OFFICIAL

Dear MBV

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 21 February 2023 seeking access under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to:

All documents, including internal communications, relating to the
purported publication of findings of the Defence Strategic Review in the
media.

The scope of this request covers from 12 February to 19 February 2023.

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 23 March 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.

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

Kind regards

Kathryn
Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Tel: 02 6132 7927 

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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OFFICIAL

Dear MBV

Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 512/22/23.

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

Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

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.