Hi CJ Carty

I refer to your email of 21 June 2013 for

NOPTA’s Assessment Report to the delegates of the Commonwealth-Victoria
Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority (JA) containing NOPTA's assessments and
recommendations in relation to the bid for 2011 Offshore Acreage Release
Area V11-6 lodged by Llanberis Energy Pty Ltd in October 2012.

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I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Jane Young

FOI Co-ordinator

Legal Services

Corporate Services Division
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
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Dear CJ Carty

I refer to your request for access to documents relating to NOPTA’s
Assessment Report, presented on 14 February 2013, to the delegates of the
Commonwealth - Victoria Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority (JA) containing
NOPTA's assessments and recommendations in relation to the bid (lodged by
Llanberis Energy Pty Ltd in October 2012) for 2011 Offshore Acreage
Release Area V11-6.  I also refer to your request for the correspondence
between delegates of the Commonwealth - Victoria Offshore Petroleum Joint
Authority regarding the bid for 2011 Offshore Acreage Release Area V11-6
lodged by Llanberis Energy Pty Ltd in October 2012.

As both requests submitted by you relate to a common subject matter, the
Department will treat both requests as a single request under s 24 (2) of
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).

We received your request on 26 June 2013, the 30 day statutory period for
processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You should
therefore expect a decision from us by 27 July 2013.  The period of 30
days may be extended if we need to consult with certain third parties in
which case the time for processing your FOI request will be extended to 60
days. We will advise you if this happens.

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have any questions, please contact me using the contact details below.

Regards,

Jane Young

Legal Services

Corporate Services Division

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

51 Allara Street

Civic 2601

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Thank you for your email.  I am on leave from 8 - 12 July 2013.  If you
have any queries/urgent questions, please contact Robert Maclean at
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