OFFICIAL

 

Dear Mr Hamiltonshire

 

Thank you for your email of 10 December 2024 requesting access to
documents held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

You have requested access to:

 

The Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts.

 

Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI 25-213. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence with the Department.

 

Timeframes

 

The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 8
January 2025.

 

Extension of time for holiday shutdown period

 

As the due date for your request falls within the holiday shutdown period,
we are seeking your agreement to a 10-day extension of time to reflect
this period. Section 15AA of the FOI Act enables the Department to seek
your agreement to an extension of up to 30 days. If you agree to this
extension, the due date for a decision to be provided to you will become
20 January 2025. Where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day.

 

Other information

 

Please note that the Department considers the following information
outside the scope of your request unless you specifically request it:

o personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers
o any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request
o any correspondence sent directly to or from you.

 

The Department may impose a charge for the work involved in providing
access to the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information
(Charges) Regulations. You will be notified separately if the Department
decides to impose a charge. There is no charge for documents that contain
your own personal information.

 

Where documents are released to you under the FOI Act in response to your
request, the Department must publish those documents on its FOI Disclosure
Log within 10 business days of their release to you, unless they contain
personal information or business affairs information that would be
unreasonable to publish. Further information regarding the Department’s
FOI Disclosure Log can be found [1]here.

 

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact the FOI Section via email to
 [2][email address]

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [3][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[4]infrastructure.gov.au                [5][IMG]

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

 

 

OFFICIAL

 

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OFFICIAL
 
Dear Mr Hamiltonshire
 
Further to our emails below, we seek your agreement to receive the
requested documents administratively, rather than under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
 
Administrative releases can generally be completed within a shorter time
period, as they are processed outside of the statutory requirements of the
FOI Act.
 
If you agree, please respond by return email confirming your agreement to
receive the documents administratively and advising that you withdraw your
FOI request.
 
Kind regards
 
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division
E [1][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
 
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[2]infrastructure.gov.au              [3][IMG]

 
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.
 
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