Eligibility of persons applying for the Community Support Program
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Under the FOI Act please provide the following documents:
Documents in relation to the eligibility of persons applying for the Community Support Program, according to nationality, ethnicity, religion or place of residence. Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy documents and advice the senior officials and the Minister. Please limit this request to only documents since 2013.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Green
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General information regarding travelling to Australia
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Information regarding potential visa options can be found [2]here.
Updating your details once a visa has been granted, including minor
corrections to date of birth and name
The Department has an administrative process for minor corrections to date
of birth or name due to client error (such an a typographical error in an
online application) where the visa application has already been finalised.
You can update your details online if your application is available in
ImmiAccount. Go to the Department’s website [3]here.
Alternatively, you can complete a form 929, which can be found [4]here.
The completed form and attachments should be sent by email to
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Request for a copy of your Visa Refusal or Visa Grant letter
If you have lost or misplaced correspondence regarding your Visa Refusal
or Visa Grant, or you wish to confirm the authenticity of your Visa
Refusal or Visa Grant, you should contact the office where you lodged your
visa application.
Details of our offices located around the world can be found [6]here.
Queries regarding your current Visa status
You can check your visa details and conditions on the Department’s Visa
Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) portal. If you do not have the
necessary reference numbers to access the VEVO portal, you should contact
the office where you lodged your visa application for further information.
Refund of Visa fees
If you are seeking a refund of fees associated with your Visa, you should
contact the office where you lodged your visa application. Details of our
offices located around the world can be found [7]here.
Making a Visa application
Registered migration agents are authorised to provide immigration advice
or assistance, including advice regarding the lodgement of visa
applications. Further information on migration agents may be found
[8]here. Please note that the Department is unable to assist you in this
regard.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties in lodging your visa
application through ImmiAccount, you should submit your concerns through
the ImmiAccount Technical Support Form, which is accessible [9]here.
Australian Citizenship
If you are seeking evidence of your Australian Citizenship, you should
complete Form 119, which can be found [10]here. Details on where to send
your completed form may be found on page 8 of the Form. This form will
not be actioned by the FOI Section.
Information on how to apply for Australian citizenship, information for
Australian citizens and Australian Citizenship Day can be found [11]here.
Movement Records/Travel History
If you are seeking evidence of your own travel movements/history you
should complete Form 1359, which can be found [12]here. Details on where
to send your request may be found on page 1 and 2 of the Form. This
request will not be actioned by the FOI Section.
Superannuation – Evidence of Immigration Status
If you are seeking evidence of your own immigration status for
superannuation purposes, you should complete Form 1194, which can be found
[13]here. Details on where to send your completed form may be found on
page 1 of the Form. This request will not be actioned by the FOI Section.
Update Passport Details
Information on how to update your address or passport details can be found
[14]here.
Notification of Change in Circumstances
If you have lodged a visa application and your circumstances have changed,
you should submit [15]Form 1022 to the office where you lodged your visa
application. Details of our offices located around the world can be found
[16]here. The FOI Section does not process these forms.
Notification of incorrect answers
If you wish to correct answers that you have provided to the Department
either:
· in a visa application
· on a passenger card or
· in response to a notice given to you by the Department inviting
you to comment on possible non-compliance with an obligation to correct
incorrect information
You should submit [17]Form 1023 to the Department. Details of our offices
located around the world can be found [18]here. The FOI Section does not
process these forms.
Duty Free concessions
Information relating to duty free concessions can be found [19]here.
General Enquiries
If you have a question, which has not been answered above, and which is
about visa, citizenship, travel or trade, including bringing goods in and
out of Australia, please refer to our general enquiries web form [20]here.
Thank you
Information updated 13 November 2018
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11. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi
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In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 19/03/01223
File Number: OBJ2019/20315
Dear Mr Green
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 22 March 2019 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
You have requested access to the following:
Documents in relation to the eligibility of persons applying for the
Community Support Program, according to nationality, ethnicity, religion
or place of residence.
Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy
documents and advice the senior officials and the Minister.
Please limit this request to only documents since 2013.
.
Your request was received by the Department on 22 March 2019 and has been
allocated FOI request number FA 19/03/01223 . Please include your FOI
request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information
Section.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
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upon which your application was received by the Department.
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details
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Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or
business affairs information.
Contacting the FOI Section
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[DIBP request email].
FOI Officer | FOI and Records Management Branch
National Office
Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
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Dear FOI,
I note this request is overdue. Please provide an update on the status of this request.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green
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Dear Mr Green,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI requests: FA 19/03/01223,
FA 19/03/01208, FA 19/03/01219, FA 19/03/01222 and FA 19/03/01215.
