National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure submissions re: aquaculture reporting exemption
Dan Monceaux made this Freedom of Information request to Department of the Environment and Energy
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Dear Department of the Environment FoI Officers,
I wish to request copies of all submissions received in relation to the Draft Variation to the National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure which indicated support or opposition to the mandatory reporting exemption currently afforded to the aquaculture industry.
I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
Hi Dan
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Dear FOI Contact Officer,
Thanks for your speedy response to my enquiry.
Yes, I wish to confirm that I am seeking copies of submissions made by any public/private sector third parties to the Environment Department.
I also accept the terms you've specified in your email today.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
Our reference: RQ16/05418
Agency reference: FOI 161108
Mr Dan Monceaux
By email: [1][FOI #2793 email]
Dear Mr Monceaux
Extension of time request under s15AB
On 14 December 2016, the Department of the Environment and Energy (the
Department) requested further time to make a decision on your FOI request
of 29 November 2016.
This request was on the basis that the processing period is insufficient
to deal adequately with your request, because it is complex or voluminous.
The Information Commissioner has decided to grant the Department an
extension of time to process your request to 12 January 2017. This
decision has been made under s15AB(2) of the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act).
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Dear Ms Nicolaou,
I thank you for updating me on the status of this request. I will await a decision on the matter in January.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
Dear Mr Monceaux
Please see the attached documents.
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FOI Contact Officer | Climate Change, Science and Corporate Legal
Section |General Counsel Branch
Department of the Environment and Energy
a: GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2600
t: (02) 6274 2098
e: [1][Department of the Environment and Energy request email]
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Dear FOI Officers,
Please pass on my thanks to all staff involved in the fulfillment of this request.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux