Dear Chris H

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:

I would like to request of a copy of the most recent tax treaty between Australia and Israel containing signatures of all parties involved and witnesses.

Your request was received by the Treasury on 11 December 2019. We notified you today that the deadline is being extended by 30 days for third party consultation. As such, the FOI Act provides that we have 60 days to process the request.

We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the amount of any such charge as soon as possible.

We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request. These are set out below.

It is our usual practice:

• not to disclose the personal information of government employees or the personal contact details of senior government employees (including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will generally be released.
• not to release duplicates of any document captured within the scope of the request.
• only the final version of a document will be considered within scope.

Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your request.

We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

If you have any questions in relation to your application, please contact the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [email address]

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Dear Chris H

On 11 December 2019 you requested 'a copy of the most recent tax treaty between Australia and Israel containing signatures of all parties involved and witnesses' under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

This document can be provided to you in full outside the formal FOI process as an administrative release. An administrative release is a simpler and more efficient process for releasing documents than responding formally to a request under the FOI Act. A decision letter is not provided.

Would you please advise if you agree to withdraw your FOI request on the basis that you will receive a copy of the document in full within 2 business days. A response by COB Wednesday 8 January 2020 would be appreciated. If you do not respond we will continue to process your request under the FOI Act.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [email address]

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Dear Chris H

Please see the attached document.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +61 2 6263 2800
e: [email address]

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