Please be advised that the Department is currently processing a large number of FOI requests. Our staff are working hard and the Department is committed to processing your request as quickly as possible.
A number of documents have been identified as falling within the scope of your request and an FOI Officer will be reviewing those documents in due course. A decision on access will be made on your request and you will be notified of this as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information (FOI) Section | FOI and Records Management Branch
Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Green <[FOI #5326 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2019 10:43 AM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement – FOI request FA 19/03/01223 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear FOI,
I note this request is overdue. Please provide an update on the status of this request.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green
-----Original Message-----
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:
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 19/03/01223
File Number: OBJ2019/20315
Dear Mr Green
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 22 March 2019 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
You have requested access to the following:
Documents in relation to the eligibility of persons applying for the Community Support Program, according to nationality, ethnicity, religion or place of residence.
Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy documents and advice the senior officials and the Minister.
Please limit this request to only documents since 2013.
.
Your request was received by the Department on 22 March 2019 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 19/03/01223 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date upon which your application was received by the Department.
Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact details
The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work telephone numbers of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require names and contact details of non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of your request.
Publication of document
Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the Department may be required to publish these documents on its website within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act.
Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or business affairs information.
Contacting the FOI Section
Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at [DIBP request email].
FOI Officer | FOI and Records Management Branch
National Office
Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
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Dear FOI,
My request is long overdue. Please provide an update on the status of this request.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Home Affairs's handling of my FOI request 'Eligibility of persons applying for the Community Support Program'.
The response to my request is very long overdue.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/e...
Yours faithfully,
Michael Green
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If your email is a valid FOI request, the Department will contact you
shortly to acknowledge your request. Please do not send duplicate emails
as this may cause delays in processing times.
For matters not relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, please
refer to the information below to assist in the resolution of your
enquiry.
General information regarding travelling to Australia
Information for visitors to Australia can be found [1]here.
Information regarding potential visa options can be found [2]here.
Updating your details once a visa has been granted, including minor
corrections to date of birth and name
The Department has an administrative process for minor corrections to date
of birth or name due to client error (such an a typographical error in an
online application) where the visa application has already been finalised.
You can update your details online if your application is available in
ImmiAccount. Go to the Department’s website [3]here.
Alternatively, you can complete a form 929, which can be found [4]here.
The completed form and attachments should be sent by email to
[5][email address]. This form will not be actioned by the FOI
Section.
Request for a copy of your Visa Refusal or Visa Grant letter
If you have lost or misplaced correspondence regarding your Visa Refusal
or Visa Grant, or you wish to confirm the authenticity of your Visa
Refusal or Visa Grant, you should contact the office where you lodged your
visa application.
Details of our offices located around the world can be found [6]here.
Queries regarding your current Visa status
You can check your visa details and conditions on the Department’s Visa
Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) portal. If you do not have the
necessary reference numbers to access the VEVO portal, you should contact
the office where you lodged your visa application for further information.
Refund of Visa fees
If you are seeking a refund of fees associated with your Visa, you should
contact the office where you lodged your visa application. Details of our
offices located around the world can be found [7]here.
Making a Visa application
Registered migration agents are authorised to provide immigration advice
or assistance, including advice regarding the lodgement of visa
applications. Further information on migration agents may be found
[8]here. Please note that the Department is unable to assist you in this
regard.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties in lodging your visa
application through ImmiAccount, you should submit your concerns through
the ImmiAccount Technical Support Form, which is accessible [9]here.
Australian Citizenship
If you are seeking evidence of your Australian Citizenship, you should
complete Form 119, which can be found [10]here. Details on where to send
your completed form may be found on page 8 of the Form. This form will
not be actioned by the FOI Section.
Information on how to apply for Australian citizenship, information for
Australian citizens and Australian Citizenship Day can be found [11]here.
Movement Records/Travel History
If you are seeking evidence of your own travel movements/history you
should complete Form 1359, which can be found [12]here. Details on where
to send your request may be found on page 1 and 2 of the Form. This
request will not be actioned by the FOI Section.
Superannuation – Evidence of Immigration Status
If you are seeking evidence of your own immigration status for
superannuation purposes, you should complete Form 1194, which can be found
[13]here. Details on where to send your completed form may be found on
page 1 of the Form. This request will not be actioned by the FOI Section.
Update Passport Details
Information on how to update your address or passport details can be found
[14]here.
