Dinner Functions November and December

UNCLASSIFIED
FOI/2014/215

Dear Mr Cooper-Stout

Thank you for your email dated 5 December 2014, received by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department), in which you made a request to the Department under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) in the terms below:

I write to request details under the FOI Act of any dinner functions hosted by the Prime Minister between 1 November and 5 December 2014.

Including:
* Menus for the functions
* Cost per person for the functions
* Guest lists where possible

Timeframe for receiving your decision

We received your request on 5 December 2014 and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You should therefore expect a decision from us by 4 January 2014 (or the first business day after being 5 January 2015). The period of 30 days may be extended in certain circumstances. We will advise you if there is any extension of time.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Cooper-Stout [mailto:[FOI #815 email]]
Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014 11:35 AM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Dinner Functions November and December

Dear Prime Minister,

I write to request details under the FOI Act of any dinner functions hosted by the Prime Minister between 1 November and 5 December 2014.

Including:
* Menus for the functions
* Cost per person for the functions
* Guest lists where possible

Yours faithfully,

Jeremy Cooper-Stout

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UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Cooper-Stout

I am writing to request an extension of time in your FOI request to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Given various staff members’ leave and the PM&C’s Christmas-New Year closure period from 25 December 2014 to 1 January 2015 inclusive, we seek your agreement pursuant to section 15AA of the FOI Act to a 30 day extension of your request, with a view to finalising your request prior to this. This would make the new due date 4 February 2015 .

We kindly request you confirm consent to the extension by way of return email.

-----Original Message-----
From: FOI
Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014 1:18 PM
To: Jeremy Cooper-Stout
Cc: FOI
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Dinner Functions November and December - FOI/2014/215 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]