Contract for ANZ acquisition of Suncorp 2024

OFFICIAL

Dear Mr Webster

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:

[A] copy of the contract setting out the enforceable conditions put in
place by the Department of Treasury on behalf of the Commonwealth in
approving the acquisition of Suncorp Bank by the Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited (ANZ) on June 28, 2024.

Your request was received on 9 September 2024. The FOI Act provides that
we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This
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Kind regards,

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The Treasury

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OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Webster <[FOI #12039 email]>
Sent: Monday, September 9, 2024 5:37 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contract for ANZ acquisition of
Suncorp 2024

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Dear Department of the Treasury,

I request a copy of the contract setting out the enforceable conditions
put in place by the Department of Treasury on behalf of the Commonwealth
in approving the acquisition of Suncorp Bank by the Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) on June 28, 2024.

Yours faithfully,

Dale Webster

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OFFICIAL

Dear Mr Webster,

In relation to FOI 3726, the policy area have advised that the enforceable
conditions referred to in your request were put in place via legislative
instrument and not by contractual agreement.

This legislative instrument is publicly available [1]here.

As there is no contract containing the enforceable conditions and the
enforceable conditions are publicly available, we request that you
withdraw your request.

We would be grateful for a response by COB Wednesday 25 September 2024.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +61 2 6263 2800

e: [2][email address]

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal
information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,
our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email
address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or
privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or
via e-mail [3][email address]. You can find further information
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From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 10:31 AM
To: 'Dale Webster' <[FOI #12039 email]>
Subject: FOI 3726 - Acknowledgement

Dear Mr Webster

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:

[A] copy of the contract setting out the enforceable conditions put in
place by the Department of Treasury on behalf of the Commonwealth in
approving the acquisition of Suncorp Bank by the Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited (ANZ) on June 28, 2024.

Your request was received on 9 September 2024. The FOI Act provides that
we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This
period may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other
reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the
amount of any such charge as soon as possible.

We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request.
These are set out below.

It is our usual practice:

• not to disclose the personal information of government
employees or the personal contact details of senior government employees
(including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will
generally be released.

• not to release duplicates of any document captured within the
scope of the request.

• only the final version of a document will be considered
within scope.

Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the
above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be
processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your
request.

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 relation to your application, please contact
the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +61 2 6263 2800

e: [5][email address]

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal
information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,
our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email
address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or
privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or
via e-mail [6][email address]. You can find further information
about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury’s
privacy policy.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Webster <[7][FOI #12039 email]>
Sent: Monday, September 9, 2024 5:37 PM
To: FOI <[8][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contract for ANZ acquisition of
Suncorp 2024

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Dear Department of the Treasury,

I request a copy of the contract setting out the enforceable conditions
put in place by the Department of Treasury on behalf of the Commonwealth
in approving the acquisition of Suncorp Bank by the Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) on June 28, 2024.

Yours faithfully,

Dale Webster

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OFFICIAL

Dear Mr Webster,

Full link is as follows:

https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024N005...

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800
e: foi+AEA-treasury.gov.au

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or via e-mail privacy+AEA-treasury.gov.au. You can find further information about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury+IBk-s privacy policy.

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OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Webster +ADw-foi+-request-12039-35611a26+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 3:02 PM
To: FOI +ADw-FOI+AEA-TREASURY.GOV.AU+AD4-
Subject: RE: FOI 3726 - Invitation to withdraw - response requested COB Wednesday 25 September 2024 +AFs-SEC+AD0-OFFICIAL+AF0-

OFFICIAL

Dear FOI officer,

In reference to the following: +ACI-This legislative instrument is publicly available +AFs-1+AF0-here.+ACI-

Could you please provide the full address of the link so it can be accessed. Hotlinks do not work on this platform.

Yours sincerely,

Dale Webster

-----Original Message-----

OFFICIAL

Dear Mr Webster,

In relation to FOI 3726, the policy area have advised that the enforceable

conditions referred to in your request were put in place via legislative

instrument and not by contractual agreement.

This legislative instrument is publicly available +AFs-1+AF0-here.

As there is no contract containing the enforceable conditions and the

enforceable conditions are publicly available, we request that you

withdraw your request.

We would be grateful for a response by COB Wednesday 25 September 2024.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800

e: +AFs-2+AF0AWw-email address+AF0-

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal

information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,

our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982

(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email

address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or

privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the

Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint

about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or

via e-mail +AFs-3+AF0AWw-email address+AF0-. You can find further information

about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury+IBk-s

+AFs-4+AF0-privacy policy.

If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by

return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have

been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any

confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information

contained within the email or attachments.

OFFICIAL

From: FOI +ADwAWw-email address+AF0APg-

Sent: Monday, September 23, 2024 10:31 AM

To: 'Dale Webster' +ADwAWw-FOI +ACM-12039 email+AF0APg-

Subject: FOI 3726 - Acknowledgement

Dear Mr Webster

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of

Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:

+AFs-A+AF0- copy of the contract setting out the enforceable conditions put in

place by the Department of Treasury on behalf of the Commonwealth in

approving the acquisition of Suncorp Bank by the Australia and New Zealand

Banking Group Limited (ANZ) on June 28, 2024.

Your request was received on 9 September 2024. The FOI Act provides that

we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This

period may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other

reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the

amount of any such charge as soon as possible.

We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request.

These are set out below.

It is our usual practice:

+ICI- not to disclose the personal information of government

employees or the personal contact details of senior government employees

(including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will

generally be released.

+ICI- not to release duplicates of any document captured within the

scope of the request.

+ICI- only the final version of a document will be considered

within scope.

Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the

above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be

processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your

request.

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 relation to your application, please contact

the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800

e: +AFs-5+AF0AWw-email address+AF0-