Appointment and termination of Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (Kevin Rudd) in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
My request is this.
Is it possible to provide a copy of the Commissions or similar official instruments which effect the appointments or terminations of Mr Kevin Rudd for the following positions, and a copy of the signed oath or affirmation for appointments:
1. Appointment as Prime Minister (2007, around 3 December 2007?):
Commission of appointment, and signed oath or affirmation.
2. Termination as Prime Minister (2010, around 24 June 2010?):
Termination of appointment.
3. Appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2010, around 14 September 2010?):
Commission of appointment, and signed oath or affirmation.
4. Termination as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012, around 22 February 2012?):
Termination of appointment.
5. Appointment as Prime Minister (2013, around 27 June 2013?):
Commission of appointment, and signed oath or affirmation.
6. Termination as Prime Minister (2013, around 18 September 2013?):
Termination of appointment.
To explain.
I understand that the above appointments and terminations made by the Governor-General are already well known in public.
My request now is for a copy of the formal Commission or similar official instrument on the appointments and terminations, and the oaths or affirmations for appointments.
Thank yous!
Yours faithfully,
Tyler
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Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
I received through a separate line of communication the following message from your Department. Thank yous for the message and i wait for the information requested.
Yours faithfully,
Tyler
FOI, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet January 02, 2025
OFFICIAL
Reference: 2024/419
Dear Tyler
Thank you for your email of 29 December 2024 in which you made a request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department). You set out the terms
of the request as follows:
...copy of the Commissions or similar official instruments which effect
the appointments or terminations of Mr Kevin Rudd for the following
positions, and a copy of the signed oath or affirmation for appointments:
1. Appointment as Prime Minister (2007, around 3 December 2007?):
Commission of appointment, and signed oath or affirmation.
2. Termination as Prime Minister (2010, around 24 June 2010?):
Termination of appointment.
3. Appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2010, around 14 September
2010?):
Commission of appointment, and signed oath or affirmation.
4. Termination as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012, around 22 February
2012?):
Termination of appointment.
5. Appointment as Prime Minister (2013, around 27 June 2013?):
Commission of appointment, and signed oath or affirmation.
6. Termination as Prime Minister (2013, around 18 September 2013?):
Termination of appointment.
To explain.
I understand that the above appointments and terminations made by the
Governor-General are already well known in public.
My request now is for a copy of the formal Commission or similar official
instrument on the appointments and terminations, and the oaths or
affirmations for appointments.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request, you should therefore
expect a decision from us by 28 January 2025.
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Yours sincerely
Coordinator | FOI Section
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
e. [4][email address] w. pmc.gov.au
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OFFICIAL
Departmental reference: FOI/2024/419
Dear Tyler
I refer your request of 29 December 2024 for access to documents held by
the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.
The current due date for a decision on this request is 28 January 2025.
Regrettably, the Department is not currently in a position to finalise the
decision by this date. Accordingly, we are seeking your agreement to a
15-day extension of time under section 15AA of the FOI Act. This will move
the due date of your request to 12 February 2025. We will endeavour to
notify you of the decision prior to this extended date if possible. Please
be aware; however, that it may be necessary to apply other extension of
time, or ‘stop clock’ provisions during the processing of this request.
If you agree to this request for a 15-day extension of time, I ask that
you confirm this in writing via return email by COB on 26 January 2025.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards
Adviser
FOI Section[]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country | One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [1][email address] w. [2]pmc.gov.au
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Department
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and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
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Dear FOI,
I agree to your suggestion to extend the deadline to until 12 February 2025.
Yours faithfully,
Tyler
OFFICIAL
Departmental reference: FOI/2024/419
Dear Tyler
The purpose of this email is to notify you the request you made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) covers documents which contain
information concerning a person’s business or professional affairs, and
the Department is required to consult with the person or organisation
concerned (under section 27A of the FOI Act).
Where a consultation under section 27A is entered into the FOI Act
provides an extension of the processing period by 30 days (s 15(6)) in
order to allow the Department time to consult with an organisation or
person. As a result the extended due date of your FOI request is 14 March
2025.
If we can finalise the request earlier we will notify you.
Please write to us if you require a further update of your request in the
coming weeks, you can contact us at [1][email address]
Kind regards
Adviser
FOI Section[]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country | One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [2][email address] w. [3]pmc.gov.au
[4]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
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Departmental reference: FOI/2024/419
Dear FOI,
Thank yous for your message on 12 February 2025. I understand that your Department has released similar documents or information for past requests. See for example FOI/2023/330 at https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/fil...
Anyhow, will wait for your providing documents and information by 14 March 2025.
Thank yous
Yours faithfully,
Tyler