OFFICIAL

Dear CR

 

Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 32385

 

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry on 1 October 2024 for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following terms:

‘‘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.’

Your address

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address which we can send
notices to. You have advised your electronic address is
[1][FOI #12115 email]. We will send all notices
and correspondence to this address.

 

Please advise us as soon as possible if you wish for correspondence to be
sent to another address or if your address changes. If you do not advise
us of changes to your address, correspondence and notices will continue to
be sent to the address specified above.

 

Disclosure log

 

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may be published
in a disclosure log on the department's website. Section 11C of the FOI
Act requires this publication, however it is subject to certain
exceptions, including where publication of personal, business,
professional or commercial information would be unreasonable.

 

Exclusion of junior department employee details

 

The department is working towards ensuring that all employees have a
choice about whether they provide their full name and direct contact
details in response to public enquiries. Where such details are included
in the scope of a request, this may add to processing time and applicable
charges as it may be necessary to consider whether the details are exempt
under the FOI Act. On this basis, unless you tell us otherwise, we will
assume that these details are out of scope of your request and they will
be redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act.

 

Further assistance

 

If you have any questions please email [2][email address].

 

Regards,

FOI Contact Officer | Legal Division

E: [3][email address]

___________________________________________

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

GPO BOX 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601

 

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OFFICIAL

Dear CR,

Thank you for your email revising the scope of your FOI request LEX 32385.

We will proceed on the basis that the scope of your request is as below:

+IBg-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.+IBk-

Kind regards,

FOI Contact Officer +AHw- Legal Division
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OFFICIAL
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From: CR +ADw-foi+-request-12115-f10b1441+AEA-righttoknow.org.au+AD4-
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:32 PM
To: Foi +ADw-foi+AEA-aff.gov.au+AD4-
Subject: Re: Acknowledgment of your Freedom of Information (FOI) request - LEX 32385 +AFs-SEC+AD0-OFFICIAL+AF0-

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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

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OFFICIAL

Dear CR

Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 32385

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Forestry on 1 October 2024 for access to documents under the

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following terms:

+IBggGA-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.+IBk-

Your address

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address which we can send

notices to. You have advised your electronic address is

+AFs-1+AF0AWw-FOI +ACM-12115 email+AF0-. We will send all notices

and correspondence to this address.

Please advise us as soon as possible if you wish for correspondence to be

sent to another address or if your address changes. If you do not advise

us of changes to your address, correspondence and notices will continue to

be sent to the address specified above.

Disclosure log

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may be published

in a disclosure log on the department's website. Section 11C of the FOI

Act requires this publication, however it is subject to certain

exceptions, including where publication of personal, business,

professional or commercial information would be unreasonable.

Exclusion of junior department employee details

The department is working towards ensuring that all employees have a

choice about whether they provide their full name and direct contact

details in response to public enquiries. Where such details are included

in the scope of a request, this may add to processing time and applicable

charges as it may be necessary to consider whether the details are exempt

under the FOI Act. On this basis, unless you tell us otherwise, we will

assume that these details are out of scope of your request and they will

be redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act.

Further assistance

If you have any questions please email +AFs-2+AF0AWw-email address+AF0-.

Regards,

FOI Contact Officer +AHw- Legal Division

E: +AFs-3+AF0AWw-email address+AF0-

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OFFICIAL

Dear CR

 

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry (the department) on 1 October 2024 for access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Thank you
for assisting us by revising the scope of this request on 8 October 2024.

 

Clarification of scope

In order to further assist us in processing your request, could you
confirm whether you agree to exclude the following information from your
request:

o Personal information and business information of third parties, as
defined by the FOI Act; and
o Details of the request for documents.

 

Next steps

We would appreciate if you could provide this clarification on the type of
information you are seeking by COB Monday, 21 October 2024.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Contact Officer | Legal Division

E: [1][email address]

___________________________________________

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

GPO BOX 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601

 

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OFFICIAL

Dear CR

 

Thank you for your email dated 23 October 2024.

 

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry (the department) on 1 October 2024 for access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). We will
continue processing your request as revised on 8 October 2024.

 

If the information within scope of your revised request dated 8 October
2024 was sent via the body of an email as opposed to an email attachment,
we will include this email as within the scope of your request.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Contact Officer | Legal Division

E: [1][email address]

___________________________________________

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

GPO BOX 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601

 

 

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----

From: CR <[2][FOI #12115 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 23 October 2024 11:12 PM

To: Foi <[3][email address]>

Subject: Re: For response by 21 October 2024 – Your Freedom of Information
(FOI) Request – LEX 32385 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

OFFICIAL

 

 

 

Dear CR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Agriculture,

 

Fisheries and Forestry (the department) on 1 October 2024 for access to

 

documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Thank you

 

for assisting us by revising the scope of this request on 8 October 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarification of scope

 

 

 

In order to further assist us in processing your request, could you

 

confirm whether you agree to exclude the following information from your

 

request:

 

 

 

o Personal information and business information of third parties, as

 

defined by the FOI Act; and

 

o Details of the request for documents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next steps

 

 

 

We would appreciate if you could provide this clarification on the type of

 

information you are seeking by COB Monday, 21 October 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOI Contact Officer | Legal Division

 

 

 

E: [1][email address]

 

 

 

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Dear CR

 

Please see attached correspondence from the Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry in relation to your FOI request – LEX 32385.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Contact Officer | Legal Division

E: [1][email address]

___________________________________________

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

GPO BOX 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601

 

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