Houston Review in to Army Aviation and Yates Reviews into MRH90
Dear Department of Defence,
Please provide a copy of:
1. Houston Review into Army Aviation (2016)
2. Yates Reviews into MRH90 (2020)
3. Briefing notes, speaking notes or script for or by MAJGEN Jobson for his briefing/meeting/conference to 16th Aviation Brigade on or about 11 October 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Simon Harris
OFFICIAL
Dear Simon Harris
Acknowledgement
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documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.
The scope of your request is:
1. Houston Review into Army Aviation (2016)
2. Yates Reviews into MRH90 (2020)
3. Briefing notes, speaking notes or script for or by MAJGEN Jobson for
his briefing/meeting/conference to 16th Aviation Brigade on or about 11
October 2023.
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Dear FOI Case Management,
Please can you confirm the date of 6 January?
Yours sincerely,
Simon Harris
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Harris
The correct statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request ends on 6 February 2024, as opposed to 6 January 2024.
I apologise for any inconvenience.
Kind regards
Erin
Freedom of Information
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Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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From: Simon Harris <[FOI #11003 email]>
Sent: Monday, 15 January 2024 10:45 PM
To: FOI Case Management <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Defence FOI 591/23/24 - Acknowledgement, due date and disclaimer
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Dear FOI Case Management,
Please can you confirm the date of 6 January?
Yours sincerely,
Simon Harris
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Dear Simon Harris
Acknowledgement
I refer to your correspondence of 7 January 2024 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.
The scope of your request is:
1. Houston Review into Army Aviation (2016)
2. Yates Reviews into MRH90 (2020)
3. Briefing notes, speaking notes or script for or by MAJGEN Jobson for
his briefing/meeting/conference to 16th Aviation Brigade on or about 11
October 2023.
Disclaimer
Where staff details are captured in documents within the scope of your FOI
request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone
numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.
Charges
Defence may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations 2019. We will notify you if your request attracts a charge.
Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.
Timeframe
The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 6 January 2024. This period may be extended if we need to consult
with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.
Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day. This is in
accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.
Disclosure Log
Documents released under the FOI Act may be published on Defence’s
disclosure log, located on our website.
Contact Details
We will contact you via the email address you have provided. Please advise
if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
I am the Case Manager for this request. Should you have any questions
relating to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email:
[1][email address].
Kind regards
Erin
Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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OFFICIAL
Dear Simon
I am writing in relation to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request
591/23/24.
The current statutory deadline for you to receive a response to your
Defence FOI request is 6 February 2024.
Due to delays from competing priorities of the line area, our office is
seeking your agreement to a 21-day extension of the statutory deadline
under section 15AA [extension with agreement] of the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This is required so that Defence may
ensure we make a robust decision on access. We will endeavour to process
your request as soon as we can.
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your request will expire on 27 February 2024.
It would be much appreciated if you could confirm your agreement to this
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Freedom of Information Team
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Dear FOI Case Management,
I do not agree to the extension.
The documents are properly identified, well known to Defence and have been mentioned publicly and as such should be easily at hand.
An extension is not justified in the circumstances.
Please provide the documents by 6 February 2024.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Harris
Dear Simon
Please find attached the Decision and documents relating to Defence FOI
591/23/24. A schedule of documents is also attached.
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Regards
Erin
Freedom of Infomation
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Department of Defence
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