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obtain access to a document held by the OAIC pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act). We will only action and respond to
emails making FOI requests to the OAIC. For information on how to make an
FOI request to the OAIC, and to ensure that your request complies with the
requirements of the FOI Act, please refer to the FOI page on the OAIC’s
website at:
[1]https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/access-...
Once your request has been assessed by the OAIC, and registered on our
system, a separate acknowledgement email will be sent to you with a
reference number.

The OAIC does not hold all documents of other Commonwealth government
agencies, other state government agencies, or private organisations.

Accordingly:

1)     if you are seeking to access documents of a particular Commonwealth
agency, you will need to make your request directly to the relevant
agency. For example, if you are requesting a copy of your visa records,
please make an FOI request and send it to the Department of Home Affairs.

2)     if you are seeking to access documents of a state or local
government agency, as each Australian state and territory also have
separate FOI legislation that governs information held by state government
agencies, please contact the relevant agency as to how to make an
application to access the documents. For example, if you are seeking
access to police report from NSW Police Force, it is governed by the
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act), and you
will need to contact NSW police to find out how to make a GIPA application
for the police report.

3)     if you are seeking to access documents of a private organization,
which the FOI Act does not apply to, please contact the organization
directly to find out how to access the documents you are seeking. For
example, if you are seeking to access to hospital records or your medical
centre records, please contact these organisations directly. 

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-               Enquiry

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OAIC ref: FOIREQ24/00149

Dear Waldek

Freedom of Information request

I refer to your request for access to documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).

Timeframes for dealing with your request

Your FOI request was received by the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) on 6 March 2024. This means that a decision on your
FOI request is currently due on 5 April 2024.

However, section 15(6) of the FOI Act allows us a further 30 days in
situations where we need to consult with third parties about certain
information, such as business documents or documents affecting their
personal privacy. We will inform you if the timeframe for processing your
FOI request is extended.

Scope of your request

Your FOI request was made in the following terms:

On 25 January 2024, an FOI Officer by the name of [Personal Information Redacted] in the AGD noted
the following:

"I can confirm that the department has sought an extension of time from
the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to the 6 March
2024":
[1]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/s...
and
[2]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/s....

This comment was made in respect of FOI23/463 and FOI23/500, which are
subject to IC review - MR23/01375 and MR23/01376.

Under the FOI Act 1982 I request:

a) any and all applications for extensions of time to process FOI23/463
made by the AGD to the OAIC; and

b) any and all applications for extensions of time to process FOI23/500
made by the AGD to the OAIC; and

c) any and all decision notices issued by officials in the OAIC in respect
of the applications for extensions of time to process FOI23/463; and

d) any and all decision notices issued by officials in the OAIC in respect
of the applications for extensions of time to process FOI23/500.

In order to process your request as efficiently as possible, I will
exclude duplicates and early parts of email streams that are captured in
later email streams from the scope of this request, unless you advise me
otherwise.

We will not identify you as the FOI applicant during any consultation
process, unless we seek your permission. However, documents that are
within the scope of your request that we may need to consult third parties
about may contain your personal information.

Disclosure Log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published online on our
disclosure log, unless they contain personal or business information that
would be unreasonable to publish.

If you would like to discuss your FOI request, please contact me on my
contact details set out below.

Kind regards

Molly

[3][IMG]   Molly Cooke

A/g Senior Lawyer

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

E [4][OAIC request email]

 
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Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and
communities. We pay our respect to First Nations people,
cultures and Elders past and present.  

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Good afternoon,

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request.

Regards,

Emily

     
 
[1][IMG]   Emily Elliott (she/her)

Senior Lawyer

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Sydney | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

P +61 2 9246 0465  E [2][email address] 
 
The OAIC acknowledges Traditional Custodians of Country
across Australia and their continuing connection to land,
waters and communities. We pay our respect to First Nations
people, cultures and Elders past and present.  

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Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

References

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