Documents containing the phrase "Operation Sovereign Murders"
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
I request under the FOIA, a copy of all documents and communications containing the phrase "Operation Sovereign Murders", a slip of the tongue uttered by Scott Morrison on February 28, 2014, at the Joint Doorstop Interview in Darwin.
The Right to Know email address is valid for the purposes of s.15(2)(c) of the FOI Act.
Yours faithfully,
Robin de Garis
UNCLASSIFIED
Our references: FA 14/05/00166; ADF2014/14990
Dear Robin de Garis
Transfer of request under section 16 of the FOI Act
I refer to your request received 4 may 2014 in which you sought access
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to documents
relating to:
I request under the FOIA, a copy of all documents and communications
containing the phrase "Operation Sovereign Murders", a slip of the tongue
uttered by Scott Morrison on February 28, 2014, at the Joint Doorstop
Interview in Darwin.
The documents relevant to your request are held by and more closely
connected to the functions of the Australian Customs and Border Protection
Service (Customs)
Customs has accepted the transfer of your request under section 16 of the
FOI Act on 7 may 2014 so they can make a decision on your request for
access to their documents.
Customs will be writing to you directly concerning your request. If you
want to make any enquiries relating to your request, please contact:
[email address]
Your sincerely
Janelle
__________________________________
Janelle Raineri
FOI Inbox Manager
FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [1][email address]
UNCLASSIFIED
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Dear Mr de Garis
Request for access to documents - Freedom of Information Act 1982
I refer to your email dated 5 May 2014, addressed to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP), in which you have sought access to a copy of all documents and communications containing the phrase "Operation Sovereign Murders", a slip of the tongue uttered by Scott Morrison on 28 February, 2014, at the Joint Doorstop Interview in Darwin, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
The subject matter of the documents requested by you is more closely connected with the functions of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) than the functions of DIBP. As such, your request was transferred to ACBPS on 3 March 2014 under section 16 of the FOI Act.
Your application was received on 5 May 2014, and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request will commence from that date.
I hope to be able to advise you of our decision on your request in the near future.
Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service may be required to publish these documents on its website within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act. Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or business affairs information.
Should you have any queries regarding the progress of your request, please contact me at [email address].
With kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Good morning Mr de Garis
Request for access to documents – Freedom of Information Act 1982
Please find attached a Notice of Decision from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service for your information.
With kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Ben Fairless left an annotation ()
Request was transferred from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. This has been updated in Right to Know.
Thanks
Ben