OFFICIAL

Dear MBV

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 18 August 2023 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.

The scope of your request is:

I request all documents, including records of meetings, text messages,
signal messages, emails or records of calls relating to the processing of
Defence FOI 743/22/23.

Disclaimer

Where staff details are captured in documents within the scope of your FOI
request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone
numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.

Charges

Defence may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations 2019. We will notify you if your request attracts a charge.
Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.

Timeframe

The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 17 September 2023. This period may be extended if we need to
consult with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if
this happens.

Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day. This is in
accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.

Disclosure Log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published on Defence’s
disclosure log, located on our website. If you have any concerns about the
publication of documents you have requested, please contact us.

Contact Details

We will contact you via the email address you have provided. Please advise
if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

I am the Case Manager for this request. Should you have any questions
relating to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email:
[1][email address].

Kind regards

Erin
FOI Case Manager
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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OFFICIAL

Good afternoon MBV,

I am writing in relation to your FOI request 151/23/24 in which you have
sought access to:

I request all documents, including records of meetings, text messages,
signal messages, emails or records of calls relating to the processing of
Defence FOI 743/22/23.

Our office is seeking your agreement to a 14 day extension of the
statutory deadline under section 15AA [extension with agreement] of the
FOI Act, due to the processing demands associated with your request.
Defence has identified a considerable number of documents totaling over
150 pages that are in scope of your request, and we are currently
preparing the decision on access. 

The current statutory deadline for you to receive a response to your
Defence FOI request is 17 September 2023, however should you agree, the
statutory deadline for you to receive a response to your request will
expire on 1 October 2023. We will endeavour to process your request as
soon as we can.

It would be much appreciated if you could confirm your agreement to this
extension of time via e-mail by close of business 5:00pm Wednesday 13
September 2023.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter please do not hesitate
to contact me.

Kind regards,

Erin
FOI Case Manager
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

Tel: 02 5108 6147

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Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email
may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in
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immediately.

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OFFICIAL

Dear FOI Applicant,

Please find attached the Decision and documents relating to Defence FOI
request 151/23/24.

Review Rights

If you disagree with the decision made by the Department of Defence or the
Minister under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act), you can
ask for the decision to be reviewed. You may want to seek review if you
sought certain documents and were not given full access, if your
application to have your personal information amended was not accepted or
your comments in response to formal consultation were not accepted.

You must apply in writing and should include a copy of the notice of the
decision provided and the points to which you are objecting and why.  You
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner, within 60 days of
receiving your decision.

Further information about the external review process or how to make a
complaint to the Information Commissioner is available:

Online: [1]www.oaic.gov.au

Post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2000

Email: [2][email address]

Kind regards,

Ryan

Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

Tel: 02 5108 8851

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IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence.
Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email
may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in
error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email
immediately.

References

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