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FOI Request:       FA 23/11/01322

File Number:        FA23/11/01322      

Dear Paul Williams

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

This letter acknowledges that on 22 November 2023 the Department of Home
Affairs (the Department) received your request to access documents held
by  the Department under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI
Act). This letter also provides important information about your request.

Scope of request

You have requested access to the following:

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. I
refer to the Common Conditions dashboard available at the following URL:
https://www.apsc.gov.au/apsbargaining/co...

I seek the following documents:

1. All documents the Dept. Home Affairs sent to the APSC for the purpose
of completing Home Affairs' contribution to the Common Conditions
Dashboard

2. All documents held by Home Affairs  that support, for each proposed
condition listed on the dashboard, Home Affairs' view that each proposed
condition represents an improvement (or otherwise).

Your request has been allocated FOI request number FA 23/11/01322 . Please
include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of
Information Section.

Timeframe

The timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the day we receive
your request, as set out in the FOI Act.

Your review rights in relation to your request are available on [1]the
website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Fees and Charges

Charges do not apply to requests from individuals seeking access to
documents about themselves. However, a charge may apply to all other
requests for access to documents.

Charges are based on the amount of time the Department spends on your
request. Charges can range from $10 to over $1,000 depending on the
complexity and scope of your request. The Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner reported that across the public service, the
average charge notified was $335.50 in 2020-21.

If a charge applies, you will be issued with a Notice of Charge that
explains the charge and your options.

Detailed information about FOI charges that may apply to your FOI request
is available on [2]the Department’s website.

We do not provide personal details of staff

The Department’s practice is to exclude the personal details of staff not
in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the direct contact
details of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an
FOI request. If you require personal details of non-SES officers, or
direct contact details of SES staff, please inform us so the decision
maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree
to that information being excluded from the scope of your request. However
names of staff that have previously been released in departmental
correspondence may be disclosed.

We do not provide duplicated documents

If the FOI decision-maker deems a document to be a duplicate, they will
not assess those pages as part of your FOI request. This means that if a
there is a decision to release the document to you, you will receive only
one copy, even if multiple copies of that document exist.

Publication of document

Released documents you request may be published to our website

Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the
Department may be required to publish these documents on its website
within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act.
Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or
business affairs information.

How to reduce or withdraw your request

Reducing the scope of your request can reduce the time and charges
associated with processing your FOI request.

To reduce or withdraw your request, contact the FOI section at
[3][Department of Home Affairs request email] and include your FOI request number.

Contacting the FOI Section

Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at
[4][Department of Home Affairs request email]

Ayesha

Position number: 60100052

Authorised FOI Officer

FOI and Records Management Branch

Legal Group

Department Of Home Affairs

E: [5][Department of Home Affairs request email]

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Good morning Paul

I refer to your request received on 22 November 2023 for access to
documents under the FOI Act. 

The current due date for your request is 22 December 2023. 

Due to Christmas/New Year/January leave commitments and the availability
of key stakeholders in this matter the Department will require additional
time to process your request. The Department seeks your agreement under
section 15AA of the FOI Act to extend the timeframe for the processing of
your request by 30 days.  This would extend the due date for your request
to Sunday 21 January 2024. However, as this date falls on a non-working
day, section 36(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 provides that the
latest date the Department may issue a decision would be the next working
day, which is Monday 22 January 2024.

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Monday 18
December 2023

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to
contact me on the details below.

Regards

Derek

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Dear Mr Williams

FOI request FA 23/11/01322

I refer to your FOI request received on 22 November 2023, seeking access
to the following:

I seek the following documents:

1. All documents the Dept. Home Affairs sent to the APSC for the purpose
of completing Home Affairs' contribution to the Common Conditions
Dashboard.

2. All documents held by Home Affairs  that support, for each proposed
condition listed on the dashboard, Home Affairs' view that each proposed
condition represents an improvement (or otherwise).

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and documents released under the FOI Act.

This request has now been closed.

Kind Regards

Anjani

Position No. 60165359

Authorised FOI Officer - Freedom of Information

FOI and Records Management Branch | Legal Group

Department of Home Affairs  | [1]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

Email [2][Department of Home Affairs request email]

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attachments immediately.  This email, including attachments, may contain
confidential, sensitive, legally privileged and/or copyright information.
 

Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information
by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 
The Department of Home Affairs, the ABF and the National Emergency
Management Agency respect your privacy and have obligations under the
Privacy Act 1988.  

Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
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