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The FOI Section will be operating with skeleton staff over the Christmas/New
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Please refer to the below information in the first instance.  If your email
requires action by the FOI Section, we will attend to it as soon as possible
after 2 January 2018.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 

Your email has been received by the Department of Home Affairs Freedom of
Information (FOI) Section. Please note that we will only action and
respond to FOI requests and other matters relating to the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

 

If your email is a valid FOI request, the Department will contact you
shortly to acknowledge your request. Please do not send duplicate emails
as this may cause delays in processing times.

 

For matters not relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, please
refer to the information below to assist in the resolution of your
enquiry.

 

General information regarding travelling to Australia

Information for visitors to Australia can be found [1]here.

Information regarding potential visa options can be found [2]here.

 

Request for a copy of your Visa Refusal or Visa Grant letter

If you have lost or misplaced correspondence regarding your Visa Refusal
or Visa Grant, or you wish to confirm the authenticity of your Visa
Refusal or Visa Grant, you should contact the office where you lodged your
visa application. 

Details of our offices located around the world can be found [3]here.

 

Queries regarding your current Visa status

You can check your visa details and conditions on the Department’s Visa
Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) portal.  If you do not have the
necessary reference numbers to access the VEVO portal, you should contact
the office where you lodged your visa application for further information.

 

Refund of Visa fees

If you are seeking a refund of fees associated with your Visa, you should
contact the office where you lodged your visa application.  Details of our
offices located around the world can be found [4]here.

 

Making a Visa application

Registered migration agents are authorised to provide immigration advice
or assistance, including advice regarding the lodgement of visa
applications. Further information on migration agents may be found
[5]here.  Please note that the Department is unable to assist you in this
regard.

 

If you are experiencing technical difficulties in lodging your visa
application through ImmiAccount, you should submit your concerns through
the ImmiAccount Technical Support Form, which is accessible [6]here.

 

Australian Citizenship

If you are seeking evidence of your Australian Citizenship, you should
complete Form 119, which can be found [7]here.  Details on where to send
your completed form may be found on page 8 of the Form.  This form will
not be actioned by the FOI Section.

 

Information on how to apply for Australian citizenship, information for
Australian citizens and Australian Citizenship Day can be found [8]here.

 

Movement Records/Travel History

If you are seeking evidence of your own travel movements/history you
should complete Form 1359, which can be found [9]here. Details on where to
send your request may be found on page 1 and 2 of the Form. This request
will not be actioned by the FOI Section.

 

Superannuation – Evidence of Immigration Status

If you are seeking evidence of your own immigration status for
superannuation purposes, you should complete Form 1194, which can be found
[10]here. Details on where to send your completed form may be found on
page 1 of the Form. This request will not be actioned by the FOI Section.

 

Update Passport Details

Information on how to update your address or passport details can be found
[11]here.

 

Notification of Change in Circumstances

If you have lodged a visa application and your circumstances have changed,
you should submit [12]Form 1022 to the office where you lodged your visa
application. Details of our offices located around the world can be found
[13]here. The FOI Section does not process these forms. 

 

Notification of incorrect answers

If you wish to correct answers that you have provided to the Department
either:

·         in a visa application

·         on a passenger card or

·         in response to a notice given to you by the Department inviting
you to comment on possible non-compliance with an obligation to correct
incorrect information

You should submit [14]Form 1023 to the Department. Details of our offices
located around the world can be found [15]here. The FOI Section does not
process these forms. 

 

Duty Free concessions

Information relating to duty free concessions can be found [16]here.

 

General Enquiries

If you have a question, which has not been answered above, and which is
about visa, citizenship, travel or trade, including bringing goods in and
out of Australia, please refer to our general enquiries web form [17]here.

 

 

Thank you

 

Information updated 22 December 2018

 

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UNCLASSIFIED

 

In reply please quote:

FOI Request:       FA 18/01/00171 

File Number:       ADF2018/3064 

Dear Mr CD

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 4 January 2018 seeking access
to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Please note that on 20 December 2017 the Home Affairs Portfolio, including
the Department of Home Affairs, was formally established.  For the
purposes of the FOI Act, the Department of Home Affairs includes the
entirety of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, the
Australian Border Force and the Office of Transport Security from within
the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.  It also
includes specific functions from the Attorney-General’s Department, the
Department of Social Services and the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet.

