Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) inbox of the
Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS). Your email, should it be
a request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982, will be actioned by the appropriate team member. 　

If your email is for any other enquiry you should direct it to
[1][email address]. It will not be actioned from this inbox.

GENERAL INFORMATION

If you are seeking general information about FOI, you may find the
following websites useful:

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PROCESS

An FOI officer has received your email and it will be actioned
accordingly. In the case of a valid FOI request, you can expect us to
provide an acknowledgment that the request has been received as soon as
practicable, but in any case no later than 14 days after today.

REQUESTS OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS

Please note that if this message has been received outside our business
hours of 9am to 5pm (Eastern Standard Time), Monday to Friday or on
a public holiday, your request will be actioned on the next business day.

Kind regards,

DSS FOI Team
Email: [4][Department of Social Services request email]　

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Dear Ms Adler

I refer to your freedom of information request received by the Minister
for Social Services, the Hon Christian Porter MP, on 26 February 2016.

I am writing to inform you that your request has been transferred to the
Department of Social Services under section 16 of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth).

The Department has agreed to accept the transfer and will contact you
shortly in relation to this matter.

Should you have any queries about the transfer of this matter, please do
not hesitate to send queries via email to [1][Department of Social Services request email].

Kind regards

Lisa

LISA SCOTT | ADVISER

Office of the Hon. Christian Porter MP

Minister for Social Services

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Dear Ms Adler,

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information Request No. 15/16-110 to the Department of Social Services.

Kind regards,

Clare McLean

Principal Legal Officer and FOI Coordinator

Commercial, Disability, Housing and Information Law Branch

Legal Services Group

Department of Social Services
[1][Department of Social Services request email]

DSS acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia,
and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our
respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and
present.            

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