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Ministerial briefings relating to the meeting in Lombok on August 5 2018 and the Bali Process Ministerial Conference in August 2018.

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Good afternoon Mr Hirsch

I refer to your request received on 5 September 2018 for access to
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Ministerial briefings relating to the meeting in Lombok on August 5 2018
and the Bali Process Ministerial Conference in August 2018.

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Dear Mr Hirsch

FOI request FA 18/09/00219

I refer to your FOI request received on 5 September 2018, seeking access
to the following:

'Ministerial briefings relating to the meeting in Lombok on August 5 2018
and the Bali Process Ministerial Conference in August 2018.'

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record.

This request has now been closed.

Kind regards

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Department of Home Affairs

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