"Notes" between Mr. Martin Bowles and Hon. Scott Morrison
Ben Fairless made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Home Affairs
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Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
In a recent video documenting a hearing into the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention, Mr. Martin Bowles, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection can be seen writing notes to Scott Morrison on a pad of paper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPPOTLR...
I request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to this document in a scanned, electronic format.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
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Our references: FA 14/08/01188; ADF2014/30516
Dear Ben Fairless
Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your recent FOI
Request.
Yours sincerely
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Protection Portfolio
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Dear Mr Fairless
I have been advised by the relevant business area that the document you have sought access to under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) no longer exists as the notes were not retained after the hearing. In light of this, I'd appreciate it if you could advise me by close of business Monday 1 September 2014 whether or not you wish to withdraw your request. If I have not received advice from you by this time the department will process your request under the FOI Act.
Regards,
Beth
Beth Morrison
FOI Inbox Manager
FOI and Privacy Policy Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Telephone: (02) 6264 1699
Email: [email address]
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From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #746 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 23 August 2014 1:02 AM
To: FOI
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - "Notes" between Mr. Martin Bowles and Hon. Scott Morrison
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
In a recent video documenting a hearing into the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention, Mr. Martin Bowles, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection can be seen writing notes to Scott Morrison on a pad of paper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPPOTLR...
I request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to this document in a scanned, electronic format.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Fairless
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Dear Beth,
Thanks for our chat. Can you continue to process this request under the provisions of the FOI Act.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
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Dear Mr Fairless
Thank you for your response. We will continue to process your FOI request as per your instruction below.
Regards,
Beth
Beth Morrison
FOI Inbox Manager
FOI and Privacy Policy Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Telephone: (02) 6264 1699
Email: [email address]
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From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #746 email]]
Sent: Friday, 29 August 2014 11:48 AM
To: FOI
Subject: Re: Update: FOI request to DIBP seeking "Notes" between Mr. Martin Bowles and Hon. Scott Morrison [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Beth,
Thanks for our chat. Can you continue to process this request under the provisions of the FOI Act.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Fairless
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Dear Mr Fairless
I have been advised by the relevant business area that the document you have sought access to under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) no longer exists as the notes were not retained after the hearing. In light of this, I'd appreciate it if you could advise me by close of business Monday 1 September 2014 whether or not you wish to withdraw your request. If I have not received advice from you by this time the department will process your request under the FOI Act.
Regards,
Beth
Beth Morrison
FOI Inbox Manager
FOI and Privacy Policy Section - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Telephone: (02) 6264 1699
Email: [DIBP request email]
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Our references: FA 14/08/01188; ADF2014/30516
Dear Mr Fairless,
Re: Your Freedom of Information request
I am writing to inform you that I have been appointed as the authorised
decision maker for your FOI request, seeking access to:
In a recent video documenting a hearing into the National Inquiry into
Children in Immigration Detention, Mr. Martin Bowles, Secretary of the
Department of Immigration and Border Protection can be seen writing notes
to Scott Morrison on a pad of paper:
[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPPOTLR...
I request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to this document
in a scanned, electronic format.
As part of the department’s FOI service standard, I will update you every
14 days regarding the progress of your request, however please do not
hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or wish to discuss the
request in the interim.
Regards
Steven Hocking
Assistant Director
FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Parliamentary & Executive Coordination Branch | Immigration and Border
Protection Portfolio
T: 02 6264 1007
E: [2][email address]
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Dear Mr Fairless,
I refer to your FOI request received on 23 August 2014, seeking access to
the following:
In a recent video documenting a hearing into the National Inquiry into
Children in Immigration Detention, Mr. Martin Bowles, Secretary of the
Department of Immigration and Border Protection can be seen writing notes
to Scott Morrison on a pad of paper:
<[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPPOTLR...>
I request access to this document in a scanned, electronic format.
I have made a decision on this request. Please see attached my signed
decision letter and decision record.
This request has now been closed.
Yours sincerely
Steven Hocking
Assistant Director
FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Parliamentary & Executive Coordination Branch | Immigration and Border
Protection Portfolio
T: 02 6264 1007
E: [2][email address]
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Vera Lystich left an annotation ()
Can I ask, Ben, why you instructed the Department to continue processing your FOI request even though Beth had advised the document had been destroyed?
Do you believe the document had not, in fact, been destroyed?