OFFICIAL

Dear BE,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2223/005

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act) which was received by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (the
NIAA) seeking access to documents, in the following terms:

Scope

“I seek documents relating to the meeting and press conference attended by
the Prime Minister, Minister Burney and Shaq O’Neal and press conference
held on 27 August 2022 (Press Conference - Sydney | Prime Minister of
Australia (pm.gov.au)).

In particular I seek all communication (including emails, messages,
advice, briefings, talking points etc) between the NIAA and the Department
of Prime Minister and Cabinet; the Prime Minister's Office or Minister
Burney's Office in relation to the meeting or the press conference.”

The NIAA received your request on 30 August 2022 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.
You should therefore expect a decision from us by 29 September 2022.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the decision-maker decides that
you are liable to pay a charge, a preliminary assessment of the charge
will be provided to you as soon as possible.

Publication

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our [1]Disclosure Log, subject to certain exceptions.
If you think you might wish to raise any objections to the publication of
any of the information which may be released to you, please contact us by
email at [2][email address]. If you wish to object to the publication of
information, you will need to provide supporting reasons.

Information out of scope

The NIAA treats the names and contact details of Commonwealth staff not in
the Senior Executive Service (SES), such as Australian Public Service
(APS) officers, and other personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such
as signatures and direct phone numbers) as not relevant to the scope of a
request. Information that is irrelevant to your request will be excluded
from any documents which may be released to you.

Please note, the NIAA routinely excludes the following from documents
released in response to FOI requests:

• duplicate documents

• duplicate email chains

• publicly available documents, and

• draft or interim documents where a later version is included.

If you consider this information is relevant to the scope of your request,
please contact us by email at [3][email address].

NEXT STEPS: Information to help us process your request

To assist us in processing your request, we would be grateful if you could
you please clarify the date range of the documents you seek access to.

Please provide this information by email to [4][email address] by midday 9
September 2022.

We will write again when we have more information and will contact you
using the email address you provided.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
contact us at [5][email address].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Corporate Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency

[6][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
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OFFICIAL

Dear BE,

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request.

Timeframe

The processing timeframe will be suspended under section 31(2)(a) of the
FOI Act from the date of this notice and when you respond to this notice.
If a response is not received within thirty (30) calendar days, you will
be taken to have withdrawn your request under section 29(2) of the FOI
Act.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the FOI Team.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Corporate Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au  w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

 
[4]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[5]cid:image008.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20    
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must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
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References

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OFFICIAL

FOI/2223/005

Dear BE,

We refer to our correspondence of 16 September 2022.

ESTIMATE OF CHARGES

In our correspondence you were provided with written notice under section
29(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) that you had thirty
(30) calendar days from the date of the notice to either:

·        pay the charge, being the deposit or full amount outlined in the
Estimate of Charges, and notify the FOI Team via this email

·        notify the Agency that you wish to contend the charges, or

·        withdraw your request.

You were also advised that if you failed to contact the NIAA in writing to
do one of the above, within the timeframe, you are taken to have withdrawn
your request pursuant to subsection 29(2) of the FOI Act.

To date, the Agency has not received a response or payment from you in
relation to the Estimate of Charges.

Accordingly, your FOI request is taken to have been withdrawn pursuant to
section 29(2) of the FOI Act, and no further action will be taken in
relation to your request.

If you would still like to pursue your matter, you will need to lodge a
new FOI request with the Agency.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Corporate Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au  w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

 
[4]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[5]cid:image008.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20    
[6]cid:image009.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [7]cid:image010.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [8]cid:image012.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20

Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has
been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

References

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7. https://twitter.com/indigenous_gov
8. https://www.youtube.com/user/IndigenousG...