EOI for 491 family stream

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FOI Request: FA 20/02/01321
File Number: OBJ2020/6259

Dear Yan

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 27 February 2020 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:
I would like to know the Number of EOIs in the submitted status for 491 family stream as the latest with respect to their points, for each occupations.

Clarification required:
Please confirm the ANZSCO code you are requesting data for.
Please confirm as at which date you are requesting data for (for example 27 February 2020 – the date your FOI request was received).
Please confirm the points range you are requesting data for (for example 65-80 points).

Please respond by Thursday 5 March 2020 to continue the processing of your FOI request.

Your request was received by the Department on 27 February 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/02/01321 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

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Kind Regards

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI & Records Management Branch | Data Division
Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs | www.homeaffairs.gov.au
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-----Original Message-----
From: xingjia yan <[FOI #6187 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 27 February 2020 5:24 AM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - EOI for 491 family stream

Dear Department of Home Affair

I would like to know the Number of EOIs in the submitted status for 491 family stream as the latest with respect to their points, for each occupations.

Yours faithfully,
sazan

Yours faithfully,

xingjia yan

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Good morning,

I refer to your request received on 27 February 2020 for access to documents under the FOI Act.

The current due date for your request is 28 March 2020. Due to the number of requests currently being processed by our office, we will not be able to finalise your request by the original due date.

The department is continuing to work through its FOI case load as quickly as possible. COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. As the Department focuses its efforts on managing the impact of COVID-19 on its critical services and employees, other non-critical services may not be delivered within expected timeframes. We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this period.

In order for the Department to complete the process of retrieving all the documents that fall within the scope of your request the Department will require additional time to process your request.

The Department seeks your agreement under section 15AA of the FOI Act to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days. This would extend the due date for your request to 27 April 2020.

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could provide a response to this request by close of business, Friday 27 March 2020.

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI section on the details below.

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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-----Original Message-----
From: xingjia yan <[FOI #6187 email]>
Sent: Friday, 28 February 2020 10:16 AM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement – FOI request FA 20/02/01321 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,

can i have the data in 20 Feb 2020 for 491 eoi family stream.
the point range between 105 to 80.
and for all the occupations from 2212 to 3513.
FOI Request: FA 20/02/01321
File Number: OBJ2020/6259

Yours sincerely,

xingjia yan

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