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Dear Minister for the Public Service
Under FOI Act please provide pages 64, 79, 89 & 91 of the incoming government brief provided to you.
Yours faithfully,
MJ
FOI/OMAPS/2013/001
Dear MJ
Thank you for your email of 20 September 2013 received by the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service in which you made a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in the following terms:
"...pages 64, 79, 89 & 91 of the incoming government brief provided to you."
Handling of request
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department) provides administrative support to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service in relation to freedom of information (FOI) requests made to him.
I am writing to advise you of further information on the processing of your request to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, set out below.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
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Regards
FOI Adviser
Legal Policy Branch
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Phone: 02 6271 5849
Email: [Minister for the Public Service and Integrity request email]
Dear MJ,
Please see the attached correspondence from the Office of the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service in relation to your FOI request - reference: FOI/OMAPS/2013/001.
Regards
FOI Adviser
Legal Policy Branch
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Phone: 02 6271 5849
Email: [Minister for the Public Service and Integrity request email]
Dear MJ
I refer to your email of 20 September 2013 received by the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service in which you made a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in the following terms:
"...pages 64, 79, 89 & 91 of the incoming government brief provided to you."
Notice of deemed withdrawal
The Office of the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister’s letter of 18 October 2013 (copy attached) gave notice of the authorised officer's intention to refuse your FOI request in accordance with subsection 24(1) of the FOI Act on the ground that the request ‘does not provide such information concerning the documents requested as is reasonably necessary to enable the Minister to identify the documents in accordance with s15(2)(b) of the FOI Act’. Accordingly, the letter provided you with an opportunity to consult the Department within 14 days with a view to narrowing the terms of the requests in such a way that might remove the practical refusal reason.
As no response was received from you within the 14 day period and you did not do one of the things mentioned in section 24AB(6) of the FOI Act within the 14-day period, I am now writing to advise that your request is taken to have been withdrawn under subsection 24AB(7) of the FOI Act.
Should you wish to discuss any aspect of your request, please contact the Department by telephone on (02) 6271 5849 or email [Minister for the Public Service and Integrity request email].
Regards
FOI Adviser
Legal Policy Branch
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Phone: 02 6271 5849
Email: [Minister for the Public Service and Integrity request email]