Documents relating to FOI matters LEX 63435 and LEX 64833
Dear Services Australia,
I request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 all internal and external communication, including email correspondence, and any other documents brought into existence or modified pursuant to FOI request reference LEX 63435 or internal review reference LEX 64833.
For the avoidance of doubt, the temporal scope of this request is 13 July 2021 (the date Services Australia received request LEX 63435) up to the date that Services Australia received this request.
I exclude from the scope of this request any correspondence with myself, whether direct or mediated by the "Right To Know" Internet service.
Notes:
* LEX 63435 is an FOI request made by myself and received by Services Australia on 13 July 2021. The subject was "myGov Code Generator app: source code and technical documentation". Services Australia made an access refusal decision on 13 September 2021.
* LEX 64833 is an internal review of that access refusal decision, my application for which was received by Services Australia on 12 October. The outcome of the review was an access refusal decision on 11 November 2021.
Yours faithfully,
Fraser Tweedale
Dear Mr Tweedale
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request made under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Information Access Branch
Legal Services Division
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Dear Mr Tweedale
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request made under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Information Access Branch
Legal Services Division
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Services Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land now
called Australia. We pay our respect to all Elders, past and present, of
all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations.
Please note: This email and any attachments may contain information
subject to legal professional privilege or information that is otherwise
sensitive or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this
email, you are prohibited from using or disseminating this communication.
If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender
immediately and permanently delete this email.
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Dear Freedom of Information Team,
Reference: LEX 65457
I refer to your letter of 1 December 2021 advising of a processing charge for my
FOI request reference LEX 65457.
I agree to pay the charge and shall do so promptly.
Yours sincerely,
Fraser Tweedale
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information in relation to FOI.
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Dear Mr Tweedale
Please find attached a decision letter and documents in relation to your
request made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Information Access Branch
Legal Services Division
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Services Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land now
called Australia. We pay our respect to all Elders, past and present, of
all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations.
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