Law Enforcement Request - iiNet Limited - a Freedom of Information request to Australian Federal Police

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Our ref: CRM2015/240

Dear Mr Fairless,

I refer to your email below in which you seek access to documents under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act). I regret to inform you that
the AFP is of the view that your request will take longer than 30 days to
process. For the reasons cited below, the AFP seeks to extend this
timeframe and advise you of a decision by 3 February 2015.

Increased workload

The AFP is experiencing a significant increase in the volume of
applications at this time.

Complex in nature and further enquiries required

Your request is complex in nature and there is a requirement to undertake
further enquiries with the line areas to ensure all relevant documents are
located. Further, the Information Access team is seeking the advice and
recommendations of line areas to enable proper assessment of the documents
to form the AFP decision.

Pursuant to section 15AA of the Act and for the reasons listed above, I
seek your agreement to extend the period to notify you of a decision to 3
February 2015.

I would appreciate if you could please 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.

Regards,

S BRUNETTI
A/TEAM LEADER INFORMATION ACCESS
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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Tel +61(0) 2 61316131 Ext 142291

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #816 email]]
Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014 12:19 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Law Enforcement Request - iiNet
Limited

Dear Australian Federal Police,

Can I please request the following information:

For the below companies:

-- iiNet Limited ACN 068 628 937

-- Internode Pty Ltd ABN 82 052 008 581

-- TransACT Capital Communications Pty Limited ACN 093 966 888

-- TransACT Victoria Communications Pty Limited ACN 063 024 475 --Westnet
Pty Ltd ACN 086 416 908

-- Adam Internet Pty Ltd ACN 055 495 853 and any subsidiary or related
company of the above mentioned companies ("iiNet Group").

I request a copy of all correspondence made via SEDNODE to the iiNet Group
(including attachments) and I request a copy of any response provided by
iiNet in relation to those requests.

I also request a copy of any emails sent to or from the Compliance Manager
or Law Enforcement Liaison teams at iiNet Group in relation to any request
for customer data or metadata, and the response from iiNet Group.

The above request is subject to the below exclusions:

- Duplicates of Documents

- Personal Information of individuals other then AFP members and Company
representatives of iiNet Group.

Please treat this as a request for administrative access. If for some
reason the request cannot be dealt with in this way, please treat it as a
formal application under the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Fairless

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Thank you for your email.

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If you are requesting personal information about yourself then please ensure you enclose a copy of your photographic identification.

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Dear Mr Fairless

Thank you for your emails in relation to both your requests (re iiNet and Telstra).

In response to your queries, the Information Access team has sought advice from the ICT area in relation to emails that are potentially captured by both requests. This team has yet to receive a response. As you have not stipulated a timeframe for either request or specified particular email addresses, rather Company names, this may take the line area additional time to determine the relevant addresses and retrieve the documents. In conjunction with this search, enquiries will be made with the line area responsible for the other documents you have requested. Once the documents have been retrieved an assessment will be undertaken about whether or not it is voluminous or complex, in which case further consultation with you will be undertaken. Of course, any further information you can provide to assist the team in locating the correct documents or potentially reduce the volume of material, would be welcome. You may wish to consider identifying email addresses, providing a date range or stipulating the subject matter you are interested in rather than broad approach of "customer data or metadata".

In addition to the time it will take to determine the complexity and volume of material, timeframes will also be impacted upon when the AFP will close between 25 December 2014 and 1 January 2015 inclusive. Excluding weekends, this effectively reduces the timeframe to 15 working days from receipt of your request to the due date of 4 January 2015. Unfortunately, this is insufficient time to process both of your request.

I would be grateful therefore if you would reconsider the proposed extension of time until 3 February 2015 for both requests.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours sincerely

JACQUELINE ELLERY
A/COORDINATOR - INFORMATION ACCESS
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Tel +61(0) 2 61312808 Ext 142808
www.afp.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #816 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2014 4:27 PM
To: FOI
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Law Enforcement Request - iiNet Limited [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear S BRUNETTI,

What steps have the AFP taken to complete my request to date? Have the documents been retrieved? If so, how many are there? Is there a way I can limit the scope of my request to avoid extending the deadline?

Yours sincerely,

Ben Fairless

-----Original Message-----

UNCLASSIFIED

Our ref: CRM2015/240

Dear Mr Fairless,

I refer to your email below in which you seek access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act). I regret to inform you that the AFP is of the view that your request will take longer than 30 days to process. For the reasons cited below, the AFP seeks to extend this timeframe and advise you of a decision by 3 February 2015.

Increased workload

The AFP is experiencing a significant increase in the volume of applications at this time.

Complex in nature and further enquiries required

Your request is complex in nature and there is a requirement to undertake further enquiries with the line areas to ensure all relevant documents are located. Further, the Information Access team is seeking the advice and recommendations of line areas to enable proper assessment of the documents to form the AFP decision.

Pursuant to section 15AA of the Act and for the reasons listed above, I seek your agreement to extend the period to notify you of a decision to 3 February 2015.

I would appreciate if you could please 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.

Regards,

S BRUNETTI
A/TEAM LEADER INFORMATION ACCESS
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
[1]cid:image001.gif@01D0153E.CC017E70
Tel +61(0) 2 61316131 Ext 142291

[2]www.afp.gov.au

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #816 email]

Write your response as plain text. Only send PDF documents as a last resort. Government guidelines make it clear that PDF is not an acceptable format for you to use in the delivery of government information.
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

This request is being made by an individual using the Right to Know website. The unique email address provided by the service for this request satisfies s.15(2)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act.

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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If you wish to lodge a request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), please ensure that your request is in writing, states that it is an application for the purposes of the FOI Act and provides sufficient detail describing the documents you wish to access.

If you are requesting personal information about yourself then please ensure you enclose a copy of your photographic identification.

Further details on how to make a valid FOI request can be found on the Australian Federal Police’s website at: http://www.afp.gov.au/about-the-afp/foi-...

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UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Fairless

I note that your request was due for finalisation on 3 February 2015. Unfortunately, this was not possible. Accordingly, an extension of time pursuant to s15AC of the FOI Act is being sought from the Office of the Information Commissioner. I will inform you of their decision as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime your request continues to be processed.

Sincere apologies for the delay in finalising your request.

Regards,

JACQUELINE ELLERY
TEAM LEADER - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE

Tel +61(0) 2 61312808 Ext 142808
www.afp.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #816 email]]
Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014 12:19 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Law Enforcement Request - iiNet Limited

Dear Australian Federal Police,

Can I please request the following information:

For the below companies:
-- iiNet Limited ACN 068 628 937
-- Internode Pty Ltd ABN 82 052 008 581
-- TransACT Capital Communications Pty Limited ACN 093 966 888
-- TransACT Victoria Communications Pty Limited ACN 063 024 475 --Westnet Pty Ltd ACN 086 416 908
-- Adam Internet Pty Ltd ACN 055 495 853 and any subsidiary or related company of the above mentioned companies ("iiNet Group").

I request a copy of all correspondence made via SEDNODE to the iiNet Group (including attachments) and I request a copy of any response provided by iiNet in relation to those requests.

I also request a copy of any emails sent to or from the Compliance Manager or Law Enforcement Liaison teams at iiNet Group in relation to any request for customer data or metadata, and the response from iiNet Group.

The above request is subject to the below exclusions:
- Duplicates of Documents
- Personal Information of individuals other then AFP members and Company representatives of iiNet Group.

Please treat this as a request for administrative access. If for some reason the request cannot be dealt with in this way, please treat it as a formal application under the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Fairless

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #816 email]

Is [AFP request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian Federal Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...