General Ledger (Last 5 Financial Years)
Dear Australian Border Force,
Please provide a dollar figure for the last 5 financial years general ledger for the department.
We are not asking for the details being the GL just the expenditure by line item for the department for the 5 years
Yours faithfully,
Melissa Jones
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Dear Australian Border Force,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of your handling of my FOI request 'General Ledger (Last 5 Financial Years)'.
The application has not been responded to and has been deemed as refused.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/
Yours faithfully,
Trent Morrison-Francis
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General information regarding travelling to Australia
Information for visitors to Australia can be found [1]here.
Information regarding potential visa options can be found [2]here.
Request for a copy of your Visa Refusal or Visa Grant letter
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or Visa Grant, or you wish to confirm the authenticity of your Visa
Refusal or Visa Grant, you should contact the office where you lodged your
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Checking your current Visa details and conditions
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Refund of Visa fees
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Making a Visa application
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[6]here. Please note that the Department is unable to assist you in this
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Australian Citizenship
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Australian citizens and Australian Citizenship Day can be found [9]here.
The FOI Section does not process these requests.
Movement Records/Travel History
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are not actioned by the FOI Section.
Superannuation – Evidence of Immigration Status
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can be found [11]here.
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Changes in your situation including updating your Passport Details
If your situation has changes or is about to change, you need to tell us
because your visa might be affected.
Information can be found [12]here about how to notify the Department of a
change in your situation.
The FOI Section does not process these requests.
Duty Free concessions
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General Enquiries
If you have a question, which has not been answered above, and which is
about visa, citizenship, travel or trade, including bringing goods in and
out of Australia, please refer to our general enquiries web form [14]here.
Thank you
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OFFICIAL
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 21/07/01006
File Number: OBJ2021/22218
Dear Melissa Jones
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 13 July 2021 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department ) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
Please provide a dollar figure for the last 5 financial years general ledger for the department.
We are not asking for the details being the GL just the expenditure by line item for the department for the 5 years.
Your request was received by the Department on 13 July 2021 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 21/07/01006 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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Regards
Jade
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E: [ABF request email]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Trent Morrison-Francis <[FOI #7421 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2021 9:14 PM
To: FOI <[ABF request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - General Ledger (Last 5 Financial Years)
Dear Australian Border Force,
Please provide a dollar figure for the last 5 financial years general ledger for the department.
We are not asking for the details being the GL just the expenditure by line item for the department for the 5 years
Yours faithfully,
Melissa Jones
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In reply please quote:
FOI request: FA 21/07/01006-R1
File number: OBJ2021/22218
Dear Mr Morrison-Francis
Notification of invalid Freedom of Information internal review request
I refer to your email received by the Department of Home Affairs (the
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OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Jones
FOI Request: FA 21/07/01006
I refer to your FOI request received on 13 July 2021, seeking access to
the following:
Please provide a dollar figure for the last 5 financial years general
ledger for the department.
We are not asking for the details being the GL just the expenditure by
line item for the department for the 5 years.
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record released under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
Regards,
Elaine
Position number 60097486
FOI Decision Maker
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Strategy and Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | [1]www.homeaffairs.gov.au
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