OFFICIAL

 

Dear Applicant

 

Thank you for your email of 8 November 2024 requesting access to
documents held by Minister Rowland, the Minister for Communications (the
Minister) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

You have requested access to:

 

All communications (including briefing notes) between the public service
and you / your office on the proposed age restrictions or under-age access
ban to be imposed on social media platforms.
I am seeking the materials that were sent/received between 1 September
2024 and 7 November 2024.
Please exclude personal information of individual staff, documents that
are explicitly prepared for submission to Cabinet or National Cabinet, and
drafting instructions for legislation.

 

Your request has been allocated the reference number MO 25-175. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence.

 

Timeframes

The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 9
December 2024. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in
the event that this occurs, the Minister will notify you.  Where the due
date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the timeframe will
expire on the next working day.

 

Other information

Please note that the Minister considers the following information outside
the scope of your request unless you specifically request it:

o personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers
o any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request
o any correspondence sent directly to or from you.

 

The Minister may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access
to the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations. You will be notified separately if the Minister decides to
impose a charge. There is no charge for documents that contain your own
personal information.

 

Where documents are released to you under the FOI Act in response to your
request, the Minister must publish those documents on its FOI Disclosure
Log within 10 business days of their release to you, unless they contain
personal information or business affairs information that would be
unreasonable to publish. Further information regarding the FOI Disclosure
Log can be found [1]here.

 

Please note that the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) provides
administrative support to the Minister in relation to the processing of
FOI requests. As such, should you have any questions relating to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact the Department’s FOI Section
via email at [2][email address]

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [3][email address]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[4]infrastructure.gov.au                [5][IMG]

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

OFFICIAL

 

References

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