Documents related AFP College building
Dear Australian Federal Police,
I have two requests: I am requesting documents related the cost of running the AFP college Barton, specifically the cost of repairs and maintenance to the building since 2018 and other documents discussing the repair and maintenance of the building.
My second request is for documents related the repair and maintenance of the roof of the AFP college including how many occurrences of water leaks since the buildings major refurbishment in the 1990s.
Yours faithfully,
Alice Verbatim
OFFICIAL
Our Reference: CRM 2022/909
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your request dated 22 September 2021, seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:
I have two requests: I am requesting documents related the cost of running
the AFP college Barton, specifically the cost of repairs and maintenance
to the building since 2018 and other documents discussing the repair and
maintenance of the building.
My second request is for documents related the repair and maintenance of
the roof of the AFP college including how many occurrences of water leaks
since the buildings major refurbishment in the 1990s.
Scope of request
With regards to the scope of your request, we note that some of the terms
used are quite broad. To enable us to efficiently process your request, we
would be grateful if you could please advise what “…other documents
discussing the repair and maintenance of the building” you are requesting?
It would also assist us to know what specific documents relating the
repair and maintenance of the roof you are requesting in relation to point
2 of your request.
Timeframe
Your request was received by the AFP on 24 September 2021, and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date. The
due date for your request is 22 October 2021.
As the AFP focuses its efforts on managing the impact of COVID-19 on its
critical operations, our ability to process requests for information under
the Act may be affected or not delivered within expected timeframes. We
apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this
period. Should this occur we will contact you as soon as practicable, and
seek to extend processing timeframes in accordance with the Act.
Kind regards,
SAM (AFP 24650)
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OFFICIAL
Our Reference: CRM 2022/909
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your application dated 22 September 2021 in which you seek
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Upon consideration of your request, the AFP is of the view that your
request will take longer than 30 days to process. The delay is
regrettable, however the relevant areas of the AFP responsible for
conducting searches have advised that they require additional time to
ensure that all locations where documents might reasonably be located are
searched. As such, it will not be possible to advise you of a decision by
22 October 2021.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 15AA of the Act, we seek your agreement
to extend the period by 30 days to notify you of a decision to 21 November
2021.
We would be grateful if you would advise this office in writing of your
agreement to the proposed extension of time.
If you have any queries in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate
to contact this office.
Yours sincerely,
SAM (AFP 24650)
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From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2021 3:17 PM
To: [FOI #7886 email]
Subject: CRM 2022/909 - Freedom of Information Request - Due 22 October
2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Our Reference: CRM 2022/909
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your request dated 22 September 2021, seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:
I have two requests: I am requesting documents related the cost of running
the AFP college Barton, specifically the cost of repairs and maintenance
to the building since 2018 and other documents discussing the repair and
maintenance of the building.
My second request is for documents related the repair and maintenance of
the roof of the AFP college including how many occurrences of water leaks
since the buildings major refurbishment in the 1990s.
Scope of request
With regards to the scope of your request, we note that some of the terms
used are quite broad. To enable us to efficiently process your request, we
would be grateful if you could please advise what “…other documents
discussing the repair and maintenance of the building” you are requesting?
It would also assist us to know what specific documents relating the
repair and maintenance of the roof you are requesting in relation to point
2 of your request.
Timeframe
Your request was received by the AFP on 24 September 2021, and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date. The
due date for your request is 22 October 2021.
As the AFP focuses its efforts on managing the impact of COVID-19 on its
critical operations, our ability to process requests for information under
the Act may be affected or not delivered within expected timeframes. We
apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this
period. Should this occur we will contact you as soon as practicable, and
seek to extend processing timeframes in accordance with the Act.
Kind regards,
SAM (AFP 24650)
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OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your request received 22 September 2021 seeking access to
information under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act).
As your request covers documents which contain the business information,
the Australian Federal Police is required to consult with any relevant
affected business before making a decision on the release of those
documents.
Sub-section 15(6) of the Act provides for an extension of 30 days to the
statutory 30 day time limit for processing requests. The statutory
deadline for your application was 22 October 2021, therefore the time
limit for processing your request and notification of a decision will now
expire on 21 November 2021. The additional time under the Act allows any
consulted business time to consider and respond regarding the release of
their information.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this delay may cause, but please be
assured that we will continue to progress your request as quickly as
practicable.
If you have any queries regarding this email, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Yours sincerely,
SAM (AFP 24650)
LAWYER
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[2]Australian Federal Police
From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:38 PM
To: [FOI #7886 email]
Subject: CRM 2022/909 - Freedom of Information Request - Due 22 October
2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Our Reference: CRM 2022/909
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your application dated 22 September 2021 in which you seek
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Upon consideration of your request, the AFP is of the view that your
request will take longer than 30 days to process. The delay is
regrettable, however the relevant areas of the AFP responsible for
conducting searches have advised that they require additional time to
ensure that all locations where documents might reasonably be located are
searched. As such, it will not be possible to advise you of a decision by
22 October 2021.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 15AA of the Act, we seek your agreement
to extend the period by 30 days to notify you of a decision to 21 November
2021.
