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Dear Ben

Minister Fifield has delegated FOI decision-making for requests made to the Minister's Office to his current Chief of Staff.

Regards

Melissa Nickols
Department of Communications and the Arts
[Minister for Communications request email]

2 Phillip Law Street, Canberra ACT 2601
GPO Box 2154 Canberra, ACT 2601

communications.gov.au / @CommsAu
arts.gov.au / @artsculturegov

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on which we meet, work and live. I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters and communities. I pay my respect to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #5073 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2018 11:51 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Delegations

Dear Minister for Communications,

Under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, the principal officer or minister can make arrangements to give their decision making powers to others.

I'm hoping you can provide me with a copy of the current arrangements if possible.

If it helps, I'm happy for you to process this request under "administrative release" (https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...). This would reduce the cost and time required to make a formal decision.

That said, I understand sometimes you want the request to be formal. If you won't process it informally, please process my request for the document as a formal FOI Request.

Please note - While I volunteer for Right to Know, this request is made in a personal capacity and not on behalf of Right to Know.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Fairless

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