Dear Menzies

We refer to your four Freedom of Information requests received by the
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department) on
21, 22 and 26 October 2020.

Personal information

For documents that fall within the scope of the requests, it is the
department’s policy to withhold:

·         the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; that
is:

o   Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
and

o   Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and

·         the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.

The names and other details of SES officers will be released unless the
information is exempt from disclosure.

Confirmation from you that you are not seeking ‘personal information’ (ie.
the names and contact details of any individuals, or any information that
could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and cost
effective processing of your request.

Therefore, could you please clarify if you a seeking access to personal
information in the documents relating to:

·         third parties; and

·         Commonwealth staff.

If you are not seeking access to any personal information, you can simply
reply to this email with ‘no personal information requested’.

If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
you please specify.

Request for extension

Unfortunately, due to an unusually high volume of FOI requests relating to
this subject matter, and the resulting limited capacity of subject matter
experts to assist with the review of the information, the department
anticipates that it will not be possible to advise you of a decision
within the current statutory timeframes.

I would be grateful if you could please consider agreeing to an extension
of time (under section 15AA of the FOI Act) of 30 days for the processing
of your request.

I apologise for any delay and inconvenience this may cause you and the
department will endeavour to provide you with a decision as soon as
possible.

We look forward to your response at your earliest convenience but no later
than 9 November 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.

Regards

FOI Team

Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

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[1]www.industry.gov.au

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Dear Menzies

We refer to your four Freedom of Information requests received by the
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department) on
21, 22 and 26 October 2020.

Personal information

For documents that fall within the scope of the requests, it is the
department’s policy to withhold:

·         the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; that
is:

o   Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
and

o   Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and

·         the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.

The names and other details of SES officers will be released unless the
information is exempt from disclosure.

Confirmation from you that you are not seeking ‘personal information’ (ie.
the names and contact details of any individuals, or any information that
could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and cost
effective processing of your request.

Therefore, could you please clarify if you a seeking access to personal
information in the documents relating to:

·         third parties; and

·         Commonwealth staff.

If you are not seeking access to any personal information, you can simply
reply to this email with ‘no personal information requested’.

If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
you please specify.

Request for extension

Unfortunately, due to an unusually high volume of FOI requests relating to
this subject matter, and the resulting limited capacity of subject matter
experts to assist with the review of the information, the department
anticipates that it will not be possible to advise you of a decision
within the current statutory timeframes.

I would be grateful if you could please consider agreeing to an extension
of time (under section 15AA of the FOI Act) of 30 days for the processing
of your request.

I apologise for any delay and inconvenience this may cause you and the
department will endeavour to provide you with a decision as soon as
possible.

We look forward to your response at your earliest convenience but no later
than 9 November 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.

Regards

FOI Team

Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

---------------------------------------------------------

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
[1]www.industry.gov.au

Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians

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Dear Menzies

We refer to your four Freedom of Information requests received by the
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department) on
21, 22 and 26 October 2020.

Personal information

For documents that fall within the scope of the requests, it is the
department’s policy to withhold:

·         the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; that
is:

o   Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
and

o   Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and

·         the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.

The names and other details of SES officers will be released unless the
information is exempt from disclosure.

Confirmation from you that you are not seeking ‘personal information’ (ie.
the names and contact details of any individuals, or any information that
could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and cost
effective processing of your request.

Therefore, could you please clarify if you a seeking access to personal
information in the documents relating to:

·         third parties; and

·         Commonwealth staff.

If you are not seeking access to any personal information, you can simply
reply to this email with ‘no personal information requested’.

If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
you please specify.

Request for extension

Unfortunately, due to an unusually high volume of FOI requests relating to
this subject matter, and the resulting limited capacity of subject matter
experts to assist with the review of the information, the department
anticipates that it will not be possible to advise you of a decision
within the current statutory timeframes.

I would be grateful if you could please consider agreeing to an extension
of time (under section 15AA of the FOI Act) of 30 days for the processing
of your request.

I apologise for any delay and inconvenience this may cause you and the
department will endeavour to provide you with a decision as soon as
possible.

We look forward to your response at your earliest convenience but no later
than 9 November 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.

Regards

FOI Team

Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

---------------------------------------------------------

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
[1]www.industry.gov.au

Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians

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the addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged
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you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately
by telephone and delete copies of this transmission together with any
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Dear Menzies

We refer to your four Freedom of Information requests received by the
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department) on
21, 22 and 26 October 2020.

