OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Glenn,

Thank you for your email.

Please see publically available Australian Army brand guide using the following link: https://www.army.gov.au/about-us/who-we-...

As the Army brand guide is publically available, it would be appreciated if you agree to re-scope your initial request to the following:

'I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the Royal Australian Air Force.'

It would be appreciated if you are able to provide a response by 4PM Monday 20th of January 2025.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence

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From: Glenn Hamiltonshire <[FOI #12739 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 16 January 2025 2:19 PM
To: FOI <[Defence request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Army and RAAF Style/Writing/Brand Guides

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Dear Department of Defence,

This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force.

Yours faithfully,

Glenn Hamiltonshire

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OFFICIAL

Dear Glenn

 

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 16 January 2025, seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.

 

The scope of your request is:

 

…the Writing/Style/Brand Guides used by the Royal Australian Air Force.

 

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request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
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numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.

 

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Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.

 

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The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 15 February 2025. This period may be extended if we need to
consult with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if
this happens.

 

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accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.

 

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Kind regards

 

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

 

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