We would be grateful if you would advise this office in writing of your
agreement to the proposed extension of time.
If you have any queries in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate
to contact this office.
Yours sincerely,
SAM (AFP 24650)
LAWYER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL
[3]www.afp.gov.au
[4]Australian Federal Police
From: FOI <[5][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2021 3:17 PM
To: [6][FOI #7886 email]
Subject: CRM 2022/909 - Freedom of Information Request - Due 22 October
2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Our Reference: CRM 2022/909
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your request dated 22 September 2021, seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:
I have two requests: I am requesting documents related the cost of running
the AFP college Barton, specifically the cost of repairs and maintenance
to the building since 2018 and other documents discussing the repair and
maintenance of the building.
My second request is for documents related the repair and maintenance of
the roof of the AFP college including how many occurrences of water leaks
since the buildings major refurbishment in the 1990s.
Scope of request
With regards to the scope of your request, we note that some of the terms
used are quite broad. To enable us to efficiently process your request, we
would be grateful if you could please advise what “…other documents
discussing the repair and maintenance of the building” you are requesting?
It would also assist us to know what specific documents relating the
repair and maintenance of the roof you are requesting in relation to point
2 of your request.
Timeframe
Your request was received by the AFP on 24 September 2021, and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date. The
due date for your request is 22 October 2021.
As the AFP focuses its efforts on managing the impact of COVID-19 on its
critical operations, our ability to process requests for information under
the Act may be affected or not delivered within expected timeframes. We
apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this
period. Should this occur we will contact you as soon as practicable, and
seek to extend processing timeframes in accordance with the Act.
Kind regards,
SAM (AFP 24650)
LAWYER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL
[7]www.afp.gov.au
[8]Australian Federal Police
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Our reference: RQ21/03668
Agency reference: CRM2022/909
Ms Alice Verbatim
Sent by email: [FOI #7886 email]
Extension of time application by Australian Federal Police
Dear Ms Verbatim
I write to advise that on 17 November 2021, the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner (the OAIC) received an application from the
Australian Federal Police (the AFP) for an extension of time, to process
your FOI request of 22 September 2021.
The AFP has applied for an extension of time under s 15AB of the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (Cth) because your request is considered to be
voluminous and/or complex.
The AFP has advised the OAIC that:
o the AFP sought your agreement to an extension if time under s 15AA of
the FOI Act, however a response has not been received
o the statutory processing period was extended to conduct third party
consultations under s 15(6) of the FOI Act
o given the broad terms of the request, the relevant area of the AFP
identified a significant volume of material such that assistance from
AFP IT was required to transfer the information to the FOI Team
o in addition to the volume of material, the nature and content of the
material is also complex. The material features significant amounts of
personal and business information, and
o the AFP requires further time to finalise its considerations of the
relevant documents and provide a decision.
The AFP has requested an extension to 22 December 2021. The decision
maker will take any comments you may have to make into account when
deciding the application.
Please respond to this email by close of business 24 November 2021. If I
do not hear from you by this date, the decision maker will proceed to make
a decision on the basis of the information provided to the OAIC by the
AFP.
You will be notified of the decision once the matter has been finalised.
Further information about extension of time requests may be found on our
website at [1]Extensions of time.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact via email
[2][email address]. In all correspondence please include
reference number at the top of this email.
Kind regards
[3][IMG] Shelley Napper | Assistant
Director
Investigations and Compliance
Freedom of Information
Regulatory Group
Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 |
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Our reference: RQ21/03668
Agency reference: CRM2022/909
Ms Alice Verbatim
By email: [1][FOI #7886 email]
Extension of time under s 15AB
Dear Ms Verbatim
Please find attached a decision of today’s date for an extension of time
from the Australian Federal Police.
Sincerely
[2][IMG] Jasmin Clarke | Assistant
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From: Shelley Napper
Sent: Monday, 22 November 2021 4:13 PM
To: '[FOI #7886 email]'
<[FOI #7886 email]>
Subject: RQ21/03668 - Extension of time application by Australian Federal
Police - Consultation [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Our reference: RQ21/03668
Agency reference: CRM2022/909
Ms Alice Verbatim
Sent by email: [10][FOI #7886 email]
Extension of time application by Australian Federal Police
Dear Ms Verbatim
I write to advise that on 17 November 2021, the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner (the OAIC) received an application from the
Australian Federal Police (the AFP) for an extension of time, to process
your FOI request of 22 September 2021.
The AFP has applied for an extension of time under s 15AB of the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (Cth) because your request is considered to be
voluminous and/or complex.
The AFP has advised the OAIC that:
o the AFP sought your agreement to an extension if time under s 15AA of
the FOI Act, however a response has not been received
o the statutory processing period was extended to conduct third party
consultations under s 15(6) of the FOI Act
o given the broad terms of the request, the relevant area of the AFP
identified a significant volume of material such that assistance from
AFP IT was required to transfer the information to the FOI Team
o in addition to the volume of material, the nature and content of the
material is also complex. The material features significant amounts of
personal and business information, and
o the AFP requires further time to finalise its considerations of the
relevant documents and provide a decision.
