OFFICIAL

Dear James

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 16 January 2025, 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:

…the highest quality version of any video recording of the DFRET Defence
Force Recruiting Employment Training Seminar held in Canberra on Monday 13
January 2024 at which LTGEN Natasha Fox presented.

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Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.

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Kind regards

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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OFFICIAL

Dear James

I refer to your correspondence seeking access under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the following documents:

…the highest quality version of any video recording of the DFRET Defence
Force Recruiting Employment Training Seminar held in Canberra on Monday 13
January 2024 at which LTGEN Natasha Fox presented.

The Accredited Decision Maker has determined that your request includes
material which contains information about the business, commercial or
financial affairs of an organisation, or a person’s business or
professional affairs. In accordance with section 27 of the FOI Act, we are
required to consult with the person or organisation concerned before
making a decision on the release of the material.

Section 15(6) of the FOI Act provides for a 30-day extension to allow for
this consultation process. Therefore, the deadline for providing you with
a decision on your request now ends on 17 March 2025. We confirm that
Defence will continue to provide you with a decision as soon as possible.

Please contact our office via email: [1][email address]
if you have any questions.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Smith,

Thank you for your email.

As you have yet to receive a decision for your case, you are not able to request an internal review for the case at this time.

If Defence makes an FOI decision that you disagree with, you can ask Defence to review its decision once it has been issued to you.

Kind Regards,

Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence

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-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith <[FOI #12743 email]>
Sent: Friday, 7 March 2025 7:49 PM
To: FOI <[Defence request email]>
Subject: 20250307 1949 - [James Smith]-[FOI] Internal review of Freedom of Information request - DFRET Seminar Recording

EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Department of Defence,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'DFRET Seminar Recording'.

No information has been provided to substantiate the refusal. Please review.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

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Our reference:            RQ25/01393

Agency reference:    548/24/25

Agency name              Department of Defence
By Email:                        [email address]

Name                              Mr James Smith
By Email:                       
[email address],au

Extension of time under s 15AB

Dear Parties,

Please find attached an extension of time decision relating to the above
referenced FOI request.

Regards,

[1][IMG]   Andriana DeIeso

Review Adviser

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

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