Email - Ministerial advisers
Dear Attorney-General's Department,
I request the following under FOI;
- The three most recent emails, as at the time and date this request is received; between your department and any Ministerial adviser in the Minister's parliamentary office.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
UNOFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
Freedom of Information Request FOI20/174
I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act) for access to documents.
The three most recent emails, as at the time and date this request is
received; between your department and any Ministerial adviser in the
Minister's parliamentary office.
If you disagree with this interpretation of your request, please let me
know in writing as soon as possible.
The department received your request on 1 October 2020 and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after
that date. You should therefore expect a decision from us by 2 November
2020. However, the period of 30 days may be extended if the department
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this happens.
Where the documents within the scope of an FOI request include the
personal information of junior officers of the department or other
government authorities, the department’s practice is to not disclose
that information (e.g., names, contact details). The names of senior
officers will generally be disclosed. In addition, duplicates and
incomplete email chains within the scope of the FOI request will be
excluded.
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documents released under the FOI Act may later be published online on the
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Yours sincerely
Euphrasia
FOI Case Officer
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Dear Attorney-General's Department,
I request the following under FOI;
- The three most recent emails, as at the time and date this request is
received; between your department and any Ministerial adviser in the
Minister's parliamentary office.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
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Dear Mr Smith,
Please find attached correspondence from the department in relation to your request.
Kind regards,
Euphrasia
FOI Officer
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When you make a request for documents or an inquiry about privacy matters, the Attorney-General’s Department will only collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 or the Privacy Act 1988.
We may collect your name, email address and telephone number so that we can contact you about your request under the Freedom of Information Act for access to documents or access to, or correction of, personal information; or a complaint you have made or your request for access to, or correction of, personal information under the Privacy Act.
If your request concerns your personal information, we will collect the minimum amount of evidence necessary to verify your identity. The handling of your personal information is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 and our privacy policy is available at http://www.ag.gov.au/Pages/Privacystatem....
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Dear FOI Requests,
I would like to revise my request to read:
'any three emails, sent between 4pm and 5pm AEST on the date of this request; between the department and a ministerial adviser.'
That way it will not be necessary to undertake the effort of identifying which three are the 'most recent' re: the time of the request.
Yours sincerely,
John Smith