OFFICIAL

Dear Francis Markham,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/057

Thank you for your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency
(NIAA) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act).

The NIAA received your request on 19 February 2025 and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after
that date.

Consultation with Third Parties

As your request relates to documents containing information about third
parties, pursuant to sections 26A, 27 and 27A of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), the NIAA is required to consult with the
affected third parties and provide them an opportunity to make submissions
regarding the release of the documents.

Accordingly, under section 15(6) of the FOI Act the timeframe for
processing your request will be extended by 30 days to allow for the
consultation process to occur.

As the due date for your decision falls on a weekend, section 36(2) of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) allows the decision to be sent the next
business day, being 21 April 2025.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the decision-maker decides that
you are liable to pay a charge, a preliminary assessment of the charge
will be provided to you as soon as possible.

Publication

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our [1]Disclosure Log, subject to certain exceptions.
If you think you might wish to raise any objections to the publication of
any of the information which may be released to you, please contact us by
email at [2][email address]. If you wish to object to the publication of
information, you will need to provide supporting reasons.

Information out of scope

The NIAA considers the names and contact details of Commonwealth staff not
in the Senior Executive Service (SES), such as Australian Public Service
(APS) officers, and other personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such
as signatures and direct phone numbers), as not relevant to the scope of a
request. Information that is irrelevant to your request will be excluded
from any documents which may be released to you.

Please note, the NIAA routinely excludes the following from documents
released in response to FOI requests:

·        duplicate documents

·        duplicate email chains

·        publicly available documents, and

·        draft or interim documents where a later version is included.

Next steps

Please write to us by reply email to [3][email address] by 28 February
2025 and tell us:

·        if you agree staff names and contact details not in the SES, and
personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such as signatures and direct
phone numbers) are not relevant to your request 

We will write again when we have more information. We will contact you
using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us
to use an alternative means of contact.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
contact us at [4][email address].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [5][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [6]niaa.gov.au  w. [7]indigenous.gov.au

 
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
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OFFICIAL

______________________________________________________________________ 
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you 
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you 
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OFFICIAL

Dear Frances Markham,

I refer to your Freedom of Information request, FOI/2425/057.

Following discussion with the relevant NIAA business area, we have been
advised that the Nous contract referred to in your request (CN4105814)
will not be completed until early April 2025. As such, finalised versions
of the relevant documents have not yet been provided to the NIAA for final
review.

The decision maker has asked if you would consider withdrawing your
request and re-submitting after the final documents have been provided to
the NIAA. The FOI NIAA team can notify you when this occurs.

Please let us know by COB Thursday 6 February 2025 if you agree to
withdraw your request.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au  w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

 
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[4][IMG]     [5][IMG]     [6][IMG]     [7][IMG]

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error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
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Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

OFFICIAL

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
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by 
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message from your computer system. 
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OFFICIAL

Dear Mr Markham

I refer to our email below, which requested that you consider withdrawing
this FOI request and re-submitting after the final documents have been
provided to the NIAA.

This is a reminder to please let us know by COB today if you agree to
withdraw your request.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au  w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

 
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[4][IMG]     [5][IMG]     [6][IMG]     [7][IMG]

Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has
been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

OFFICIAL

From: FOI NIAA <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 3 March 2025 4:54 PM
To: '[FOI #12853 email]'
<[FOI #12853 email]>
Cc: FOI NIAA <[email address]>
Subject: FOI/2425/057 Your Freedom of Information Request – Request to
withdraw. Please respond by COB Thursday 6 February 2025. [SEC=OFFICIAL]

OFFICIAL

Dear Frances Markham,

I refer to your Freedom of Information request, FOI/2425/057.

Following discussion with the relevant NIAA business area, we have been
advised that the Nous contract referred to in your request (CN4105814)
will not be completed until early April 2025. As such, finalised versions
of the relevant documents have not yet been provided to the NIAA for final
review.

The decision maker has asked if you would consider withdrawing your
request and re-submitting after the final documents have been provided to
the NIAA. The FOI NIAA team can notify you when this occurs.

Please let us know by COB Thursday 6 February 2025 if you agree to
withdraw your request.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [8][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [9]niaa.gov.au  w. [10]indigenous.gov.au

 
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[11][IMG]     [12][IMG]     [13][IMG]     [14][IMG]

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privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has
been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

OFFICIAL

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

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OFFICIAL

Dear Francis Markham,

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request.

Timeframe

The processing timeframe will be suspended under section 31(2)(a) of the
FOI Act from the date of this notice and when you respond to this notice.
If a response is not received within thirty (30) calendar days, you will
be taken to have withdrawn your request under section 29(2) of the FOI
Act.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the NIAA FOI Team.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au  w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

 
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[4][IMG]     [5][IMG]     [6][IMG]     [7][IMG]

Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has
been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

OFFICIAL

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
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return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

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OFFICIAL

Dear Francis Markham

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/057

We refer to your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency
(NIAA) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act). Thank you for your payment of the charges deposit, which was
received on 22 March 2025. Please find attached receipt for your payment.

We will continue processing your request, noting that the period between
the issuing of the charges notice on 18 March 2025 and and receipt of the
deposit on 22 March 2025 (4 calendar days) does not count towards the
processing timeframe.

Therefore, a decision is currently due on or before 24 April 2025.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact us at
[1][email address]

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [2][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [3]niaa.gov.au  w. [4]indigenous.gov.au

 
The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[5][IMG]     [6][IMG]     [7][IMG]     [8][IMG]

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been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

OFFICIAL

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
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