Documents related to statistics of visitors entering Australia for the primary purpose of tourism for 2008 to 2018
Richard Smith made this Freedom of Information request to Tourism Research Australia
This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.
Dear Tourism Research Australia,
I request the following Government Information:
A summary of demographics and numbers of overseas visitors from the following countries who entered Australia for the primary purpose of tourism, arranged by year for the period of 2008 to 2018:
a) People's Republic of China
b) The State of Israel
c) Republic of France
d) Islamic Republic of Iran
e) Iceland
f) Republic of Panama
If this can be answered as informal request, please do so.
Otherwise, please proceed with this as a formal request under the Freedom of Information principles & framework, i.e. the Freedom of Information Act 1982 & other associated guidelines and regulations.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Smith
Dear Tourism Research Australia,
As of today, I have not received any correspondence from your organisation in regards to my request of 14th December 2018 for Government Information under the Freedom of Information Act.
I would appreciate an update on the status of my request.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Smith
Dear Tourism Research Australia,
As of 11 October 2019, I have not received any correspondence from your organisation in regards to my request of 14th December 2018 for Government Information under the Freedom of Information Act.
I would appreciate an update on the status of my request.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Smith
Sent request to Tourism Research Australia again, using a new contact address.
Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for your email last Thursday night with an FOI request. Can you please call me to discuss?
I have discussed with Tourism Research Australia (which is a unit within Austrade). They don't have documents that directly address your request. You appear to be seeking data - TRA advised that most of the data you are seeking is from Home Affairs and is not held by TRA.
Rather than simply passing your request to Home Affairs we wanted to talk about it with you, so we can see what information TRA can provide to assist.
Yours sincerely
Geoff Budd | Manager Legal Services
Legal, Procurement and Fraud
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Level 2, Nishi Building, 2 Phillip Law Street, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
T +61 2 6201 7664 | M +61 (0)408 404 628
[email address] | www.austrade.gov.au
If you are not the intended addressee of this email, please notify the sender immediately and delete it. The content is for information and carries no warranty; as such, the addressee must exercise their own discretion in its use. Australia’s anti-bribery laws apply overseas and Austrade will not provide business related services to any party who breaches the law and will report credible evidence of any such breach. If you are travelling overseas consult http://www.smartraveller.gov.au - the Australian Government's travel advisory service. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Smith [mailto:[FOI #5165 email]]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 10:09 PM
To: FOI Coordination Officer
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documents related to statistics of visitors entering Australia for the primary purpose of tourism for 2008 to 2018
Dear Tourism Research Australia,
I request the following Government Information:
A summary of demographics and numbers of overseas visitors from the following countries who entered Australia for the primary purpose of tourism, arranged by year for the period of 2008 to 2018:
a) People's Republic of China
b) The State of Israel
c) Republic of France
d) Islamic Republic of Iran
e) Iceland
f) Republic of Panama
If this can be answered as informal request, please do so.
Otherwise, please proceed with this as a formal request under the Freedom of Information principles & framework, i.e. the Freedom of Information Act 1982 & other associated guidelines and regulations.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Smith
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Dear Mr Budd,
Thank you for your reply of 28 October 2019 in response to my request for government information.
I appreciate your offer to assist, however in this case, when considering the points raised in your email, there is no need to re-activate my initial request of 14 December 2018.
Thank you for your efforts and offer to help me.
You can consider this request closed.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Smith
Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for replying.
Yours sincerely
Geoff Budd | Manager Legal Services
Legal, Procurement and Fraud
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Level 2, Nishi Building, 2 Phillip Law Street, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
T +61 2 6201 7664 | M +61 (0)408 404 628
[email address] | www.austrade.gov.au
If you are not the intended addressee of this email, please notify the sender immediately and delete it. The content is for information and carries no warranty; as such, the addressee must exercise their own discretion in its use. Australia’s anti-bribery laws apply overseas and Austrade will not provide business related services to any party who breaches the law and will report credible evidence of any such breach. If you are travelling overseas consult http://www.smartraveller.gov.au - the Australian Government's travel advisory service. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Smith [mailto:[FOI #5165 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 5:27 PM
To: FOI Coordination Officer
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Documents related to statistics of visitors entering Australia for the primary purpose of tourism for 2008 to 2018 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Mr Budd,
Thank you for your reply of 28 October 2019 in response to my request for government information.
I appreciate your offer to assist, however in this case, when considering the points raised in your email, there is no need to re-activate my initial request of 14 December 2018.
Thank you for your efforts and offer to help me.
You can consider this request closed.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Smith
-----Original Message-----
Dear Mr Smith
Thank you for your email last Thursday night with an FOI request. Can you please call me to discuss?
I have discussed with Tourism Research Australia (which is a unit within Austrade). They don't have documents that directly address your request. You appear to be seeking data - TRA advised that most of the data you are seeking is from Home Affairs and is not held by TRA.
Rather than simply passing your request to Home Affairs we wanted to talk about it with you, so we can see what information TRA can provide to assist.
Yours sincerely
Geoff Budd | Manager Legal Services
Legal, Procurement and Fraud
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Level 2, Nishi Building, 2 Phillip Law Street, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia T +61 2 6201 7664 | M +61 (0)408 404 628 [email address] | www.austrade.gov.au
If you are not the intended addressee of this email, please notify the sender immediately and delete it. The content is for information and carries no warranty; as such, the addressee must exercise their own discretion in its use. Australia’s anti-bribery laws apply overseas and Austrade will not provide business related services to any party who breaches the law and will report credible evidence of any such breach. If you are travelling overseas consult http://www.smartraveller.gov.au - the Australian Government's travel advisory service. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
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