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FOI Request: FA 23/11/00733

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Dear Oliver Smith

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

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Under the FOI Act, I am seeking the document with PDR Number: MS22-002716
with the title: Ministerial Direction on character related visa decision
making - new primary consideration.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Smith <[FOI #10864 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2023 11:22 AM
To: FOI <[Department of Home Affairs request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Character related visa decision
making

Dear Department of Home Affairs,

Under the FOI Act, I am seeking the document with PDR Number: MS22-002716
with the title: Ministerial Direction on character related visa decision
making - new primary consideration.

Any personal information can be redacted to expedite this process.

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Smith

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OFFICIAL

Good morning

I refer to your request received on 14 November 2023 for access to
documents under the FOI Act.

The current due date for your request is 14 December 2023.

In order for the Department to complete the decision making process in
relation to the documents that fall within the scope of your request, the
Department will require additional time to process your request.

The Department seeks your agreement under section 15AA of the FOI Act to
extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days. This
would extend the due date for your request to Saturday 13 January 2024.
However, as this date falls on a non-working day, section 36(2) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 provides that the latest date the Department
may issue a decision would be the next working day, which is Monday 15
January 2024.

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Monday 11
December 2023

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to
contact me on the details below.

Thank you

Electronically signed

Lucksika

Position number 60016902

Freedom of Information

Privacy, FOI and Records Management Branch | Legal Group

Department of Home Affairs

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OFFICIAL

Dear Oliver Smith

Please find attached decision letter and documents regarding your FOI
request received by the Department of Home Affairs on 14 November 2023.

This request has now been closed.

Yours sincerely

Anna

Decision Maker | Position No. 60156395

Freedom of Information Section

Privacy, FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group

Department of Home Affairs | [1]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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