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14/7509

30 May 2014

Megalfar

Email: [1][FOI #639 email]

Dear Megalfar

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI14/101

I refer to your request for access to documents relating to the proposals
of Internet Filters under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. I have
taken your request to be for:

Any information to the proposals of Internet Filters, Anti-Piracy
measures, and lobby groups pressuring the government on such matters via
the Department of Attorney-General. Or any other legislation, law or force
measures lobbied by lobby groups in the Anti-Piracy fight.

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From: Megalfar [mailto:[FOI #639 email]]
Sent: Friday, 30 May 2014 12:20 AM
To: FOI Requests
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Internet Filter,
Anti-Piracy, Lobby groups, etc.

Dear Attorney-General's Department,

I wish to make a request regarding any information to the proposals of
Internet Filters, Anti-Piracy measures, And lobby groups pressuring the
government on such matters via the Department of Attorney-General.

Or any other legislation, law or force measures lobbied by lobby groups in
the Anti-Piracy fight.

Yours faithfully,

Megalfar

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Dear 'Megalfar',

RE: FOI Request - FOI14/101

On 19 June 2014 the Department sent you a notice of intention to refuse your request on the basis that the scope is so broad as to make processing the request a substantial and unreasonable diversion of this agency's resources (attached).

In that letter, the decision maker noted that you had 14 days from that date to respond to notice of intention to refuse by either:
a) revising the scope of your request;
b)withdrawing your request;
c)advising the department that you do not wish to revise your request.

That 14 day period (the request consultation process) expires on 3 July 2014.

Your email below indicates that you wish to seek internal review of the Department's decision, however this is not possible as the Department has not yet made a final decision regarding your request.

Please clarify whether you would like to:

a) revise your request;
b)withdraw your request;
c) not revise your request.

If you do not respond to this email and the notice of intention to refuse before COB 3 July 2014, your request will be deemed to have been withdrawn under section 24AB(7) of the FOI Act.

Please note that you need to refer to the FOI number(FOI14/101 ) in future correspondence so that we can identify which request you are referring to.

Kind regards,

FOI Contact Officer
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Office of Corporate Counsel Attorney-General's Department | 3 - 5 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
A: [AGD request email]
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From: Megalfar [mailto:[FOI #639 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2014 10:44 AM
To: FOI Requests
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Internet Filter, Anti-Piracy, Lobby groups, etc.

Dear Attorney-General's Department,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Attorney-General's Department's handling of my FOI request 'Internet Filter, Anti-Piracy, Lobby groups, etc.'.

My request for ISP Filtering and other related information regarding to lobbyists were refused.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/i...

Yours faithfully,

Megalfar

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Dear 'Megalfar',

Your email below is neither a revision of your request, a request for assistance to revise your request or a withdrawal.

I reiterate the content of my previous email.

On 19 June 2014 the Department sent you a notice of intention to refuse your request on the basis that the scope is so broad as to make processing the request a substantial and unreasonable diversion of this agency's resources (attached).

In that letter, the decision maker noted that you had 14 days from that date to respond to notice of intention to refuse by either:
a) revising the scope of your request;
b)withdrawing your request;
c)advising the department that you do not wish to revise your request.

That 14 day period (the request consultation process) expires on 3 July 2014.

Please clarify whether you would like to:

a) revise your request;
b)withdraw your request;
c) not revise your request.

If you do not respond to this email and the notice of intention to refuse before COB 3 July 2014, your request will be deemed to have been withdrawn under section 24AB(7) of the FOI Act.

Kind regards

FOI Contact Officer
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Office of Corporate Counsel Attorney-General's Department | 3 - 5 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
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-----Original Message-----
From: Megalfar [mailto:[FOI #639 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2014 12:22 PM
To: FOI Requests
Subject: Re: FOI14/101 - Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Internet Filter, Anti-Piracy, Lobby groups, etc. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI Requests,

The reason I seek a multiple requests, is the attorney general (George Brandis) has acted upon the changes.

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/government-...
http://www.news.com.au/technology/online...
http://www.zdnet.com/au/iinet-calls-on-c...

All stemmed from the Attorney General Office.

Yours sincerely,

Megalfar

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