A request for access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs
will be limited to documents held by the Department, and will not include
documents held by other agencies within the wider Home Affairs portfolio,
which remain separate agencies for the purposes of the FOI Act.

You have requested access to the following:

- Correspondence received by the Minister where the author expresses a
fear of going to Melbourne restaurants at night;
- Any correspondence, briefing document, meeting note or similar from the
Department of Home Affairs which canvass a fear of dining out in
Melbourne;
- Any media briefing prepared for the Minister in relation to the
Minister's 3 January 2GB radio interview;
- Internal office emails relating to the January 3 media conference.

My time period for this search is from 21 December to 4 January..

Your request was received by the Department on 4 January 2018 and has been
allocated FOI request number FA 18/01/00171  .  Please include your FOI
request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information
Section. 

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date
upon which your application was received by the Department.

Request for an extension of time

The Department seeks your agreement (under s.15AA of the FOI Act) to
extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days. You
may confirm your agreement to the extension of time by writing to the
Department at:

Email to: foi @homeaffairs.gov.au

 

Or by mail at:  Freedom of Information Section

Department of Home Affairs

PO Box 25
BELCONNEN  ACT  2616

If you agree to the extension of time please advise the Department within
14 days from the date of this letter. If you are unable or unwilling to
provide an extension of time you are not required to respond to this
letter.

Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact
details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not
in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work
telephone numbers of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within
scope of an FOI request. If you require names and contact details of
non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform
us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take
it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of
your request.

Publication of document

Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the
Department may be required to publish these documents on its website
within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act. 
Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or
business affairs information.

Contacting the FOI Section

Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at
[1][Minister for Home Affairs request email].

 

 

Freedom of Information Section

FOI, Privacy and Records Management Branch

Corporate Services Division

Department of Home Affairs

 

 

 

 

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UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon

I refer to your request received on 4 January 2018 for access to documents under the FOI Act.

The current due date for your request is 5 February 2018. Due to leave commitments of key personnel during the January holiday period, we will not be able to finalise your request by the original due date.

The Department seeks your agreement under section 15AA of the FOI Act to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days. This would extend the due date for your request to 7 March 2018.

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could provide a response to this request by close of business, Monday 29 January 2018.

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
FOI, Privacy and Records Management Branch
Corporate Division
Department of Home Affairs
E: [Minister for Home Affairs request email]

UNCLASSIFIED

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Cooper-Stout [mailto:[FOI #4295 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 4 January 2018 3:25 PM
To: FOI <[Minister for Home Affairs request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - January 3 Media Statement

Dear Minister for Immigration and Border Protection,

I write to request under the Freedom of Information Act:

- Correspondence received by the Minister where the author expresses a fear of going to Melbourne restaurants at night;
- Any correspondence, briefing document, meeting note or similar from the Department of Home Affairs which canvass a fear of dining out in Melbourne;
- Any media briefing prepared for the Minister in relation to the Minister's 3 January 2GB radio interview;
- Internal office emails relating to the January 3 media conference.

My time period for this search is from 21 December to 4 January.

Yours faithfully,
CD

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UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon

FOI request FA 18/01/00171

I refer to your FOI request received on 4 January 2018, seeking access to the following:

'- Correspondence received by the Minister where the author expresses a fear of going to Melbourne restaurants at night;
- Any correspondence, briefing document, meeting note or similar from the Department of Home Affairs which canvass a fear of dining out in Melbourne;
- Any media briefing prepared for the Minister in relation to the Minister's 3 January 2GB radio interview;
- Internal office emails relating to the January 3 media conference.

My time period for this search is from 21 December to 4 January.'

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

This request has now been closed.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
FOI, Privacy and Records Management Branch
Corporate Division
Department of Home Affairs
E: [Minister for Home Affairs request email]
UNCLASSIFIED

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