Thank you for contacting the PM&C FOI inbox.  Due to the Department's
shutdown period, any emails sent after COB 24 December 2024 through to 1
January 2025 will not be actioned until the office re-opens on 2 January
2025.

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OFFICIAL

Reference: 2024/417

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:

Is it possible to provide the following, with necessary redactions and
omissions, about the Letters Patent relating to the Governor-General in
2008

[1]https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2019Q000...

1. A copy of the correspondence sent from Australian Government to the
Late Majesty the Queen (or private secretary etc etc), sending the draft
Letters Patent Relating to the Office of Governor General of the
Commonwealth of Australia, for the Majesty's approval or signature etc etc

2. A copy of the correspondence sent from the Late Majesty the Queen (or
private secretary etc etc) to Australian Government, on the Letters Patent
approved or signed etc etc by the Late Majesty the Queen

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.

The processing period of 30 days may be extended in certain circumstances
and we will write to you separately regarding any extension of time.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the Department decides that you
are liable to pay a charge, we will send you a preliminary assessment of
the charge as soon as possible.

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log at
[2]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart...,
subject to certain exceptions.  

If you think you might wish to raise any objections to the publication of
your requested document, which may be released to you, please contact us
by email at [DPMC request email].  If you do wish to object to the publication
of information, you would need to set out your reasons.

Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details

For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:

•            any person’s signature;

•            the names and contact details of Australian Public Service
officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);

•            the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;

•            the names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level
below Chief of Staff.

If you consider the information categorised above is relevant to the terms
of your request please let us know at [3][DPMC request email], otherwise we will
take it that you agree this category of information may be reasonably
regarded as irrelevant and we will delete this information if it appears
in the documents that are otherwise responsive to your request.

The names and other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless
there is some reason for that information to be exempt from release.

Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at
[4]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

Yours sincerely

Coordinator | FOI Section

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

e. [email address]  w. pmc.gov.au

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OFFICIAL

Reference: 2024/417 and 2024/418

Dear Tyler

Thank you for your FOI requests to the Department of the Prime Minister
and Cabinet (the Department).

The Department has received two withdraw FOI requests from you as per the
attached. We understand these to be for two separate matters (2024/417 and
2024/418) submitted to the Department on 29 December 2024 (attached).

The FOI team seeks your clarification as to which of your FOI requests you
wish to withdraw or if you would like to withdraw both. If you could
please confirm by COB Friday 3 January 2025 it would greatly assist us in
processing your requests.

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

[3]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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OFFICIAL

Reference: 2024/417 and 2024/418

Dear Tyler

Thank you for your FOI requests to the Department of the Prime Minister
and Cabinet (the Department).

The Department has received two withdraw FOI requests from you as per the
attached. We understand these to be for two separate matters (2024/417 and
2024/418) submitted to the Department on 29 December 2024 (attached).

The FOI team seeks your clarification as to which of your FOI requests you
wish to withdraw or if you would like to withdraw both. If you could
please confirm by COB Friday 3 January 2025 it would greatly assist us in
processing your requests.

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

[3]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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that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
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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.

The processing period of 30 days may be extended in certain circumstances
and we will write to you separately regarding any extension of time.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the Department decides that you
are liable to pay a charge, we will send you a preliminary assessment of
the charge as soon as possible.

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log at
[1]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart....

If you think you might wish to raise any objections to the publication of
your requested document, which may be released to you, please contact us
by email at [2][DPMC request email]. If you do wish to object to the publication
of information, you would need to set out your reasons.

Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details

For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:

•                     any person’s signature;

•                     the names and contact details of Australian Public
Service officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);

•                     the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;

•                     the names and contact details of Ministerial staff
at a level below Chief of Staff.

If you consider the information categorised above is relevant to the terms
of your request please let us know at [DPMC request email], otherwise we will
take it that you agree this category of information may be reasonably
regarded as irrelevant and we will delete this information if it appears
in the documents that are otherwise responsive to your request.

The names and other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless
there is some reason for that information to be exempt from release.

Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at
[3]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

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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that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
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