Documents relating to social media
Dear Department of Defence,
Please provide:
1. Documents related to FOI application 098/23/24
2. Latest versions of directives, instructions, orders, policies, etc relating to use of social media by defence personnel.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear James
I am writing in response to your email, below, seeking access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI Act):
1. Documents related to FOI application 098/23/24
2. Latest versions of directives, instructions, orders, policies, etc relating to use of social media by defence personnel.
I am writing to seek clarification around Item 1 of your request. Can you please advise if this was intended as a request for the FOI 098/23/24 documents from our disclosure log?
We would appreciate a response by 5pm, Monday 30 October 2023.
Kind regards
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Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith <[FOI #10780 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2023 9:54 PM
To: FOI requests at Defence <[Defence request email]>
Subject: 20231022 2153 - [James Smith]-[FOI requests at Defence] Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to social media
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Dear Department of Defence,
Please provide:
1. Documents related to FOI application 098/23/24 2. Latest versions of directives, instructions, orders, policies, etc relating to use of social media by defence personnel.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
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Dear FOI Case Management,
I refer to item 1 of the request and your reply.
I confirm the request is for the FOI 098/23/24 documents per the disclosure log.
I understand those documents should be able to be provided relatively promptly.
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear James,
Please find attached documents relating to Defence FOI 098/23/24.
Due to the size of the documents, you will receive them in two separate emails, this being Part 2.
Please contact this office should you require any further information.
Kind regards,
Glenn
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
Freedom of information requests | About | Defence
-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith <[FOI #10780 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2023 9:54 PM
To: FOI requests at Defence <[Defence request email]>
Subject: 20231022 2153 - [James Smith]-[FOI requests at Defence] Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to social media
EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Department of Defence,
Please provide:
1. Documents related to FOI application 098/23/24
2. Latest versions of directives, instructions, orders, policies, etc relating to use of social media by defence personnel.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
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[FOI #10780 email]
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OFFICIAL
Dear James,
Please find attached documents relating to Defence FOI 098/23/24.
Due to the size of the documents, you will receive them in two separate emails, this being Part 1.
Please contact this office should you require any further information.
Kind regards,
Glenn
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
Freedom of information requests | About | Defence
-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith <[FOI #10780 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2023 9:54 PM
To: FOI requests at Defence <[Defence request email]>
Subject: 20231022 2153 - [James Smith]-[FOI requests at Defence] Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to social media
EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Department of Defence,
Please provide:
1. Documents related to FOI application 098/23/24
2. Latest versions of directives, instructions, orders, policies, etc relating to use of social media by defence personnel.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
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[FOI #10780 email]
Is [Defence request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Department of Defence? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
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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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for your response and the documents relating to part 1 of the request.
I understand that the documents relating to part 2 will follow.
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
Dear FOI,
Please escalate part 2 of this request for internal review. The timeframe to provide the documents has lapsed.
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon James,
In regards to your attached email please see below Part 2 and attached documents that was sent on the 31 October 2023.
Can you please confirm via return email that you have received these documents.
Kind regards,
Zoey
FOI Transformation
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
Freedom of information requests | About | Defence
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-----Original Message-----
From: FOI
Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2023 10:10 AM
To: 'James Smith' <[FOI #10780 email]>
Subject: 20231031 1010 - [FOI]-['James Smith'] Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to social media - Defence FOI 098/23/24 - Part 2
OFFICIAL
Dear James,
Please find attached documents relating to Defence FOI 098/23/24.
Due to the size of the documents, you will receive them in two separate emails, this being Part 2.
Please contact this office should you require any further information.
Kind regards,
Glenn
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division Department of Defence
Freedom of information requests | About | Defence
-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith <[FOI #10780 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2023 9:54 PM
To: FOI requests at Defence <[Defence request email]>
Subject: 20231022 2153 - [James Smith]-[FOI requests at Defence] Freedom of Information request - Documents relating to social media
EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Department of Defence,
Please provide:
1. Documents related to FOI application 098/23/24 2. Latest versions of directives, instructions, orders, policies, etc relating to use of social media by defence personnel.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #10780 email]
Is [Defence request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Department of Defence? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
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:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Dear FOI,
I think you may have misunderstood.
Part 2 of the original FOI request was:
"2. Latest versions of directives, instructions, orders, policies, etc relating to use of social media by defence personnel."
You have sent "Part 2" of a batch of documents you created in response to "part 1" of the original FOI request.
Please re-read the original FOI request.
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
Dear FOI,
Referred to The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear James,
Please find attached the Decision and documents relating to Defence FOI
382/23/24. A schedule of documents is also attached.
FOI Disclosure Log
In accordance with the requirements of section 11C of the FOI Act, Defence
is required to publish details of information released under the FOI Act.
Defence publishes identified documents relating to finalised requests
within ten working days of receipt by the applicant. Defence will also
publish the statement of reasons with privacy deletions.
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Kind regards,
Erin
Freedom of Infomation
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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