Dear Applicant

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (the department) has
received your Freedom of Information request of 1 March 2023 (attached)
for access to:

“…all briefing documents, ministerial submissions, presentations, file
notes and written correspondence (including, but not limited to, emails,
WhatsApp messages & text messages) which contain the keywords “estimated
impacts of coal fired power stations [CFPS] and associated coal mine
closures” and/or “industry transition framework”

This email is to acknowledge receipt of your request. Your reference is
72773.

Processing Your Request

To assist us to streamline the processing of your request we ask you to
consider the following:

 1. Requesting Personal Information:

Confirmation from you that you are not seeking ‘personal information’ (ie.
the names and contact details of any individuals, or any information that
could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and cost
effective processing of your request.

Therefore, could you please clarify if you are seeking access to personal
information in the documents relating to:

o third parties; and
o Commonwealth staff.

If you are not seeking access to any personal information, you can simply
reply to this email with ‘no personal information requested’.

If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
you please specify.

If you specify you are seeking the personal information of Commonwealth
staff, please be advised the following is unlikely to be released:

o the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; That is:

o Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service
(SES); and
o Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and

o the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.

 2. Duplicate Documents:

Under section 4(1) of the FOI Act, the definition of a document includes
‘any copy, including an part of any copy, of a reproduction or duplicate’.

In order to process your request as efficiently as possible, the following
will be excluded from your request unless you advise otherwise:

o Duplicate documents;
o early parts of email chains that are captured in later email chains.

We look forward to your response at your earliest convenience but no later
than Wednesday 15 March 2023.

Request for extension of time

A decision is currently due to you on or before 31 March2023. It has
become apparent that the department may be unable to meet the current
deadline for your request.  This is due to higher than normal FOI requests
and impacts on staff and resourcing.

To assist the department in processing your request, we seek your
agreement to a 30 day extension under section 15AA of the FOI Act. If you
agree to this extension, the department will notify the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner of the extension of time, and the
decision on your request would then be due to you on or before Monday 1
May 2023.

Could you please confirm your agreement to this extension at your earliest
convenience but no later than  Wednesday 15 March 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.

Kind Regards

Katherine

Freedom of Information

Information Law Team

Legal Branch | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013 Canberra ACT 2601 | [1][Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email]

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Dear Applicant

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request received on 1 March 2023.

Should you have any queries in relation to this matter, please contact the
FOI team by email [1][Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email].

Kind regards

Freedom of Information

Information Law Team

Legal Branch | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013 Canberra ACT 2601 | [2][Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email]

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