Dear Glenn,

 

We refer to your request received by the Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations (department) on Friday 29 November 2024, for access
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the following
documents:

 

“Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations”

 

Your reference number for this request is LEX 1298. Please include this
reference number in all correspondence relating to your request.

 

Interpretation of request

 

The department has interpreted your request to be seeking access to the
following documents:

 

‘The official departmental Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides for
the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’

 

If we have misinterpreted your request, please let us know by 17 December
2024. If we do not hear from you by that date, we will proceed on the
basis that we have correctly interpreted your request.

 

Timeframe

 

The 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the department received your request which falls due on 30
December 2024. However, noting this this date falls within the
department’s Christmas/New Year close down period you should therefore
expect to receive a decision from us by 24 December 2024.

 

The 30-day timeframe may be extended with your agreement or where
otherwise permitted under the FOI Act (for example, if the department is
required to undertake third party consultation). We will notify you if
this happens.

 

Charges

 

The department will advise you if a charge is payable to process your
request and the amount of any such charge as soon as practicable.

 

Your address

 

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your electronic address is
[1][FOI #12407 email]. Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.

 

Disclosure log

 

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on a disclosure
log on our website, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions
include where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.

 

Proposed irrelevant material (such as staff details) and material that is
out of scope

 

The department will treat the following as irrelevant under section
22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act unless you tell us otherwise by the timeframe
outlined below:

o the names, signatures, identification numbers and direct contact
details of Commonwealth staff;
o security classifications (dissemination limiting markers) that are no
longer applicable or potentially misleading.

 

The department will treat any duplicate documents, drafts where there is a
final version available, and documents that are publicly available as out
of scope of your request.

 

The department will take the above approach when processing your request
unless you tell us otherwise by COB Tuesday 17 December 2024.  

 

Further assistance

 

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[2][email address].

 

Yours sincerely

 

Wendy

Information Law Team
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
[3]dewr.gov.au

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations acknowledges the
traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to them and their cultures, and Elders past, present and
emerging.

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Glenn Hamiltonshire
<[4][FOI #12407 email]>

Sent: Friday, 29 November 2024 2:04 AM

To: DEWR - FOI <[5][DEWR request email]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - DEWR Style/Writing/Brand Guides

 

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Dear Department of Employment and Workplace Relations,

 

This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom
of Information Act 1982.

 

I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently
used for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations,

 

Given the upcoming holiday period for the APS (happy holidays to you
reading this), I forecast my consent for any required 30 day extension to
deal with the request at this time.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Glenn Hamiltonshire

 

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Dear Mr Hamiltonshire,

We refer to your FOI request (our ref: LEX 1298).

Please find attached the department’s decision and the documents being
released to you under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). 

Yours sincerely

Wendy

Information Law Team
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
[1]dewr.gov.au

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations acknowledges the
traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to them and their cultures, and Elders past, present and
emerging.

 

 

 

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
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