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File Number: FA24/01/00439

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Gregson <[FOI #11015 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2024 7:32 AM
To: FOI <[Department of Home Affairs request email]>
Subject: CM: Freedom of Information request - Migration Number Decision

Dear Department of Home Affairs,

I am wondering if you could provide documents pertaining to calculations
and forward models of migration numbers for the last 2 years basis for
intake numbers.

Yours faithfully,

Tim

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OFFICIAL: Sensitive

Good morning Tim Gregson

I refer to your request for access to documents, under the Freedom of
Information Act, regarding:

Original scope:

1. I am wondering if you could provide documents pertaining to
calculations and forward models of migration numbers for the last 2 years
basis for intake numbers.

Can you please clarify further on the meaning for ‘forward models’ and
‘intake numbers’. Would you like to know the total number of people that
have migrated over the last two years 29/01/2022 – 29/01/2024?

Please see additionally below links to the following websites which may
provide you with the information and statistics you are seeking.

[1]SkillSelect (employment.gov.au)

[2]Invitation rounds (homeaffairs.gov.au)

Kind Regards,

Tahra

Position number: 60181896

FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Privacy, FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group
Department of Home Affairs

E: [3][Department of Home Affairs request email]

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OFFICIAL: Sensitive

In reply please quote:

FOI Request: FA 24/01/00439

File Number: FA24/01/00439

Dear Mr Gregson

I refer to your email dated 11 January 2024, in which you requested access
to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:

I am wondering if you could provide documents pertaining to calculations
and forward models of migration numbers for the last 2 years basis for
intake numbers.

Intention to refuse request

I am writing to advise you that I intend to refuse your request on the
basis that a practical refusal reason exists. However, before I make a
final decision to do this, you have an opportunity to revise your request
to remove the practical refusal reason. This is called a ‘request
consultation process’. You have 14 days to respond to this notice in one
of the ways set out below.

Power to refuse request

Section 24 of the FOI Act provides that if the Department is satisfied
that a practical refusal reason exists in relation to a request, the
Department must undertake a consultation process with you, and if, after
that consultation process, the Department remains satisfied that the
practical refusal reason still exists, the Department may refuse to give
you access to the documents subject to the request.

Practical refusal

A practical refusal reason exists under section 24AA of the FOI Act if
either (or both) of the following applies:

(1)(a)(i) the work involved in the processing of the request would
substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the Department from
its other operations

(1)(b) the request does not satisfy the requirement in section
15(2)(b) of the FOI Act, which requires you to provide such information
concerning the document you are seeking access to, to enable the
Department to be able to identify it.

I consider that the request does not satisfy the requirements of section
15(2)(b) of the FOI Act, and accordingly that practical refusal reasons
exist under section 24AA(1)(b) of the FOI Act.

Reasons for practical refusal

The Department has considered the scope of this request and its capacity
to conduct searches of relevance based on the current scope. The Freedom
of Information Act 1982 provides a right to obtain access to “a document
of an agency”. It is my preliminary view that your request, in its current
form, does not satisfy the requirement in section 15(2)(b) of the FOI Act
and is therefore not valid.

We require clarification on the terms ‘forward models’ and ‘intake
numbers’, and please clarify the date range for the documents requested.

In consideration of the above, I am satisfied that the Department is
currently unable to identify documents of relevance based on the
information provided in scope. I consider that this would result in the
decision maker being unable to certify that all relevant documents have
been provided and considered in the assessment of this request and that a
practical refusal reason exists in relation to this request.

As such, I am satisfied that your request is not valid and a practical
refusal reason exists in this request.

Request Consultation Process

To enable the Department to consider your request for access under the FOI
Act, the Department will require sufficient information concerning the
specific existing documents you are seeking access to, so as to enable the
Department to identify those documents.

You now have an opportunity to revise your request to enable it to
proceed.

Your request is currently not a valid request for the purposes of section
15(2)(b) of the FOI Act. As part of this practical refusal consultation,
you have 14 days to do one of the following:

· withdraw your request;

· make a revised request;

· indicate that you do not wish to revise your request.

If you do not do one of the three things listed above during the
consultation period (14 days) or you do not consult the contact person
listed below during this period, the Department will take no further
action with your request.

Additional Resources

Please refer to [1]SkillSelect (employment.gov.au) and [2]Invitation
rounds (homeaffairs.gov.au) statistics pages for required information.

Kind Regards,

Tahra

Position number: 60181896

FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Privacy, FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group
Department of Home Affairs

E: [3][Department of Home Affairs request email]

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OFFICIAL: Sensitive

Good afternoon Tim Gregson

I refer to your request received on 11 January 2024 for access to
documents under the FOI Act.

The current due date for your request is 10 February 2024.

In order for the Department to complete the process of retrieving all the
documents that fall within the scope of your request the Department will
require additional time to process your request.

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 Wednesday 6 March 2024.

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Thursday 8
February 2024.