The AFP has requested an extension to 22 December 2021. The decision
maker will take any comments you may have to make into account when
deciding the application.
Please respond to this email by close of business 24 November 2021. If I
do not hear from you by this date, the decision maker will proceed to make
a decision on the basis of the information provided to the OAIC by the
AFP.
You will be notified of the decision once the matter has been finalised.
Further information about extension of time requests may be found on our
website at [11]Extensions of time.
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[12][email address]. In all correspondence please include
reference number at the top of this email.
Kind regards
[13][IMG] Shelley Napper | Assistant
Director
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Compliance
Freedom of Information
Regulatory Group
Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner
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OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your Freedom of Information request made to the AFP in the
above matter and our below correspondence.
As noted in our email dated 29 September 2021, the terms of your request
are broad and are not specific enough to enable the AFP to efficiently
search its records. Further, as it currently stands, the terms of your
request capture a significant volume of material such that a practical
refusal reason exists pursuant to section 24AA(1)(a)(i).
The AFP has made multiple attempts to contact you, however to date we have
yet to receive a response.
Accordingly, please see attached letter giving notice under section
24AB(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 of an intention to refuse
to grant access
We note that pursuant to section 24AB you have 14 days upon being given
notice to contact the AFP to revise the request so that a practical
refusal reason no longer exists. Accordingly we require a response from
you by Monday 3 January 2021. Given the AFP’s upcoming Christmas shutdown
period, we ask that you please also consider agreeing to the 30 day 15AA
extension of time requested in our email dated 12 October 2021.
Kind regards,
SAM (AFP 24650)
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From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2021 12:10 PM
To: [FOI #7886 email]
Subject: RE: CRM 2022/909 - Freedom of Information Request - Due 22
October 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your request received 22 September 2021 seeking access to
information under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act).
As your request covers documents which contain the business information,
the Australian Federal Police is required to consult with any relevant
affected business before making a decision on the release of those
documents.
Sub-section 15(6) of the Act provides for an extension of 30 days to the
statutory 30 day time limit for processing requests. The statutory
deadline for your application was 22 October 2021, therefore the time
limit for processing your request and notification of a decision will now
expire on 21 November 2021. The additional time under the Act allows any
consulted business time to consider and respond regarding the release of
their information.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this delay may cause, but please be
assured that we will continue to progress your request as quickly as
practicable.
If you have any queries regarding this email, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Yours sincerely,
SAM (AFP 24650)
LAWYER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL
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[4]Australian Federal Police
From: FOI <[5][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:38 PM
To: [6][FOI #7886 email]
Subject: CRM 2022/909 - Freedom of Information Request - Due 22 October
2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Our Reference: CRM 2022/909
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your application dated 22 September 2021 in which you seek
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Upon consideration of your request, the AFP is of the view that your
request will take longer than 30 days to process. The delay is
regrettable, however the relevant areas of the AFP responsible for
conducting searches have advised that they require additional time to
ensure that all locations where documents might reasonably be located are
searched. As such, it will not be possible to advise you of a decision by
22 October 2021.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 15AA of the Act, we seek your agreement
to extend the period by 30 days to notify you of a decision to 21 November
2021.
We would be grateful if you would advise this office in writing of your
agreement to the proposed extension of time.
If you have any queries in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate
to contact this office.
Yours sincerely,
SAM (AFP 24650)
LAWYER
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
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[8]Australian Federal Police
From: FOI <[9][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2021 3:17 PM
To: [10][FOI #7886 email]
Subject: CRM 2022/909 - Freedom of Information Request - Due 22 October
2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Our Reference: CRM 2022/909
Dear Ms Verbatim,
We refer to your request dated 22 September 2021, seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:
I have two requests: I am requesting documents related the cost of running
the AFP college Barton, specifically the cost of repairs and maintenance
to the building since 2018 and other documents discussing the repair and
maintenance of the building.
My second request is for documents related the repair and maintenance of
the roof of the AFP college including how many occurrences of water leaks
since the buildings major refurbishment in the 1990s.
Scope of request
With regards to the scope of your request, we note that some of the terms
used are quite broad. To enable us to efficiently process your request, we
would be grateful if you could please advise what “…other documents
discussing the repair and maintenance of the building” you are requesting?
It would also assist us to know what specific documents relating the
repair and maintenance of the roof you are requesting in relation to point
2 of your request.
Timeframe
Your request was received by the AFP on 24 September 2021, and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date. The
due date for your request is 22 October 2021.
As the AFP focuses its efforts on managing the impact of COVID-19 on its
critical operations, our ability to process requests for information under
the Act may be affected or not delivered within expected timeframes. We
apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this
period. Should this occur we will contact you as soon as practicable, and
seek to extend processing timeframes in accordance with the Act.
Kind regards,
SAM (AFP 24650)
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