Dear SF

I refer to your below FOI request seeking the following:

"communications between Minister Watt and Phillip Glyde between 3 March 2023 and today regarding sheep, live export, Phase out of live sheep exports by sea operations, extension requests, updates, or any other matter related to Ms Glyde's role with the department.

This includes emails, text messages (inc SMS, WhatsApp, signal etc) and other communications."

We wish to confirm that whilst your request was addressed to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, you are intending for this request to be for the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. We would appreciate if you could please confirm that your request is for the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry by COB today, 27 September 2023 so that we can progress your request appropriately.

Regards,
FOI Contact Officer | Legal Division
E: [email address]
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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Good afternoon

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Request - LEX 30297

The Office of Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, acknowledges receipt of your request sent on 26 September 2023 under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) which seeks:

' I request communications between Minister Watt and Phillip Glyde between 3 March 2023 and today regarding sheep, live export, Phase out of live sheep exports by sea operations, extension requests, updates, or any other matter related to Ms Glyde's role with the department.

This includes emails, text messages (inc SMS, WhatsApp, signal etc) and other communications.'

Your address

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address which we can send notices to. You have advised your electronic address is [FOI #10716 email]. We will send all notices and correspondence to these addresses.

Please advise us as soon as possible if you wish for correspondence to be sent to another address or if your address changes. If you do not advise us of changes to your address, correspondence and notices will continue to be sent to the address specified above.

Disclosure log

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Exclusion of junior department employee details

Where Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry staff details or junior staff in the Minister's office are included in the scope of a request, this may add to processing time and applicable charges as it may be necessary to consider whether the details are exempt under the FOI Act. On this basis, unless you tell us otherwise, we will assume that these details are out of scope of your request and they will be redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act.

Regards
FOI Contact Officer on behalf of the
Office of Senator the Hon Murray Watt
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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Good morning

Please find attached correspondence on behalf of the Office of the Senator
the Hon Murray Watt in relation to your Freedom of Information request.

Regards

FOI Contact Officer on behalf of the

Office of Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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