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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Douglass

I am writing further to your request of 20 April 2023 to provide you with a copy of the requested documents (FOI22/341). Please see attached.

Kind regards

[Personal Information Redacted]
Freedom of Information and Privacy
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T: 02 6141 6666 | E: [AGD request email]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: James Andrew Douglass <[FOI #10186 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 20 April 2023 2:57 PM
To: FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to Iain Anderson’s appointment as Commonwealth Ombudsman: FOI22/341

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Dear Attorney-General's Department,

Under the FOI Act I request access to the documents released (on 22 March 2023) relating to Iain Anderson’s appointment as Commonwealth Ombudsman. The AGD ref is FOI22/341.

Yours faithfully,

James Andrew Douglass

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