Dear Ms Melville,

The department acknowledges receipt of your FOI request (attached) on 2
October 2014.

Your request, as presently worded, is too broad for the department to
process with a substantial diversion of resources. As such, please find
attached a letter which commences a ‘request consultation process’ under
section 24AB of the FOI Act.

Please review the contents of the letter carefully, and then contact us
(either via return email or on 02 6272 5596) to discuss revising your
request.

Kind regards,

Lauren Johnson

FOI Officer   l   Office of the General Counsel   l   Freedom of
Information

Phone +61 2 6272 4412

Department of Agriculture

18 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

daff.gov.au

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Dear Ms Melville

On Friday 3 October 2014, the department wrote to you and gave you 14 days
within which to consult with us regarding your request.

The deadline for your response to this correspondence was Friday 17
October 2014.

To date, you have not contacted us to revise the terms of your request.

As such your request has been deemed withdrawn and closed.

Kind regards

FOI Officer   |   Office of the General Counsel   |   Freedom of
Information

Phone +61 2 6272 3933   |   Fax +61 2 6272 4772   |

Department of Agriculture

18 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

agriculture.gov.au

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