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FOI Request: FA 20/12/00631
File Number: OBJ2020/39367

Dear Barathan Vidhyapathy

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 16 December 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Scope of request

You have requested access to the following:

Data (sorted by year) from 2008-2013 (inclusive), which includes:

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In regards to the deaths: for each specific person, may I have the age of the person as well as reason of death. If it is not possible to identify the specific persons age with their reason of death, could I please get the top 10 reasons for death for these people (in both % and actual no. of people) - correlation to age groups would be very helpful

Your request was received by the Department on 16 December 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/12/00631 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

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Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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Dear M/- Vidhyapathy

FOI request FA 20/12/00631

I refer to your FOI request received on 16 December 2020, seeking access
to the following:

Data (sorted by year) from 2008-2013 (inclusive), which includes:
> Total number of irregular maritime arrivals Total number of
> deportations Total number of deaths

In regards to the deaths: for each specific person, may I have the age of
the person as well as reason of death. If it is not possible to identify
the specific persons age with their reason of death, could I please get
the top 10 reasons for death for these people (in both % and actual no. 
of people) - correlation to age groups would be very helpful.

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and document released under the FOI Act.

This request has now been closed.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

FOI Section

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Email: [1][DIBP request email]

Department of Home Affairs - [2]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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