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Dear Ms Anderson,

The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your
request for access to information under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). I note you have requested access to the following:

'...I'm requesting a full unredacted copy of the October 2023 minutes of
the Human Research Ethics Committee for Defence and DVA...'

Your request was received by the department on 23 November 2023 and the
ordinary 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced
from the day after that date.

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Yours sincerely

Graham | Information Access Officer

Position Number : 62210944

Information Access Unit I Client Access and Rehab Branch

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Department of Veterans’ Affairs

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Dear Ms Anderson,

I am writing in relation to your FOI request (LEX 62946) received by the
Department of Veterans’ Affairs on 23 November 2023.

This email is to notify you that your request has been transferred to the
Department of Defence’s Freedom of Information team under section 16 of
the FOI Act because the entire request is more closely connected to the
functions of that Department.

Please direct all further communications in relation to this request to
Department of Defence’s FOI section by emailing [email address].

They will contact you shortly regarding the processing of this request and
will provide a new reference number.

Kind regards,

Jesse | Information Access Officer

Position Number : 62371652

Information Access Unit

Ministerial, Parliamentary & Stakeholder Engagement Branch

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Division

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

1800 838 372

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OFFICIAL

Good afternoon Julie,

I refer to your request FOI 544/23/24 in which you have sought access to
the following:

“...I'm requesting a full unredacted copy of the October 2023 minutes of
the Human Research Ethics Committee for Defence and DVA...”.

Please note the Department of Defence observes a period of reduced
activity and staffing through December and January (Christmas/New Year
period) each year. This office has determined that it will not be possible
to finalise your FOI request by 23 December 2023 due to the reduced
activity period. 

In view of the above, this office is seeking your agreement to a 30-day
extension of the statutory deadline under section 15AA [extension with
agreement] of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Should you agree, the
statutory deadline for you to receive a response to your request will
be 22 January 2024. We will still endeavor to complete your request as
soon as possible.

I would appreciate your response by 5pm 20 December 2023.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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