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Dear Mr Hirsch,

YOUR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I refer to your application dated 26 October 2018, in which you seek
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as
follows:

“I request the Internal Audit report into People Smuggling dated December
2012.”

Information considered irrelevant to the scope of your request

The AFP, in its management of FOI requests, excludes the following
information on the basis that is irrelevant to the scope of a request:

-      Names of AFP members, other than the Senior Executive.

-      Direct telephone numbers, signatures and mobile telephone numbers
of AFP members.

-      Duplicate documents, including duplicate emails.  The AFP will only
provide emails where they form a final email chain and the
authors/recipients are contained within the final email. 

-      Information that is publicly available, for example, newspaper
articles, online publications including information available on the AFP
Information Publication Scheme and the AFP disclosure log.

If you object to the AFP excluding any of the above information, please
advise this office within seven days of receipt of this letter.

Disclosure of your Identity

In addition, should the AFP be required to consult with third parties in
accordance with the sections 26A (Commonwealth/State information), 27
(business affairs) and 27A (personal information) of the Act, do you have
any objections to those parties/organisations knowing your identity for
the purposes of the consultation?  If we do not receive your consent or do
not receive a response, we will not disclosure your identity to third
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Information Publication Scheme

Please be advised that in accordance with section 8(2) of the Act, an
agency is required to publish information on their website following the
notification of a decision in respect of a freedom of information
request.  The requirement to publish information released under FOI
reinforces the objectives of the FOI Act to promote a pro-disclosure
culture across government and to increase recognition that information
held by government is a national resource.  Exceptions to the requirement
to publish information apply to personal information.  Accordingly, I
advise that with respect to your FOI request, the AFP will not publish the
eventual decision.

Timeframe

Your request was received by this agency on 26 October 2018, and the 30
day statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date.

Charges

You will be notified of any charges in accordance with the Freedom of
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to your request as soon as practicable. 

Yours sincerely

Elise (AFP12830)
FOI OFFICER - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
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UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Asher

Your Freedom of Information Request

I refer to your application dated 26 October 2018 in which you sought
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act)
regarding the Internal Audit report into people smuggling dated December
2012.

Upon consideration of your request, the AFP is of the view that your
request will take longer than 30 days to process.  The delay is
regrettable, however, further time is required to assess the report,
therefore it will not be possible to advise you of a decision by 25
November 2018.

Accordingly, pursuant to section 15AA of the Act, I seek your agreement to
extend the period to notify you of a decision to 21 December 2018.  It is
anticipated that the request will be finalised prior to Christmas
therefore I seek an extension of 26 days rather than 30 days as provided
by the Act.

I would be grateful if you would advise this office in writing of your
agreement to the proposed extension of time. 

If you have any queries in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate
to contact this office.

Yours sincerely,

JACQUELINE ELLERY
PRINCIPAL FOI OFFICER/TEAM LEADER, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL

Tel +61(0) 2 61312808
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Dear Mr Hirsch

I refer to your request concerning the Internal Audit into People
Smuggling.

Further time has been sought from the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) to process your request under section 15AB of the FOI
Act.

The OAIC will advise you of their decision to grant additional time in due
course.

In the meantime, however, your request continues to be processed.  We
apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any queries regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to
contact his office.

Regards,

JACQUELINE (AFP12306)

PRINCIPAL FOI OFFICER/TEAM LEADER, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL

Tel +61(0) 2 6131 6131

[1]www.afp.gov.au
[2]Australian Federal Police

UNCLASSIFIED

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Our reference: RQ18/03779

Agency reference: CRM 2019/324

Mr Asher Hirsch

Sent by email: [1][FOI #4918 email]

Extension of time under s 15AB

Dear Mr Hirsch

Please find attached correspondence in relation to the processing of your
FOI request.

Kind regards

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UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Hirsch

I refer to your request concerning the internal Audit report into People
Smuggling. 

I note this request is overdue, however, it is anticipated that a decision
will be provided to you by 22 February 2019.

Apologies for the delay an any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Regards,

JACQUELINE (AFP12306)

PRINCIPAL FOI OFFICER/TEAM LEADER, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
CHIEF COUNSEL

Tel +61(0) 2 6131 6131

[1]www.afp.gov.au
[2]Australian Federal Police

UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Hirsch,

Please find attached a decision letter, schedule of documents and Part 1
of the released documents. Due to attachment size limits, I will forward
Part 2 of the documents shortly.

Kind Regards,  

SOPHIE (AFP20849)
SENIOR FOI OFFICER
CHIEF COUNSEL

Tel +61(0) 2 61316131
[1]www.afp.gov.au
[2]Australian Federal Police

UNCLASSIFIED

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As per my email below, please find attached Part 2 of the documents.

SOPHIE (AFP20849)
SENIOR FOI OFFICER
CHIEF COUNSEL

Tel +61(0) 2 61316131
[1]www.afp.gov.au
[2]Australian Federal Police

UNCLASSIFIED

From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 12 March 2019 2:13 PM
To: [FOI #4918 email]
Cc: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Your FOI Request - CRM2019/223 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Hirsch,

Please find attached a decision letter, schedule of documents and Part 1
of the released documents. Due to attachment size limits, I will forward
Part 2 of the documents shortly.

Kind Regards,  

SOPHIE (AFP20849)
SENIOR FOI OFFICER
CHIEF COUNSEL

Tel +61(0) 2 61316131
[3]www.afp.gov.au
[4]Australian Federal Police

UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Hirsch,

Thanks for your email, are you referring to the schedule of documents noted in the decision letter as "Annexure B"? I have attached the schedule again. If you are referring to a different document, please advise.

Thanks

SOPHIE (AFP20849)
SENIOR FOI OFFICER
CHIEF COUNSEL
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Tel +61(0) 2 61316131
www.afp.gov.au
UNCLASSIFIED

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