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Our references: FA 16/05/02461; ADF2016/23555

Dear Mr Everingham

Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your recent FOI
Request. 

Please be aware that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection
(the Department) has seen a significant increase in the number of FOI
requests received by this agency. As a result there are expected delays
involved with the processing of FOI requests at the present time.
Generally, requests will be processed in the order that they are received.
The Department will endeavour to finalise your request as quickly as
possible.

Request for an extension of time

For this reason the Department seeks your agreement (under s.15AA of the
FOI Act) to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30
days.

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business Friday, 3 June
2016.

Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact
details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not
in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work
telephone numbers of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within
scope of an FOI request. If you require names and contact details of
non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform
us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take
it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of
your request.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.

Yours sincerely

Cherryl Bateman

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Our references: FA 16/05/02461; ADF2016/23555

Dear Mr Everingham

I refer to our request today seeking an extension of time under s.15AA of
the FOI Act. I note you have not agreed to the request.

Therefore, the due date of your request remains 23 June 2016.

We will continue to process your request and keep you informed of its
progress.

Yours sincerely

Cherryl Bateman

Freedom of Information Section

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

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Our references: FA 16/05/02461; ADF 2016/23555

Dear Mr Everingham,

I am writing in regards to your FOI request seeking:  

I am seeking statistics on the number of citizenship applications received
by the Department relating to children born through international
surrogacy arrangements by country of birth for the following six financial
years:

2013/14
2012/13
2011/12
2010/11
2009/10
2008/09

This email is to advise you of my decision that you are liable to pay a
charge in respect of the processing of your FOI request in accordance with
s.29 of the FOI Act. Please see the attached notice for further
information.

The current due date for your FOI request is 23 June 2016. In accordance
with s.31 of the FOI Act the legislated processing time for your request
is suspended from the date that you are deemed to have been notified of
the charge. Please refer to the attached notice for further details,
including advice on when the processing period for your request would
resume.

Timeframe to respond

The FOI Act provides you with 30 days to respond, in writing, to this
notice, which is close of business 20 July 2016.

How to pay:

Details on how to make a payment to the Department are included in the
notice. Please ensure that you include your FA reference number and advise
whether you wish to pay the deposit or the full amount. If this
information is not included with your payment details it may delay the
processing of your request.

The deposit or full payment can be paid by cheque, money order, credit
card or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If you choose to pay via EFT or
send your payment via post, please notify the FOI Section at
[1][email address].

Regards,

Brad Collins
Freedom of Information Officer

Information Management Branch

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [2][email address]

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Our references: FA 16/05/02461; ADF 2016/23555

Dear Mr Everingham,

I refer to your FOI request received on 24 May 2016, seeking access to the
following:

I am seeking statistics on the number of citizenship applications received
by the Department relating to children born through international
surrogacy arrangements by country of birth for the following six financial
years:

2013/14

2012/13

2011/12

2010/11

2009/10

2008/09

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the decision letter, decision record, schedule of documents and document
released under the FOI Act.    

This request has now been closed.

Yours sincerely,

Brad Collins
Freedom of Information Officer

Information Management Branch

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [1][email address]

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Our references: FA 16/06/00956; ADF2016/29810

Dear Mr Tajick,

I refer to your FOI request received on 15 January 2016 seeking access to
the following:

My request concerns statistics about program's annual outcome (in calendar
years if possible). I require, for the years 2008 up until the latest
available year the number of application received, visa granted and top 5
countries of origins for the following programs:

·               Business talent (132)

·               BI&I - Business innovation (188)

·               BI&I - Business innovation (888)

·               BI&I - Investor Stream (188)

·               BI&I - Investor Stream (888)

·               BI&I - Significant Investor Stream (188)

·               BI&I - Significant Investor Stream (888)

·               BI&I - Premium Investor Stream (188)

·               BI&I - Premium Investor Stream (888)

Furthermore I would like to know the year of creation of the first
generation of the the Australian immigrant investor program, I got
somewhere in the 80's.

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the signed decision letter, decision record, schedule of documents and
documents released under the FOI Act.    

This request has now been closed.

Regards,

Brad Collins
Freedom of Information Officer

Information Management Branch

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
(02) 6264 2110 | [1][email address]

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