UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Freedom Fighter of Information
 
Thank you for your email below to the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (the Department) in which you made request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) (our reference FOI/2019/063).
 
Invalid Request
 
Your request, in its current form, does not constitute a valid request as
it is unclear. Amongst other things, we note that you have referred to two
separate individuals and also have not provided further details about
whether ‘officials’ is a reference to employees in the Australian Public
Service only.  The Department is therefore unable to treat your request as
an FOI request until you specify what documents you are seeking access
to..
 
If you wish to make a valid FOI request, please note that it must also
meet the requirements in section 15 of the FOI Act. Namely, in order to be
considered a valid request under the FOI Act, the application must specify
that it is made for the purposes of the FOI Act (s15(2)(a)) and also
provide such information about a document as is reasonably required to
enable it to be identified (s15(2)(b)).
 
As your FOI request is not yet valid, the Department has not commenced
processing it. We would be grateful for your response by Wednesday, 20
March 2019.  If a response is not received by this date, the Department
will take no further action in relation to your enquiry.
 
If you would like assistance to make a valid FOI request, please feel free
to contact the Department by return email at [email address].
 
Kind Regards
 
FOI Adviser
FOI and Privacy | Legal Policy Branch
Government Division
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. +61 2 6271 5849
e. [1][DPMC request email] |
[2]www.dpmc.gov.au
PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
 
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