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FOI Request: FA 20/07/01241
File Number: OBJ2020/24828

Dear Jaswinder Singh

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 23 July 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

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Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:

Question 1: I would like to request the figure of how many 489 & 491 visa holders - including Secondary- are currently not in Australia?
a. Please break down into visa subclasses.

Question 2: How many 489 visa holders not in Australia will have their visa expire in the next six months? a. Please break down into month of expiry.

Question 3: why 489 and 491 visa holders are not included in the list of temporary visa holders in other requested Freedom of Information results?
a. if they are different from other temporary visa subclasses, then under the category they fall?
b. if they are same, then why they are excluded from other requested applications's outcomes?

Your request was received by the Department on 23 July 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/07/01241 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

Timeframe for receiving your decision
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Your review rights in relation to your request are available on the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner here.

Exclusion of staff details
The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of staff not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the direct contact details of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require personal details of non-SES officers, or direct contact details 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.

Duplicate documents
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Publication of document
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Contacting the FOI Section
Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at [DIBP request email] .

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | www.homeaffairs.gov.au
E: [DIBP request email]

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Dear Mr Singh,

FOI Request: FA 20/06/00480 OBJ2020/24828

I refer to your FOI request received on 23 July 2020, seeking access to
the following:

Question 1: I would like to request the figure of how many 489 & 491 visa
holders - including Secondary- are currently not in Australia?

a. Please break down into visa subclasses.

Question 2: How many 489 visa holders not in Australia will have their
visa expire in the next six months? a. Please break down into month of
expiry.

Question 3: Why 489 and 491 visa holders are not included in the list of
temporary visa holders in other requested Freedom of Information results?

a. if they are different from other temporary visa subclasses, then under
the category they fall?

b. if they are same, then why they are excluded from other requested
applications' outcomes?

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and document released under the FOI Act.

This request has now been closed.

Regards,

FOI Decision Maker

FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs

[1]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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