OFFICIAL

Dear Alex,

Thank you for your email of 05 July 2023 requesting access to documents
held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

You have requested access to:

I seek access to the following from July 11 2022 onwards:

(a) Correspondence between Secretary Jim Betts and Infrastructure Minister
Catherine King containing the phrase "High Speed Rail Authority" or "HSRA"

(b) The minutes of any meetings with Secretary Jim Betts that include
either the phrase "High Speed Rail Authority" or "HSRA".

(c) Correspondence between Secretary Jim Betts and any
officials/representatives of the "High Speed Rail Authority"

(d) Correspondence between Secretary Jim Betts and any state or territory
secretaries/department heads involve the "High Speed Rail Authority"

Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI 24-004. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence with the Department.

Timeframes

The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 04
August 2023. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in
the event that this occurs, the Department 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 Department 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 Department 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 Department
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 Department 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 Department’s
FOI Disclosure Log can be found [1]here.

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact the FOI Section via email to
 [2][email address]

Kind regards,

Daniel

FOI Officer • Freedom of Information Section

Assurance, Integrity, Risk and Governance Branch • Finance and Business
Services Division

[3][email address]

P +61 2 6274 6294  

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

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OFFICIAL

Good afternoon

I refer to your request below for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

Please find attached a decision in response to your request, together with the documents referred to in that decision.

Section 11C of the FOI Act requires publication of documents released under the FOI Act on the Department's FOI disclosure log, subject to certain exceptions, including where publication of personal, business, professional or commercial information would be unreasonable. The documents released to you will be published on the disclosure log within 10 working days.

Warm Regards,

      
Betty
Case Manager . Freedom of Information Section . Finance, Governance, Budget and Business Services Division
. Finance and Business Services Division
[email address]
P +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS . ENRICHING COMMUNITIES . EMPOWERING REGIONS
infrastructure.gov.au      

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.

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