Dear Department of Industry, Innovation and Science,

- This application is in regards to the following contract:

https://www.tenders.gov.au/Cn/Show/8cb79...

- The contractor appears to be have been tendered for a grant program:

https://www.tenders.gov.au/Atm/ShowClose...

- The contractor is presumed to have been informed that your department does not condone incubator associations:

https://www.tenders.gov.au/Atm/DownloadA...

I am seeking all periods of leave approved for this contractor.

I am also seeking all correspondence between this contractor and your department between 10 June 2018 and 30 June 2018 inclusively.

Please feel free to remove all duplicate documents.

Please do not remove the names of any APS employees.

Please do not redact any mentions of the contractor's affiliates/clients/etc.

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Dear Department of Industry, Innovation and Science,

I am writing with regard to two matters.

1) I am seeking confirmation of receipt of this FOI request, thank you.

2) I am clarifying that the leave approvals requested refer to formally approved time periods of absence only. An extract of a list of date ranges will suffice - copies of documents or correspondence are not required.

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Dear Freedom of Information,

1. Please do not redact any names of APS employees for this request.

2. If a document that falls in the scope of my request (i.e. [Name Removed at the request of the Department] correspondence) contains any information in relation to third parties (other than [Name Removed at the request of the Department] accelerator or masschallenge), please do redact the document such that the information is not discernible.

Finally, please do ensure that all pertinent correspondence is provided, including any correspondence sent to the department by [Name Removed at the request of the Department] from a private email address.

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Dear Freedom of Information,

A payment was made in full.

Lodgement number
-1769769007

Reference
-FOI LEX 66860

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Dear Sasha,

Please exclude the newly discovered large attachments and all other attachments that have anything to do with third parties other than masschallenge.

Also, if an email authored by the facilitator only deals with a matter to do with a third party then please redact the entire email message, only leaving the date/time visible.

However, if an email message authored by the facilitator only mentions a third party in passing then please redact only the part to do with the third party.

That should considerably minimise the request. Please let me know.

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Dear Sasha,

In my adjustment earlier today I said 'authored by the facilitator'. I realise that third party documents may have been sent to the facilitator so I have updated my amendment below. I have also made sure to include APS staff/Facilitator names as per original request.
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Please exclude the newly discovered large attachments and all other attachments that have anything to do with third parties other than masschallenge.

Also, if an email message only deals with a matter to do with a third party then please redact the entire email message, only leaving APS staff/Facilitator names and date/time visible.

However, if an email message only mentions a third party in passing then please redact only the part to do with the third party.

That should considerably minimise the request. Please let me know.

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Why did you apply for an OAIC extension when I have excluded the newfound attachments?

Will you provide your correspondence with the OAIC so that the public can see the grounds on which you sought the 30 day extension, or should I rely on the FOI Act to request this?

Are you intending to use the 30 additional days before releasing the documents?

When can the public expect these documents?

Denis

Dear Freedom of Information,

This FOI request was for "all periods of leave approved" rather than "requested leave dates" as listed on the last page of 66860 Combined Documents AR.pdf.

Please attest that each time-period provided was derived from a document in existence that contains the express leave approval by an authorised department officer.

If it needs saying, general niceties such as "have a great trip!" or "you'll have to let us know how it goes when you are back!" do not constitute leave approval by any standard.

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Dear Department of Industry, Innovation and Science,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's handling of my FOI request 'Contractor correspondence [Name Removed at the request of the Department]'.

The redaction under s47C in relation to the email by [Name Hidden] on Friday, 15 June 2018 at 2:00 PM are invalid as deliberative processes do not apply for contractor business that is conducted during leave periods and unrelated to Department matters.

RE: s22, s47G, s47F
The contractor business is cited in the original request (relevant) and widely known (publicly advertised), for example:
https://tinyurl.com/y2oyy63j
https://tinyurl.com/y3k48mfg
https://tinyurl.com/y2364znx

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

Dear Freedom of Information,

I'm requesting confirmation of my request for review to address matters I cited on 21 November and 23 November - https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...

If possible, please advise the estimated time of delivery.

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota