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FOI Request:       FA 21/03/00028

File Number:       OBJ2021/7309  

Dear Singh

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 26 February 2021 seeking access
to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Scope of request

You have requested access to the following:

Q1: The total number of 489 & 491 visa holders - including Secondary- are
currently not in Australia into visa subclasses.?

Q2: The total number of 489 visas was expired, while these visa holders
were outside Australia in the past six months?.

Your request was received by the Department on 26 February 2021 and has
been allocated FOI request number FA 21/03/00028 . Please include your FOI
request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information
Section.

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upon which your application was received by the Department.

Your review rights in relation to your request are available on the
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Freedom of Information

Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Singh,

FOI request FA 21/03/00028

I refer to your FOI request received on 26 February 2021, seeking access
to the following:

Q1: The total number of 489 & 491 visa holders - including Secondary- are
currently not in Australia into visa subclasses.?

Q2: The total number of 489 visas was expired, while these visa holders
were outside Australia in the past six months?.

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record.

This request has now been closed.

Freedom of Information Officer

FOI Section

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Email: [1][Department of Home Affairs request email]

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FOI request: FA 21/03/00028-R1

File number: OBJ2021/7309

Dear Mr Singh

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information internal review request

This email is to acknowledge that the Department of Home Affairs (the
Department) has received your request for an internal review of an access
refusal decision under section 54 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act).

The decision under review is the Department’s decision on 19 March 2021

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days from the date on which the request was received by the Department.
The Department received the internal review request on 19 March 2021.

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available on the website of the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner [1]here.

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Regards,

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Department of Home Affairs

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23 April 2021

Mr. Jaswinder Singh

BY EMAIL:  [FOI #7110 email]

In reply please quote:

FOI Request:            FA 21/03/00028-R1

File Number:            OBJ2021/7309  

Dear Mr Singh

Decision on Internal Review – Freedom of Information Act 1982

I refer to your correspondence dated 19 March 2021 in which you requested
that the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) review its decision
on access to documents dated 19 March 2021 under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Please find attached decision record and released document in relation to
this matter.

Jack

FOI Officer, Reviews Team

Position No. 11307

Freedom of Information & Records Management Branch | Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs

[1]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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