OFFICIAL

Dear Simon,

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 3 February 2024, 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 the request is:

“Please provide the full video (incl audio) of the press conference held
in Canberra on 16 January 2024 held by Defence.

For reference:

An edited version of the video was uploaded here:
[https://images.defence.gov.au/assets/Hom...

A transcript of the press conference is here:
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/tran...

I request an unedited version of the video covering the entire
transcript/press conference.”

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.

Timeframe

The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 4 March 2024. This period may be extended if we need to consult
with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.

Disclosure Log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published on Defence’s
disclosure log, located on our website.

Contact Details

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

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact me via email: [1][email address].

Kind regards,

Ryan

Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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OFFICIAL

Dear Simon,

Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 656/23/24.

The document requested can be viewed and downloaded via the following
link: [1]https://mediahub.fotoware.com.au/fotoweb...

Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of
this decision. Your review rights are attached.

Please contact this office should you require any further information.

Kind regards,

Ryan

Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

[2]Freedom of information requests | About | Defence

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.

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