Notification of Change in Circumstances
If you have lodged a visa application and your circumstances have changed,
you should submit [15]Form 1022 to the office where you lodged your visa
application. Details of our offices located around the world can be found
[16]here. The FOI Section does not process these forms.
Notification of incorrect answers
If you wish to correct answers that you have provided to the Department
either:
· in a visa application
· on a passenger card or
· in response to a notice given to you by the Department inviting
you to comment on possible non-compliance with an obligation to correct
incorrect information
You should submit [17]Form 1023 to the Department. Details of our offices
located around the world can be found [18]here. The FOI Section does not
process these forms.
Duty Free concessions
Information relating to duty free concessions can be found [19]here.
General Enquiries
If you have a question, which has not been answered above, and which is
about visa, citizenship, travel or trade, including bringing goods in and
out of Australia, please refer to our general enquiries web form [20]here.
Thank you
Information updated 13 November 2018
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References
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1. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visi
2. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1
3. http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/immiaccount
4. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-lis...
5. mailto:[email address]
6. http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/o...
7. http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/o...
8. https://www.mara.gov.au/
9. https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Immi...
10. http://www.border.gov.au/Forms/Documents...
11. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi
12. http://www.border.gov.au/FormsAndDocumen...
13. http://www.border.gov.au/Forms/Documents...
14. http://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Form/...
15. http://www.border.gov.au/Forms/Documents...
16. http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/o...
17. http://www.border.gov.au/Forms/Documents...
18. http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/o...
19. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Ente/Duty-...
20. http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/m...
UNCLASSIFIED
References:
FA 19/03/01223; OBJ2019/20315
FA 19/03/01208; OBJ2019/20257
FA 19/03/01215; OBJ2019/20277
FA 19/03/01219; OBJ2019/20281
FA 19/03/01222; OBJ2019/20312
Good afternoon Mr Green,
Thank you for contacting the FOI Section seeking an internal review of the handling of your FOI requests. It is not possible at this time to request an internal review of your FOI requests. This can be done once a decision is made and you do not agree with the Department's decision. The FOI Act gives you the right to seek an internal review of the decision refusing to grant, or a decision granting partial access to documents in accordance with your request.
Please be advised that the Department is currently processing a large number of FOI requests. Our staff are working hard and the Department is committed to processing your request as quickly as possible. A decision on access will be made on your requests and you will be notified as soon as possible.
Alternatively, you may seek a review with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) on the basis that your request has not been made within the required timeframe of 30 days and your request is deemed to have been refused. Please see: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...
Feel free to contact [DIBP request email] should you wish to discuss this matter further.
Kind regards
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information (FOI) Section | FOI and Records Management Branch
Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Green <[FOI #5326 email]>
Sent: Monday, 15 July 2019 4:45 PM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Eligibility of persons applying for the Community Support Program
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Home Affairs's handling of my FOI request 'Eligibility of persons applying for the Community Support Program'.
The response to my request is very long overdue.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/e...
Yours faithfully,
Michael Green
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Dear FOI,
The response to my request is very long overdue. It has been four and a half months. By law, under all circumstances, you should have responded by now. Please respond substantively immediately.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green
UNCLASSIFIED
Our references: Request number: FA 19/03/01223, File Number: OBJ2019/20315
Dear Mr Green,
This email refers to your FOI request received on 22 March 2019 seeking
access to:
Documents in relation to the eligibility of persons applying for the
Community Support Program, according to nationality, ethnicity, religion
or place of residence.
Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy
documents and advice the senior officials and the Minister.
Please limit this request to only documents since 2013.
The purpose of this email is to advise you (as required under s.24AB of
the FOI Act) that I consider a 'practical refusal reason' exists under
s.24AA of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) in relation to
your request. I have set out my reasons in the attached notice.
The FOI Act requires that you respond to this notice before the end of the
consultation period, which is close of business Australian Eastern
Standard Time (AEST) Thursday 05 September 2019.
As advised in the notice, you may reply to me at this email address
([1][DIBP request email]).
Regards,
FOI Team
Freedom of Information Section
Freedom of Information & Records Management Branch
Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
[2][DIBP request email]
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Dear Michael Green,
FOI Request: FA 19/03/01219
I refer to your FOI request received on 22 March 2019, seeking access to
the following:
Documents in relation to priorities or guidelines for assessing persons
referred to Australia for humanitarian resettlement by UNHCR. Please limit
this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy documents and
advice the senior officials and the Minister. Please limit this request to
only documents since 2013.
