department has processed a request for this document previously and it is listed on the Department’s [1]FOI Disclosure log at entry 130.   Would you be interested in receiving a copy of that document to see if it satisfies your current request?   Kind regards,   Famida (Position Number 62212449) Information Access Officer Information Law Section Legal Services and Audit Branch Department of Veterans’ Affairs t 1800 555 254 | e [2][email address] | [3]www.dva.gov.au p GPO Box 9998, Canberra ACT 2601 [4]cid:image001.png@01D0027A.1DAB84F0 P Please consider the environment before printing this email   From: INFORMATION.LAW Sent: Wednesday, 9 June 2021 1:55 PM To: '[FOI #7407 email]' Cc: INFORMATION.LAW Subject: Acknowledgement of your FOI request 43794 [SEC=OFFICIAL]   Dear Mr Davis,   Freedom of Information Request: FOI 43794   I refer to your request for access to documents held by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Your request was received by the Department on 9 June 2021 and was made in the following terms:   “…Please provide a copy of the full copy of “ Management of Claims relating to Sexual or other Forms of Abuse” Procedures as detailed in the CILK arrival [5]https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-reference-library/management-claims-relating-sexual-or-other-forms-abuse..”   In accordance with section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, the due date for a decision on your request is 9 July 2021.   When the processing period may be extended or suspended   The current due date may be extended by up to 30 days if agreed by you (section 15AA of the FOI Act). Also, the due date may be extended by an additional 30 days in each instance, if your request is considered voluminous or complex (section 15AB of the FOI Act) or if the Department is required to undertake a third party consultation (sections 26A, 27 or 27A of the FOI Act). If any of these extensions apply, the Department will notify you.   We will write again when the Department has more information. Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at [6]https://www.oaic.gov.au/.   Publication of documents Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be published online on our disclosure log at [7]https://www.dva.gov.au/about-dva/freedom-information/foi-disclosure-log subject to certain exceptions, such as if the documents relate to your own personal information. The Department will advise you in its decision whether details of your request will be published on the disclosure log or not. Contacting us about your request   We will contact you using the email address you have provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.   If you have any questions, please contact us using the following details:   Post: Information Law Section, Legal Services & Audit Branch GPO Box 9998 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Facsimile: (02) 6289 6337 Email: [8][email address]     Yours sincerely,   Famida (Position Number 62212449) Information Access Officer Information Law Section Legal Services and Audit Branch   9 June 2021   ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [FOI #7407 email] This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/officers Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed. If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page. -------------------------------------------------------------------