Personal information

For documents that fall within the scope of the requests, it is the
department’s policy to withhold:

·         the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; that
is:

o   Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
and

o   Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and

·         the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.

The names and other details of SES officers will be released unless the
information is exempt from disclosure.

Confirmation from you that you are not seeking ‘personal information’ (ie.
the names and contact details of any individuals, or any information that
could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and cost
effective processing of your request.

Therefore, could you please clarify if you a seeking access to personal
information in the documents relating to:

·         third parties; and

·         Commonwealth staff.

If you are not seeking access to any personal information, you can simply
reply to this email with ‘no personal information requested’.

If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
you please specify.

Request for extension

Unfortunately, due to an unusually high volume of FOI requests relating to
this subject matter, and the resulting limited capacity of subject matter
experts to assist with the review of the information, the department
anticipates that it will not be possible to advise you of a decision
within the current statutory timeframes.

I would be grateful if you could please consider agreeing to an extension
of time (under section 15AA of the FOI Act) of 30 days for the processing
of your request.

I apologise for any delay and inconvenience this may cause you and the
department will endeavour to provide you with a decision as soon as
possible.

We look forward to your response at your earliest convenience but no later
than 9 November 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.

Regards

FOI Team

Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

---------------------------------------------------------

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
[1]www.industry.gov.au

Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians

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you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately
by telephone and delete copies of this transmission together with any
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Dear Menzies

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI requests L67328, L67329, L67337, L67338 and L67458.

Regards

FOI Officer
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
02 6102 8104 | [email address]
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OFFICIAL

Dear Menzies

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI requests L67328, L67329, L67337, L67338 and L67458.

Regards

FOI Officer
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
02 6102 8104 | [email address]
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources | www.industry.gov.au

Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians
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OFFICIAL

Dear Menzies

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI requests L67328, L67329, L67337, L67338 and L67458.

Regards

FOI Officer
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
02 6102 8104 | [email address]
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Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians
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OFFICIAL

Dear Menzies

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI requests L67328, L67329, L67337, L67338 and L67458.

Regards

FOI Officer
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
02 6102 8104 | [email address]
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources | www.industry.gov.au

Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians
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OFFICIAL

Dear Menzies

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI requests L67328, L67329, L67337, L67338 and L67458.

Regards

FOI Officer
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch
02 6102 8104 | [email address]
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Good afternoon Menzies

Please find attached the decision in respect of your FOI request L67328.

Regards

FOI Team

Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

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[1]www.industry.gov.au

Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians

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From: Menzies At Home [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 5:31 PM
To: Freedom of Information <[Department of Industry, Science, Energy &amp; Resources request email]>
Subject: Re: L67328 L67329 L67337 L67338 L67458 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

I'm withdrawing these requests: L6733, L67338, L67458, L67329.

I'm limiting request L67328 to points A, B, C.

-Menzies

On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 11:37 AM Freedom of Information
<[2][Department of Industry, Science, Energy &amp; Resources request email]> wrote:

Good morning Menzies

Notice is attached for your review and response.

We otherwise received your prior email, seeking for the requests to be
processed in a specified order. We are unable to agree to this
arrangement as there is no power under the FOI Act to extend the
timeframes in such a way that would give that agreement legal effect.

Please note that the arrangement proposed would also not address the
issue of the requests L67338 and L67337 being overly broad in scope, and
if you wish to continue with them in their current form, they are likely
to attract a practical refusal decision.

Regards

FOI Officer

Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch

02 6102 8104 | [3][email address]

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Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources |
[4]www.industry.gov.au

Supporting economic growth and job creation for all Australians

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of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify me immediately by telephone and
delete copies of this transmission together with any attachments.

From: Menzies At Home [mailto:[5][email address]]
Sent: Monday, 23 November 2020 11:22 AM
To: Freedom of Information <[6][Department of Industry, Science, Energy &amp; Resources request email]>
Subject: Re: L67328 L67329 L67337 L67338 L67458

I believe you uploaded a notice of intention to refuse that is corrupt
on the right to know website.

Since the website is currently unavailable, please send the notice in
response to this email.

-Menzies

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 7:01 PM Right To Know
<[7][Right to Know contact email]> wrote:

You have a new response to the Freedom of Information request
'Regional incubator facilitator monthly activity reports' that you
made to
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.

To view the response, click on the link below.

[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...

When you get there, please update the status to say if the response
contains any useful information.

Although all responses are automatically published, we depend on
you, the original requester, to evaluate them.

-- the Right To Know team

OFFICIAL

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