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and any documents released under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
Regards,
FOI Team
Freedom of Information Section
Freedom of Information & Records Management Branch
Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
[1][DIBP request email]
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UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Green,
Freedom of Information Request - FA 19/03/01223
I refer to your email dated 22 March 2019 in which you requested access to
documents held by Department of Home Affairs under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Your FOI request received sought access to:
Documents in relation to the eligibility of persons applying for the
Community Support Program, according to nationality, ethnicity, religion
or place of residence.
Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy
documents and advice the senior officials and the Minister.
Please limit this request to only documents since 2013.
On 22 August 2019, the Department notified you of its intention to refuse
your request on the basis that either the work involved in processing your
request in its current form would substantially and unreasonably divert
the resources of Department from its other operations due to its broad
nature, size and complexity, or that the request does not satisfy the
requirement in section 15(2)(b) of the FOI Act, which requires you to
provide such information concerning the document you are seeking access
to, to enable the Department to be able to identify it.
In particular, the Department notified you that, within 14 days of receipt
of that letter, you must advise Department that:
· you wish to make a revised request; or
· indicate that you do not wish to revise your request; or
· withdraw your request.
The 14 day period has now expired. As such, in accordance with section
24AB(7) of the FOI Act, Department considers that your request has been
withdrawn.
If you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate
to contact an FOI officer at [1][DIBP request email]
Regards,
FOI Team
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for your correspondence dated 22 August 2019 in relation to FOI request FA 19/03/01223. I note some confusion because subsequently, on 23 August, a response to a different FOI request (FA19/03/01219) was assigned to this request on the "Right to Know" platform.
I see you have provided a link to a document released under a previous FOI request, FA 18/08/00011. I am happy to limit the scope of my request to the document released under that request, however, I disagree with the decision to redact that document. In particular, I seek the information redacted, under the heading, "Priority caseloads for the offshore Humanitarian Program in 2017-2018" on page 9 and under "Applications that should not be proposed" on page 10.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green
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Dear Mr Green,
Your change to the scope of application number FA 19/03/01223 is noted. The Department had issued you with a deemed-withdrawl of the application at 4.03pm though your change to scope was received at 4.05pm. Owing to the confusions with email address, we will re-open this case and continue with assessment, taking into account your changes to scope.
For clarity, we will work to your revised scope on this case as follows:
"Full, un-redacted access to the Community Support Program's specific Guidelines prepared for Approved Proposing Organisations (APO’s)"
Regards,
FOI Team
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Green <[FOI #5326 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 5 September 2019 4:05 PM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Re: Decision - FOI Request: FA 19/03/01219 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear FOI,
Thank you for your correspondence dated 22 August 2019 in relation to FOI request FA 19/03/01223. I note some confusion because subsequently, on 23 August, a response to a different FOI request (FA19/03/01219) was assigned to this request on the "Right to Know" platform.
I see you have provided a link to a document released under a previous FOI request, FA 18/08/00011. I am happy to limit the scope of my request to the document released under that request, however, I disagree with the decision to redact that document. In particular, I seek the information redacted, under the heading, "Priority caseloads for the offshore Humanitarian Program in 2017-2018" on page 9 and under "Applications that should not be proposed" on page 10.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green
-----Original Message-----
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Dear Michael Green,
FOI Request: FA 19/03/01219
I refer to your FOI request received on 22 March 2019, seeking access to the following:
Documents in relation to priorities or guidelines for assessing persons referred to Australia for humanitarian resettlement by UNHCR. Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy documents and advice the senior officials and the Minister. Please limit this request to only documents since 2013.
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached the decision record and any documents released under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
Regards,
FOI Team
Freedom of Information Section
Freedom of Information & Records Management Branch
Productivity and Compliance Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
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Dear Micahel Green,
FOI Request: FA 19/03/01223
I refer to your FOI request received on 22 March 2019, seeking access to
the following:
Documents in relation to the eligibility of persons applying for the
Community Support Program, according to nationality, ethnicity, religion
or place of residence.
Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, guidance notes, policy
documents and advice the senior officials and the Minister.
Please limit this request to only documents since 2013.
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and any documents released under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
Regards,
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Dear Mr Green,
I am writing in reference to your two Freedom of Information (FOI)
Internal Review requests (Ref FA19/03/01208-R1 and FA19/03/01215-R1) which
I am currently assessing.
You requested that the Department review the deletion of information
irrelevant to your requests under section 22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act .
Section 22(1)(a)(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI Act) permits
an agency to prepare an edited copy of a document, deleting information
that would reasonably be regarded as irrelevant to the request.
