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Good afternoon Dale

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

The Treasury received your request on 21 October 2024. The FOI Act provides that we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the request. This period may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

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The Treasury
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e: [email address]

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Dear Mr Webster,

I refer to your FOI 3766 seeking access to:

              any correspondence or documents referencing the closure of
the Katoomba, Murwillumbah, Bega and Portland ANZ branches following the
signing of the Suncorp acquisition deal on June 28, 2024.

Please be advised that the scope of your request has captured ministerial
correspondence and responses to ministerial correspondence which we
consider is unlikely you are seeking access to. ministerial correspondence
is correspondence sent by members of the public to a Minister, often
regarding a topic that concerns them. The responses to this type of
correspondence are generally standard wording put together by Treasury on
behalf of the Minister. If you are seeking these documents, consultation
will be required with each author which, in turn, will extend the timeline
for processing your request by 30 days and your request will likely incur
a charge.

To allow for a more timely and cost-effective decision, we seek your
agreement to exclude ministerial correspondence and responses from the
scope of your request. Where you agree this exclusion, we seek your
agreement to a 15-day extension of time under section 15AA of the FOI Act.

We would be grateful for your response by COB Thursday 14 November 2024.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +61 2 6263 2800

e: [1][email address]

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal
information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,
our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email
address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or
privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384  or
via e-mail [2][email address]. You can find further information
about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury’s
[3]privacy policy.

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Dear Mr Webster,

Thank you for your prompt response. The ministerial correspondence is from individual members of the public such as customers of ANZ. Noting you would like the ministerial correspondence to be included, the timeline for processing your request is extended 30 days for consultation.

A decision is now due to you on or before 21 December 2024.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer
The Treasury
Ph: +-61 2 6263 2800
e: foi+AEA-treasury.gov.au

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384 or via e-mail privacy+AEA-treasury.gov.au. You can find further information about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury+IBk-s privacy policy.

If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information contained within the email or attachments.

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Dear Mr Webster,

Please see attached correspondence regarding FOI 3766.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +61 2 6263 2800

e: [1][email address]

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal
information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,
our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email
address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or
privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 1384  or
via e-mail [2][email address]. You can find further information
about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury’s
[3]privacy policy.

If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by
return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have
been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any
confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information
contained within the email or attachments.

Please Note: The information contained in this e-mail message and any
attached files may be confidential information and may also be the subject
of legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient,
any use, disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised. If you have
received this e-mail by error please notify the sender immediately by
reply e-mail and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

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