FOI charges letters

Currently waiting for a response from Federal Court of Australia, they should respond promptly and normally no later than (details).

Dear Federal Court of Australia,

I request access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982:

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant contention.

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or external review.

Please exclude the following information:

i) Personal information of FOI applicants.

Yours faithfully,

CR

Dear FOI Officer,

I am writing to amend the scope of my FOI request to assist with its processing.

As I wish to access only recent charge decisions, I have introduced a time frame and clarified the exclusions. I confirm the revised scope of my request as follows:

1. The most recent 30 notices of charges issued to FOI applicants.

For each of these 30 requests, if applicable, please also provide:

2. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following applicant contention.

3. Any subsequent decisions regarding charges following internal or external review.

The time period for my request is from 1 July 2022 to 1 October 2024.

Please exclude the following information:

i) Personal information of FOI applicants, including supporting evidence or details of personal circumstances in a financial hardship contention.

ii) Emails that attached the charges notices/decision letters.

Please feel free to contact me if you require any clarification or have further questions regarding this request.

Yours sincerely,

CR

External FOI, Federal Court of Australia

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OFFICIAL
Dear CR

I acknowledge receipt of your below request dated 1 October 2024 which was communicated by email to the Federal Court of Australia (the Court), and modified in your email dated 8 October 2024 (copy attached), for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).

Based on the Court's preliminary assessment of your FOI request, it has been determined that, at this stage, you are not liable to pay a charge. If that changes, the Court will inform you and will issue you with a notice of charge as required by the FOI Act.

Kind regards

FOI Officer
Federal Court of Australia

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Dear FOI Team,

I wish to provide clarification as to the scope of my request.

If a preliminary charge notice or decision of a charge is sent via the body of an email (as opposed to an email attachment) I wish to access a copy of that email, as well as the applicant's contention reasons.

Yours sincerely,

CR