OFFICIAL

Dear Glenn Hamiltonshire,

 

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/037

Thank you for your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency
(NIAA) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) (attached).

 

The NIAA received your request on 13 December 2024 and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after
that date.

 

Extension of time – 15AA

In your request, you confirmed your consent for an extension of 30 days to
accommodate the NIAA’s annual shutdown period under section 15AA of the
FOI Act.

 

Therefore, a decision is due to you by 11 February 2025.

 

We will advise you if there are any further extensions of time, including
if third party consultation is required.

 

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the decision-maker decides that
you are liable to pay a charge, a preliminary assessment of the charge
will be provided to you as soon as possible.

 

Publication

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our [1]Disclosure Log, subject to certain exceptions.
If you think you might wish to raise any objections to the publication of
any of the information which may be released to you, please contact us by
email at [2][email address]. If you wish to object to the publication of
information, you will need to provide supporting reasons.

 

Information out of scope

The NIAA considers the names and contact details of Commonwealth staff not
in the Senior Executive Service (SES), such as Australian Public Service
(APS) officers, and other personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such
as signatures and direct phone numbers), as not relevant to the scope of a
request. Information that is irrelevant to your request will be excluded
from any documents which may be released to you.

 

Please note, the NIAA routinely excludes the following from documents
released in response to FOI requests:

·       duplicate documents

·       duplicate email chains

·       publicly available documents, and

·       draft or interim documents where a later version is included.

 

Next steps

Please write to us by reply email to [3][email address] by COB Friday 3
January 2024 and tell us:

·       if you agree staff names and contact details not in the SES, and
personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such as signatures and direct
phone numbers) are not relevant to your request, and

 

We will write again when we have more information. We will contact you
using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us
to use an alternative means of contact.

 

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
contact us at [4][email address].

 

Annual close down period

The NIAA’s annual close down period is from 25 December 2024 to 1 January
2025 (inclusive). The FOI inbox will not be monitored during this period. 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [5][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606| PO Box 2191 ACT
2601
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