Dear FOI Coördinator,

Cost of legal advice from the Australian Government Solicitor
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This request is made under the Freedom of Information Act.

In the letter to me from Robyn Ziino dated 1 April 2015 (Your F13/567-4) reference is made on page 2, section 3, to "Legal advice from the Australian Government Solicitor to ACARA data 28 April 2011". A copy of the letter appears on the Right to Know website at https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...)

I seek access to a copy of any document(s) that shows the itemized cost to ACARA of obtaining that legal advice. By "cost", I mean the amount charged by the the Australian Government Solicitor for the preparation of the advice, for any preliminary consultations and discussion, and so forth, rather than indirect costs such as the amount of in-house staff time devoted to briefing the AGS.

Yours faithfully,

Mark R. Diamond

Dear Mr Matheson,

Your reference: F13/567-21

I refer to the letter of yesterday's date from Robyn Ziino regarding a request of mine for access to documents. Thank you for the information regarding the delay resulting from consultation.

With regard to the matter about the name of a solicitor being included in one of the relevant documents, I do not seek access to the name of the solicitor mentioned nor to any other personally identifying information about any person involved in the solicitation or provision of the legal advice.

Yours sincerely,

Mark R. Diamond
Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Dear Peter Matheson,

Many thanks for the information in your email of 27 August 2015.

Yours sincerely,

Mark R. Diamond