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Notification of Change in Circumstances

The FOI Section does not process these forms. You should resubmit Form
1022 to the office where you lodged your visa application or to the
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Notification of incorrect answers

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In reply please quote:

FOI Request:       FA 16/03/00084

File Number:       ADF2016/9643

 

Dear Mr Staveley

 

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

 

We refer to an access request received under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (the FOI Act) on 25 February 2016 seeking access to:

'the data that indicates the number of asylum seekers that have died on
course to Australia and that have died while in detention in Australia. I
would also appreciate each individual's personal details such as their age
and cause of death.'

 

Your request has been allocated FOI request number FA 16/03/00084.  Please
include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of
Information Section. 

 

Request for access to third party Personal Information

The Department notes that you have requested access to personal
information of third party individuals.  The Department has a duty to
manage personal information in a manner that is consistent with the
Privacy Act 1988.   Any request to the Department for access to this
information under the FOI Act, will be considered individually on its
merits taking into account the provisions of section 47F of the FOI Act. 
The Department notes that a document is conditionally exempt if its
disclosure under the FOI Act would involve the unreasonable disclosure of
personal information about any person, including a deceased person.

 

Processing times

The statutory time allowed under the FOI Act for processing requests is 30
days.  Requests are generally processed in the order in which they are
received.

 

Request for an extension of time

Please be aware that the Department has seen a significant increase in the
number of FOI requests received.  As a result there are expected delays
involved with the processing of FOI requests at the present time.
Generally, requests will be processed in the order that they are received.
The Department will endeavour to finalise your request as quickly as
possible.

 

For this reason the Department seeks your agreement under s.15AA of the
FOI Act to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30
days.   It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you
could provide a response to this request by close of business, Friday 19
February 2016.

 

Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact
details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not
in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work
telephone numbers of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within
scope of an FOI request. If you require names and contact details of
non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform
us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take
it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of
your request.

 

Publication of document

Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the
Department may be required to publish these documents on its website
within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act. 
Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or
business affairs information.

 

Contacting the FOI Section

If you wish to discuss your access request you may contact the FOI Section
using the details provided below. 

 

Contacting the Department

You can contact us with an enquiry in a number of ways including by email,
through our website, by telephone, through our Service Centres or offices
around the world, or in person.  In Australia you can call 13 18 81
between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday.  Details on submitting a webform, or
contacting our offices outside Australia are available on our website at
www.border.gov.au.

 

Freedom of Information Section

Information Management Branch

Corporate Services Division

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

 

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UNCLASSIFIED

Our references: FA 16/03/00084; ADF2016/9643

 

Dear Mr Stavely,

 

I refer to your FOI request received on 25 February 2016, seeking access
to the following:

 

The data that indicates the number of asylum seekers that have died on
course to Australia and that have died while in detention in Australia.  I
would also appreciate each individual's personal details such as their age
and cause of death.

 

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the signed decision letter, decision record, schedule of documents and
documents released under the FOI Act.    

 

This request has now been closed.

 

Regards,

 

Brad Collins
Freedom of Information Officer

Information Management Branch

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
(02) 6264 2110 | [1][email address]

 

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