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Dear Alex Pentland

 

I refer to your request of 2 June 2023, for access to documents held by
the Department of Defence (the Department) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

While attempting to locate the documents relevant to the scope of your
request, the Department has identified a previous FOI (042/21/22) that we
believe may satisfy your request.

 

The released documents, as well as the corresponding Statement of Reasons
are able to be located on the Department’s archived Disclosure Log, which
can be accessed via the following link: [1]05 Oct 2021 - Disclosure Log :
Decisions : Department of Defence - Trove (nla.gov.au).

 

Noting the above, we ask that you respond in one of the following ways:

1.       Advise that you agree to withdraw your FOI as the documents
released in FOI 42/21/22 satisfy your request for information;

2.       Provide further information regarding the information to which
you are seeking access.

 

It would assist us with the management of this request if you are able to
respond by COB 9 June 2023.

 

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us via
email at [2][email address].

 

Kind regards

 

Erin
FOI Case Manager
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Pentland <[FOI #10358 email]>
Sent: Friday, 2 June 2023 1:16 AM
To: FOI requests at Defence <[Defence request email]>
Subject: 20230602 0116 - [Alex Pentland]-[FOI requests at Defence] Freedom
of Information request - Ben Roberts-Smith Altered Photo - Crusaders Cross

 

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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 seek access to documents, minutes, and correspondents from the
department from the period of 6 April 2010 relating to:

(a) A photo taken of SAS Soldier Ben Roberts-Smith on 6 April 2010.

(b) Subsequent edits of said photo taken on 6 April 2010

 

I have provided a link to the relevant photo and edit:
[4]https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.478...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alex Pentland

 

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