Correspondence sent and received on the Nature Positive reforms

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Dear Prime Minister,

I am seeking copies of correspondence received and sent to/from you and your office on the reform of the EPBC Act / the Nature Positive reforms from non-government organisations (NGOs) from 1 January 2024 to 30 July 2024.

Yours faithfully,

Ash Roth

FOI, Prime Minister

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OFFICIAL

 

Reference: PM/24/034

 

Dear Ash Roth

 

The purpose of this email is to acknowledge the request you made to the
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for access under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) provides
administrative support to the PMO for the processing of their Freedom of
Information (FOI) requests. We have forwarded your request to the PMO for
consideration.

 

FOI Timeframes

Your request was received on 30 July 2024, the 30 day statutory period for
processing your request commenced from the day after it was received, you
should therefore expect a decision by 29 August 2024.

 

The processing period of 30 days may be extended in certain circumstances
and we will write to you separately regarding any extension of time.

 

When corresponding with PM&C about this request please include the
reference number of PM/24/034.

 

Kind regards

Janelle

 

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

 

 

 

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FOI, Prime Minister

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OFFICIAL

 

Reference: PM/24/034

 

Dear Ash Roth

 

We write in relation to your FOI request dated 30 July 2024 to the Prime
Minister’s Office.

 

The current due date for a decision on the request is 29 August 2024.
Processing of the request continues, unfortunately the Prime Minister’s
Office is not currently in a position to finalise the decision by this
date.

 

Accordingly, we are seeking your agreement under section 15AA of the FOI
Act to extend the processing period by 21 days to 19 September 2024. We
will endeavour to notify you of the decision prior to this extended date
if possible.

 

If you agree to this request for an extension of time, we ask that you
confirm this in writing via return email by Thursday 29 August 2024.

 

Yours sincerely

Janelle

 

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

 

 

 

______________________________________________________________________ 
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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Dear Janelle,

I can confirm my agreement to the requested time extension.

Yours sincerely,

Ash Roth

Dedakis, Janelle, Prime Minister

OFFICIAL
Reference: PM/24/034

Dear Ash Roth

The purpose of this email is to notify you the request you made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) covers documents which contain information concerning a person’s business or professional affairs and the Office is required to consult with the third party concerned.

Where a consultation under section 27 is entered into the FOI Act provides an extension of the processing period by 30 days (s 15(6)) in order to allow the Department time to consult with that organisation or person. As a result the extended due date of your FOI request is 21 October 2024.

Please write to the Office if you require a further update of your request in the coming weeks, you can contact us at [email address]

Yours sincerely
Janelle

Adviser | FOI Section
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box 6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [email address]  w. pmc.gov.au

The Department acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and emerging Elders and Traditional Custodians of Country, and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

______________________________________________________________________

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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FOI, Prime Minister

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OFFICIAL

 

Reference: PM/24/034

 

Dear Ash Roth

 

Please find attached a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister
concerning your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

 

Your sincerely

Janelle

 

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

 

______________________________________________________________________ 
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. 
______________________________________________________________________

References

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