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Dear Scott

 

Freedom of Information Request FOI22/108

 

I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the
department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access
to documents.

Your request is for/I have understood your request to be for:

 

ALL fact sheets to date (issued after 8 Dec 2017) issued by the Attorney
General's department in relation to Marriage celebrants program (changes
to marriage forms following marriage equality), which provided guidance on
how to fill out the notice of intended marriage(NOIM) to applicants to
date, even if the information is still available somewhere on your
website.

 

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 22 May 2022 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 21 June 2022.
However, the period of 30 days may be extended if the department needs to
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Kind regards

[Personal Information Redacted]

FOI Director

 

Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Strategy and Governance
Branch

Attorney-General’s Department

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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott <[FOI #8936 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 22 May 2022 12:37 PM
To: FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: CM: FOI22/108 - Freedom of Information request - Factsheets -
Notice of intended marriage

 

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Dear Attorney-General's Department,

 

Please release ALL fact sheets to date (issued after 8 Dec 2017) issued by
the Attorney General's department in relation to Marriage celebrants
program (changes to marriage forms following marriage equality), which
provided guidance on how to fill out the notice of intended marriage(NOIM)
to applicants to date. Please release this information officially as a
freedom of information request (in PDF format if possible) even if the
information is still available somewhere on your website.

 

Thank you.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Scott

 

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OFFICIAL

 

Dear Scott

Freedom of Information Request FOI22/108

I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the
department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access
to documents. 

 

The purpose of this email is to provide you with a decision in response to
that request. 

 

Please find attached:

·         decision letter, including:

o review rights
o schedule of documents, and

·         documents.

 

If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone on (02) 6141
6666 or by email to [1][AGD request email].

 

[Personal Information Redacted] Christensen

Director

Freedom of Information and Privacy

Attorney-General’s Department

T: (02) 6141 6666 | E: [2][AGD request email]

 

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