Correspondence with the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

The request was refused by Prime Minister.

Dear Prime Minister,

Consistent with the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I am seeking all correspondence between the Prime Minister or his office and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory which references 'Alice Springs', 'Marion Scrymgour' or 'Dorelle Anderson'.

The timeframe for this request is from 1 January 2023 to 2 February 2023.

I am not seeking drafts or duplicates of the above documents.

Yours,
NRP

FOI, Prime Minister

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OFFICIAL

Reference:  PM/23/020

 

Dear “NRP”

 

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 (the 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. When corresponding with PM&C about this request please
include the reference number of PM/2023/020.

 

FOI Timeframes

Your request was received on 2 February 2023.  The 30 day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after it was received,
you should therefore expect a decision by Monday 6 March 2023.

 

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

 

Yours sincerely

Leisha

 

Coordinator | 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

 

[3]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.

 

 

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OFFICIAL

PM/23/020

Dear NRP

The current due date for a decision on your request is 6 March 2023.
Processing of your request continues, unfortunately the Prime Minister’s
Office is not presently in a position to finalise the decision by this
date. 

Accordingly, we are seeking your agreement to extend the processing period
by 8 days.  This will ensure sufficient time to finalise a decision on
access. This additional time would extend the due date for a decision on
your request to 14 March 2023.   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 to process, we ask
that you confirm this in writing via return email by COB Monday 6 March
2023.

Kind regards

Leisha

 

Coordinator | 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

 

[3]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
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OFFICIAL

PM/23/020

 

Good morning NRP

 

I am following up my email to you dated 3 March 2023 requesting an
extension of time in relation to your FOI request which is due for a
decision today, 6 March 2023.

 

As noted below, unfortunately, the Prime Minister’s Office is not
currently in a position to finalise the decision by today’s date.  As
such, we are seeking your agreement to an 8 day extension of time under
section 15AA of the FOI Act.

 

I’d be grateful if you could consider this request and if you agree,
please confirm this in writing via return email by 3:00pm today, 6 March
2023.

 

Many thanks

Leisha

 

 

Coordinator | 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

 

[3]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.

 

 

 

 

From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 3 March 2023 2:55 PM
To: '[FOI #9886 email]'
<[FOI #9886 email]>
Cc: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: PM/23/020 - Extension of Time Request [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

OFFICIAL

PM/23/020

Dear NRP

The current due date for a decision on your request is 6 March 2023.
Processing of your request continues, unfortunately the Prime Minister’s
Office is not presently in a position to finalise the decision by this
date. 

Accordingly, we are seeking your agreement to extend the processing period
by 8 days.  This will ensure sufficient time to finalise a decision on
access. This additional time would extend the due date for a decision on
your request to 14 March 2023.   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 to process, we ask
that you confirm this in writing via return email by COB Monday 6 March
2023.

Kind regards

Leisha

 

Coordinator | 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. [4][email address]  w. [5]pmc.gov.au

 

[6]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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FOI, Prime Minister

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OFFICIAL

Reference: PM/23/020

 

Dear Not Rex Patrick

 

The purpose of this email is to notify you the request you made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Act) covers a document which contains
information concerning a State and the Office is required to consult with
the State under the Act.

 

Where a consultation under section 26A is intended the Act provides an
extension of the processing period by 30 days (s 15(6)) in order to allow
the Minister time to consult with that third party. As a result the
extended due date of your FOI request is 3 April 2023.

 

Please write to the Office if you require a further update of your request
in the coming weeks, you can contact the Office via [1][email address]

 

Yours sincerely

Janelle

 

Janelle | Senior Adviser

FOI and Privacy Section | Legal Policy Branch

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5950

 

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [2][email address]  w. [3]pmc.gov.au

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[6]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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OFFICIAL

Reference: PM/23/020

 

Dear Not Rex Patrick

 

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

[3]cid:image001.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0[4]cid:image002.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0

[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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2. https://www.pmc.gov.au/
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4. https://www.linkedin.com/company/departm...