The scope of the above FOI requests was as follows:
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|FA 19/03/01208|Documents relating to Australia’s priorities in relation |
| |to the nationality, ethnicity or religion of persons |
| |resettled under Australia’s offshore humanitarian |
| |program. Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, |
| |guidance notes, policy documents and advice the senior |
| |officials and the Minister. Please limit this request to |
| |only documents since 2013. |
|--------------+---------------------------------------------------------|
|FA 19/03/01215|Documents relating to the Commonwealth's regional and |
| |global priorities in the Global Special Humanitarian |
| |program. Please limit this to briefing papers, reports, |
| |guidance notes, policy documents and advice the senior |
| |officials and the Minister. Please limit this request to |
| |only documents since 2013. |
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The scope of these two requests was quite specific, which resulted in some
text being deleted under section 22(1)(a)(ii) as irrelevant to the topic
of your request.
I note that on 11 December 2019, you lodged a new FOI request (Reference
19/12/00646) which seeks access to the documents considered in
FA19/03/01208-R1 and FA19/03/01215-R1 specifically by name.
As you have not confined your request to a specific topic in
FA19/12/00646, the whole document, rather than the topical content, falls
within scope of your new request. As such, it is likely that significantly
less information will be assessed and deleted as being irrelevant to your
request.
Accordingly, I am writing to ask if you wish to withdraw internal reviews
FA19/03/01208-R1 and FA19/03/01215-R1, which are confined to the topical
content of your request, pending the outcome of FA19/12/00646.
I note that three documents which were captured by FA19/03/01208-R1 and
FA19/03/01215-R1 are not included in FA19/12/00646. These documents are:
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|Document Number|Description |
|---------------+--------------------------------------------------------|
|Document 3 |A letter to then Minister Bishop from then Minister |
| |Morrison dated 4/1/2013. Section 22(1)(a)(ii) was |
| |applied to an internal phone number on page 4. |
|---------------+--------------------------------------------------------|
|Document 17 |Minutes of a Teleconference with the UNHCR. Section |
| |22(1)(a)(ii) was applied to the names of participating |
| |UNHCR staff on page 1. |
|---------------+--------------------------------------------------------|
|Document 19 |Proposed 2018-19 Humanitarian Program Composition. |
| |Section 22(1)(a)(ii) was applied to a footnote on page |
| |1. |
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I would be happy to continue with my assessment of these documents, should
you wish.
If you could please consider the above and respond by return email, I
would be most appreciative.
Kind regards,
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
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Dear FOI reviews officer,
re. Ref FA19/03/01208-R1 and FA19/03/01215-R1
Thanks for your update. As you note, I am awaiting the outcome of my newer FOI request, FA19/12/00646, covering the documents I had earlier received in substantially redacted form.
However, I disagree that my earlier requests were quite specific. From the context of the documents I received, it appears to me that much of the content redacted was relevant to those requests.
Therefore, before I consider withdrawing the internal reviews, I wish to await the outcome of FA19/12/00646, as I do not yet know how much of the same content will be redacted. If I receive the documents with that content un-redacted, then I will certainly withdraw the internal reviews.
In relation to the three documents you identified that I did not include in my subsequent request, it appears likely that the content redacted relates to personal information of staff. I am not seeking that information from those documents.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green
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Dear Mr Green,
I am writing in reference to your two Freedom of Information (FOI)
Internal Review requests (Ref FA19/03/01208-R1 and FA19/03/01215-R1).
On 5 February 2020, I wrote to you asking if you wanted to withdraw these
internal review requests as you had lodged a third access request
(FA19/12/00646) seeking access to the same information.
On 6 February 2020, you advised that you wished to suspend your internal
review until such time as FA19/12/006646 was determined.
I note that FA19/12/006646 was finalised on 4 June 2020, granting you
greater release.
I am therefore writing to you to ask if you wish to withdraw internal
review cases FA19/03/01208-R1 and FA19/03/01215-R1, which have effectively
been superseded by the decision on FA19/12/006646.
Please note that if you withdraw internal review cases FA19/03/01208-R1
and FA19/03/01215-R1, you are still open to request an internal review of
FA19/12/006646 within 30 days of the decision date.
If you could please advise your decision by return email, I would be most
appreciative.
Kind regards
Internal Reviews Officer
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Dear FOI Reviews mailbox,
Thank you for your message and for prompting me about this. Yes, I agree to withdraw my two internal review requests (Ref FA19/03/01208-R1 and FA19/03/01215-R1), now that I have received the documents a little less redacted through the subsequent FOI request.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Green