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From: Information Access <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 May 2023 7:15 AM
To: [FOI #10254 email]; Information Access
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Subject: Your FOI Request: Our ref: FOI-2023-10050

Dear Mr Watson Norwood

Our ref: FOI-2023-10050

23 May 2023

Emailed to: [1][FOI #10254 email]

Freedom of Information request – Acknowledgment

I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated 6 May 2023 in which you
requested access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act). Your request for documents was framed in the following way:

“I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for a
complete copy of the departments' Freedom of Information (FOI) logs for the
period 2013-2023, including any secondary departments controlled by the agency.

I request that this is provided as a document and not a simple redirect to the
agency website as I am of the view that your online disclosure logs do not
actively reflect your FOI requests that you have received in this period.

I would appreciate it if you could provide me with this information in an
electronic format, such as a PDF or spreadsheet, if possible.”

Duplicates/irrelevant information

There may be duplicate copies of documents related to our request. Unless
you advise us you wish to receive multiple copies, we will only consider
and make a decision on one copy of each document.

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You should expect a decision from us within 30 days from the date we
received your FOI request. This 30 day period may be extended if we need
to consult third parties, impose a charge (a fee for processing your
request) or for other reasons. We will let you know if this happens.

If you have any questions, you may contact me via email at
[2][email address] or by using the contact details in
the footer of this letter.

Yours sincerely

Sophia

Legal Officer

Legal Team | Defence, Investigations, ACT & Legal Branch

Commonwealth Ombudsman

Phone: 1300 362 072

Email: [3][email address]
Website: [4]ombudsman.gov.au

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Dear Mr. Norwood,
I refer to your request of 6 May 2023 to this Office under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access to documents in the following
terms:
“I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for a
complete copy of the departments' Freedom of Information (FOI) logs for
the period 2013-2023, including any secondary departments controlled by
the agency.
I request that this is provided as a document and not a simple redirect to
the agency website as I am of the view that your online disclosure logs do
not actively reflect your FOI requests that you have received in this
period.
I would appreciate it if you could provide me with this information in an
electronic format, such as a PDF or spreadsheet, if possible”
Given the amount of time that has passed since you lodged this request, we
are writing to enquire about whether you remain interested in this FOI
request.
 
In your request you asked for a freedom of information log.  The Office
publishes a Freedom of Information Disclosure Log on our website and can
be found here:
[1]https://www.ombudsman.gov.au/about/audit...
 
The FOI Disclosure Log is a document most relevant to your request. The
FOI Disclosure Log lists information which has been released in response
to an FOI access request and contains FOI requests between 2012 to 2024.
 
Please let the Office know if the FOI Disclosure Log is suitable for you
and whether you remain interested in this FOI request.
 
If you have any questions, please contact me by email at
[2][email address]
 
Yours sincerely
 

Richard Nguyen
Legal Officer
Defence Investigations, ACT & Legal Branch
 
Proud to be working on the lands of the Noongar people
08 9213 1423
[3][email address]
[4]ombudsman.gov.au
Level 2, 5 Mill Street Perth WA 6000
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Dear Mr. Norwood,
 
I refer to your Freedom of Information Request on 6 May 2023 and my email
on 24 July 2024.
 
We are emailing you to enquire whether you remain interested in pursuing
this FOI request.
 
Please reply to this email and let us know whether you are interested or
not. If we do not hear from you by COB 19 August 2024, we will close this
request.
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
[1][email address]
 
Kind regards

Richard Nguyen
Legal Officer
Defence, Investigations, ACT & Legal Branch
 
Proud to be working on the lands of the
Noongar people
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The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman acknowledges the Traditional
Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to
land, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and
present.
Artwork by Kevin Bynder, Whadjuk Nyungar Badimia Yamatji Artist.

 
 
The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman acknowledges the traditional
owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to
land, culture and community. We pay our respects to elders past and
present.
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