Canberra suburbs that impact threatened species
Dear Ms O'Neill,
Thank you for your letter of 1 June 2018 advising me that the scope of my request of 4 May 2018 was too broad to process.
I would like to revise the scope of my request. I now request any documents that mention the impact on the Striped Legless Lizard because of the building or creation of the ACT suburb of Lawson.
Yours faithfully,
Shane Townsend
Dear Mr Townsend
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) REQUEST
I refer to your application received by the Environment, Planning and
Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) on 18 June 2018 in which you
sought access to information under the Freedom of Information Act 2016
(the Act).
In your application you have requested information relating to:
“any documents that mention the impact on the Striped Legless Lizard
because of the building or creation of the ACT suburb of Lawson.”
EPSDD is now processing your request and in accordance with section 40 of
the FOI Act, we are required to provide you with a decision on access to
documents within the terms of the request within 20 working days of
receipt, being on 16 July 2018.
We have been in contact with other areas of government expected to hold
information relevant to your request to best ensure your request is met.
We are currently experiencing a delay with the final submission and I am
seeking your agreement to a 15 day extension. The revised deadline will be
6 August 2018; however, we will endeavour to provide you with a response
in advance of this date and as soon as possible.
Should you have any queries in relation to your request please contact the
EPSDD Customer service on 62071923 and ask for the Freedom of Information
team, or email to [1][email address]
Yours sincerely,
Heather Johnston
FOI Officer
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
ACT Government
[2][email address]
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Dear Heather,
Thank you for your email and my apologies for my slow reply.
The new deadline is fine. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Shane Townsend
Dear Mr Townsend
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) REQUEST
I refer to your application received by the Environment, Planning and
Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) on 18 June 2018 in which you
sought access to information under the Freedom of Information Act 2016
(the Act).
In your application you have requested information relating to:
“any documents that mention the impact on the Striped Legless Lizard
because of the building or creation of the ACT suburb of Lawson.”
I apologise for the delay in processing your request.
Due to the large volume of requests currently being processed by the
Directorate I seek your agreement to a 10 day extension, bringing the due
date to 20 August 2018.
Should you have any queries in relation to your request please contact the
EPSDD Customer service on 02) 6207 1923 and ask for the Freedom of
Information team, or email to [1][email address]
Yours sincerely,
Heather Johnston
FOI Officer
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
ACT Government
[2][email address]
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Dear Mr Townsend
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) REQUEST
I refer to your application received by the Environment, Planning and
Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD) on 18 June 2018 in which you
sought access to information under the Freedom of Information Act 2016
(the Act).
In your application you have requested information relating to:
“any documents that mention the impact on the Striped Legless Lizard
because of the building or creation of the ACT suburb of Lawson.”
I apologise for the delay in processing your request.
Due to the large volume of requests currently being processed by the
Directorate I seek a further 10 day extension, bringing the due date to 3
September 2018.
Should you have any queries in relation to your request please contact the
EPSDD Customer service on 02) 6207 1923 and ask for the Freedom of
Information team, or email to [1][email address]
Yours sincerely,
Heather Johnston
FOI Officer
Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
ACT Government
[2][email address]
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Dear Mr Townsend
Information identified as relevant to your request involves a third party.
This relevant third party may be concerned about the release and
publication of the identified information. Under section 38 of the Act, I
am obliged to seek third party views on the release of the information
concerning them and, under section 40 of the Act, provide a period of
15 working days for them to submit reasons favouring non-disclosure.
The revised deadline for a response to your request is 14 September 2018.
Should the relevant third party disagree with the determination on the
release of government information in response to your request, access to
that information may be deferred to facilitate an external review process
and you will be notified accordingly.
Kind regards
Heather Johnston
Information and Systems Support (Freedom of Information)
Information Management | Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development
| ACT Government
Dame Pattie Menzies House, Challis Street, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra
ACT 2601 | [1]www.environment.act.gov.au
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Dear Mr Townsend
In the process of undertaking third party consultation information has
been provided to EPSDD regarding changes to external businesses. As a
result additional third parties must be consulted prior to making a
decision on release. This information was not available to EPSDD
previously.
In order to allow the new third party time to consider and respond to the
proposed release of documents under FOI, an additional 15 working days is
necessary to process the request. The new due date for the request is 2
October 2018, I apologise for the delay and appreciate your patience
during this process.
Regards
Heather Johnston
Information and Systems Support (Freedom of Information)
Information Management | Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development
| ACT Government
Dame Pattie Menzies House, Challis Street, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra
ACT 2601 | [1]www.environment.act.gov.au
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Dear Mr Townsend
Please find the following documents attached:
- Decision letter
- Schedule
- Documents part 1
- Documents part 2
Regards
Heather Johnston
Information and Systems Support (Freedom of Information)
Information Management | Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development
| ACT Government
Dame Pattie Menzies House, Challis Street, Dickson | GPO Box 158 Canberra
ACT 2601 | [1]www.environment.act.gov.au
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