Ministerial correspondence - Google Apple Exposure Notifications API
Dear Digital Transformation Agency,
I write to request under the Freedom of Information Act any documents (including, but not limited to, emails, briefing notes, minutes, letters) sent to the office of Minister Stuart Robert and/or the Prime Minister which refer to Apple or Google's Exposure Notification APIs.
Yours faithfully,
Jeremy Cooper-Stout
OFFICIAL
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 209/2020
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"any documents (including, but not limited to, emails, briefing notes, minutes, letters) sent to the office of Minister Stuart Robert and/or the Prime Minister which refer to Apple or Google's Exposure Notification APIs"
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Regards,
Morgan
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Freedom of Information
Digital Transformation Agency (DTA)
Australian Government
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Cooper-Stout <[FOI #6736 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 20 September 2020 2:06 PM
To: DTA FOI <[DTA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Ministerial correspondence - Google Apple Exposure Notifications API
Dear Digital Transformation Agency,
I write to request under the Freedom of Information Act any documents (including, but not limited to, emails, briefing notes, minutes, letters) sent to the office of Minister Stuart Robert and/or the Prime Minister which refer to Apple or Google's Exposure Notification APIs.
Yours faithfully,
Jeremy Cooper-Stout
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Dear Jeremy,
See attached.
Happy to discuss, my number is below.
Regards,
Morgan
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Freedom of Information
Digital Transformation Agency (DTA)
Australian Government
www.dta.gov.au
Email: [DTA request email]
+61 2 6120 8541
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Cooper-Stout <[FOI #6736 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 20 September 2020 2:06 PM
To: DTA FOI <[DTA request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Ministerial correspondence - Google Apple Exposure Notifications API
Dear Digital Transformation Agency,
I write to request under the Freedom of Information Act any documents (including, but not limited to, emails, briefing notes, minutes, letters) sent to the office of Minister Stuart Robert and/or the Prime Minister which refer to Apple or Google's Exposure Notification APIs.
Yours faithfully,
Jeremy Cooper-Stout
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #6736 email]
Is [DTA request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Digital Transformation Agency? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
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must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other
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