OFFICIAL

Dear Thomas,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2324/024

Thank you for your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency
(NIAA) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act).

The NIAA received your request on 31 August 2023 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.

As the due date for your decision falls on a weekend, section 36(2) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) allows the decision to be sent the next
business day, being 2 October 2023. 

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the decision-maker decides that
you are liable to pay a charge, a preliminary assessment of the charge
will be provided to you as soon as possible.

Publication

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our [1]Disclosure Log, subject to certain exceptions.
If you think you might wish to raise any objections to the publication of
any of the information which may be released to you, please contact us by
email at [2][email address]. If you wish to object to the publication of
information, you will need to provide supporting reasons.

Information out of scope

The NIAA treats the names and contact details of Commonwealth staff not in
the Senior Executive Service (SES), such as Australian Public Service
(APS) officers, and other personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such
as signatures and direct phone numbers) as not relevant to the scope of a
request. Information that is irrelevant to your request will be excluded
from any documents which may be released to you.

Please note, the NIAA routinely excludes the following from documents
released in response to FOI requests:

• duplicate documents

• duplicate email chains

• publicly available documents, and

• draft or interim documents where a later version is included.

If you consider this information is relevant to the scope of your request,
please contact us by email at [3][email address].

We will write again when we have more information. We will contact you
using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us
to use an alternative means of contact.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
contact us at [4][email address].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [5][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
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[8]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
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continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to
the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
 
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OFFICIAL

Dear Thomas,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2324/024

We refer to your Freedom of Information request, currently being processed
by the NIAA.

Consultation with Third Parties

As your request relates to documents containing information about third
parties, pursuant to section 26A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act), the NIAA is required to consult with the effected third parties
and provide them an opportunity to make submissions regarding the release
of the documents.

Accordingly, under section 15(6) of the FOI Act the timeframe for
processing your request will be extended by 30 days to allow for the
consultation process to occur.

You should therefore expect a decision from us by 30 October 2023.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Team.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au  w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

 
[4]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[5]cid:image008.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20    
[6]cid:image009.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [7]cid:image010.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [8]cid:image012.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20

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______________________________________________________________________ 
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that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
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you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
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you 
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OFFICIAL

Dear Thomas,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2324/024

Please find attached the decision in relation to your Freedom of
Information request.

Please contact [1][email address] if you have any questions about your
request.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [2][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [3]niaa.gov.au  w. [4]indigenous.gov.au

 
[5]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[6]cid:image008.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20    
[7]cid:image009.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [8]cid:image010.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [9]cid:image012.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20

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must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
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