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

Kind Regards,

Tahra

Position number: 60181896

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Privacy, FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group
Department of Home Affairs

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In reply please quote:

FOI Request: FA 24/01/00439

File Number: FA24/01/00439

Dear Tim Gregson,

Freedom of Information Request

I refer to your email dated 11 January 2024 in which you requested access
to documents held by Department of Home Affairs under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You specifically requested access to:

I am wondering if you could provide documents pertaining to calculations
and forward models of migration numbers for the last 2 years basis for
intake numbers.

On 5 February 2024, Department notified you of its intention to refuse
your request due to the fact that the request does not satisfy the
requirement in section 15(2)(b) of the FOI Act, which requires you to
provide such information concerning the document you are seeking access
to, to enable the Department to be able to identify it.

In particular, Department notified you that, within 14 days of receipt of
that letter, you must advise Department that:

· you wish to make a revised request; or

· indicate that you do not wish to revise your request; or

· withdraw your request.

The 14 day period has now expired. As such, in accordance with section
24AB(7) of the FOI Act, Department considers that your request has been
withdrawn.

If you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate
to contact an FOI officer at [Department of Home Affairs request email].

Kind Regards,

Tahra

Position number: 60181896

FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Privacy, FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group
Department of Home Affairs

E: [1][Department of Home Affairs request email]

OFFICIAL: Sensitive

From: FOI <[Department of Home Affairs request email]>
Sent: Monday, 5 February 2024 4:24 PM
To: [FOI #11015 email]
Subject: FOI Request - FA 24/01/00439 - Practical Refusal Notice (PRN) -
Due date 21 February 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]

OFFICIAL: Sensitive

In reply please quote:

FOI Request: FA 24/01/00439

File Number: FA24/01/00439

Dear Mr Gregson

I refer to your email dated 11 January 2024, in which you requested access
to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:

I am wondering if you could provide documents pertaining to calculations
and forward models of migration numbers for the last 2 years basis for
intake numbers.

Intention to refuse request

I am writing to advise you that I intend to refuse your request on the
basis that a practical refusal reason exists. However, before I make a
final decision to do this, you have an opportunity to revise your request
to remove the practical refusal reason. This is called a ‘request
consultation process’. You have 14 days to respond to this notice in one
of the ways set out below.

Power to refuse request

Section 24 of the FOI Act provides that if the Department is satisfied
that a practical refusal reason exists in relation to a request, the
Department must undertake a consultation process with you, and if, after
that consultation process, the Department remains satisfied that the
practical refusal reason still exists, the Department may refuse to give
you access to the documents subject to the request.

Practical refusal

A practical refusal reason exists under section 24AA of the FOI Act if
either (or both) of the following applies:

(1)(a)(i) the work involved in the processing of the request would
substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the Department from
its other operations

(1)(b) the request does not satisfy the requirement in section
15(2)(b) of the FOI Act, which requires you to provide such information
concerning the document you are seeking access to, to enable the
Department to be able to identify it.

I consider that the request does not satisfy the requirements of section
15(2)(b) of the FOI Act, and accordingly that practical refusal reasons
exist under section 24AA(1)(b) of the FOI Act.

Reasons for practical refusal

The Department has considered the scope of this request and its capacity
to conduct searches of relevance based on the current scope. The Freedom
of Information Act 1982 provides a right to obtain access to “a document
of an agency”. It is my preliminary view that your request, in its current
form, does not satisfy the requirement in section 15(2)(b) of the FOI Act
and is therefore not valid.

We require clarification on the terms ‘forward models’ and ‘intake
numbers’, and please clarify the date range for the documents requested.

In consideration of the above, I am satisfied that the Department is
currently unable to identify documents of relevance based on the
information provided in scope. I consider that this would result in the
decision maker being unable to certify that all relevant documents have
been provided and considered in the assessment of this request and that a
practical refusal reason exists in relation to this request.

As such, I am satisfied that your request is not valid and a practical
refusal reason exists in this request.

Request Consultation Process

To enable the Department to consider your request for access under the FOI
Act, the Department will require sufficient information concerning the
specific existing documents you are seeking access to, so as to enable the
Department to identify those documents.

You now have an opportunity to revise your request to enable it to
proceed.

Your request is currently not a valid request for the purposes of section
15(2)(b) of the FOI Act. As part of this practical refusal consultation,
you have 14 days to do one of the following:

· withdraw your request;

· make a revised request;

· indicate that you do not wish to revise your request.

If you do not do one of the three things listed above during the
consultation period (14 days) or you do not consult the contact person
listed below during this period, the Department will take no further
action with your request.

Additional Resources

Please refer to [2]SkillSelect (employment.gov.au) and [3]Invitation
rounds (homeaffairs.gov.au) statistics pages for required information.

Kind Regards,

Tahra

Position number: 60181896

FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Privacy, FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group
Department of Home Affairs

E: [4][Department of Home Affairs request email]

OFFICIAL: Sensitive

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Management Agency respect your privacy and have obligations under the
Privacy Act 1988.

Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
email.

References

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