OFFICIAL

Reference: FOI/2024/232

Dear Trav S

Thank you for your email of 22 July 2024 in which you made a request under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department of the
Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department).

You set out the terms of the request as follows (extract):

Please provide a document recording the number of Humanitarian Overseas
Service Medals awarded to the Australian contingent to the rehabilitation
program in Iraq carried out by the Coalition Provisional Authority.

Public interest factors favouring access to inform debate on a matter of
public importance include to:

"allow or assist inquiry into possible deficiencies in the conduct or
administration or an agency or official"

Disclosing the requested document is in the public interest and is
necessary for Commonwealth agencies to audit the quality of the
Department’s advice.

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request, you should therefore
expect a decision from us by 21 August 2024.

The processing period of 30 days may be extended in certain circumstances
and we will write to you separately regarding any extension of time.

Charges

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

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log at
[1]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart...,
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][DPMC request email].  If you
do wish to object to the publication of information, you would need to
provide supporting reasons.

Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details

For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:

·       any person’s signature;

·       the names and contact details of Australian Public Service
officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);

·       the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;

·       the names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level
below Chief of Staff.

If you consider that the information categorised above is relevant to the
terms of your request please let us know at [3][DPMC request email], otherwise
we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the
scope of your request (that is, the information will be treated as
irrelevant and deleted from any documents for release). The names and
other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless there is some
reason for that information to be exempt from release.

Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
[4]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

Yours sincerely

Lianna

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [5][email address]  w. [6]pmc.gov.au

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[9]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
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that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
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message from your computer system. 
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5. mailto:[email address]
6. https://www.pmc.gov.au/
7. https://twitter.com/pmc_gov_au
8. https://www.linkedin.com/company/departm...

OFFICIAL

Reference: FOI/2024/231

Dear Trav S

Thank you for your email of 22 July 2024 in which you made a request under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department of the
Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department).

You set out the terms of the request as follows (extract):

Please provide a document recording the number of Humanitarian Overseas
Service Medals awarded to the General Electric contingent to Bandah Aceh. 
Public interest factors favouring access to inform debate on a matter of
public importance include to:

"allow or assist inquiry into possible deficiencies in the conduct or
administration or an agency or official"

Disclosing the requested document is in the public interest and is
necessary for Commonwealth agencies external to the PM&C to audit the
quality of the Departmetn's

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request, you should therefore
expect a decision from us by 21 August 2024.

The processing period of 30 days may be extended in certain circumstances
and we will write to you separately regarding any extension of time.

Charges

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

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log at
[1]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart...,
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][DPMC request email].  If you
do wish to object to the publication of information, you would need to
provide supporting reasons.

Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details

For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:

·       any person’s signature;

·       the names and contact details of Australian Public Service
officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);

·       the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;

·       the names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level
below Chief of Staff.

If you consider that the information categorised above is relevant to the
terms of your request please let us know at [3][DPMC request email], otherwise
we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the
scope of your request (that is, the information will be treated as
irrelevant and deleted from any documents for release). The names and
other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless there is some
reason for that information to be exempt from release.

Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
[4]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

Yours sincerely

Lianna

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [5][email address]  w. [6]pmc.gov.au

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[9]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

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6. https://www.pmc.gov.au/
7. https://twitter.com/pmc_gov_au
8. https://www.linkedin.com/company/departm...

OFFICIAL

Departmental references: FOI/2024/231, FOI/2024/232, FOI/2024/233,
FOI/2024/238 and FOI/2024/239

Dear Trav S

I refer your five requests of 22, 23 and 26 July 2024 for access to
documents relating to the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal held by the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

The current due dates for a decisions on these requests are 21, 22 and 26
August 2024. We are seeking your agreement to short 14-day extensions
under section 15AA of the FOI Act to allow the Department sufficient time
to process these requests. We will endeavour to notify you of the
decisions on the requests prior to the extended due dates if possible.

If you agree to this request for a 14 day extensions of time, I ask that
you confirm this in writing via return email by COB on 16 August 2024.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Kind regards

Adviser 

FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

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OFFICIAL

Departmental references: FOI/2024/231, FOI/2024/232, FOI/2024/233,
FOI/2024/238 and FOI/2024/239

Dear Trav S

I refer your five requests of 22, 23 and 26 July 2024 for access to
documents relating to the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal held by the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

The current due dates for a decisions on these requests are 21, 22 and 26
August 2024. We are seeking your agreement to short 14-day extensions
under section 15AA of the FOI Act to allow the Department sufficient time
to process these requests. We will endeavour to notify you of the
decisions on the requests prior to the extended due dates if possible.

If you agree to this request for a 14 day extensions of time, I ask that
you confirm this in writing via return email by COB on 16 August 2024.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Kind regards

Adviser 

FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

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OFFICIAL

Departmental references: FOI/2024/231, FOI/2024/232, FOI/2024/233,
FOI/2024/238 and FOI/2024/239

Dear Trav S

I refer your five requests of 22, 23 and 26 July 2024 for access to
documents relating to the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal held by the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

The current due dates for a decisions on these requests are 21, 22 and 26
August 2024. We are seeking your agreement to short 14-day extensions
under section 15AA of the FOI Act to allow the Department sufficient time
to process these requests. We will endeavour to notify you of the
decisions on the requests prior to the extended due dates if possible.

If you agree to this request for a 14 day extensions of time, I ask that
you confirm this in writing via return email by COB on 16 August 2024.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Kind regards

Adviser 

FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
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OFFICIAL

Departmental references: FOI/2024/231, FOI/2024/232, FOI/2024/233,
FOI/2024/238 and FOI/2024/239

Dear Trav S

I refer your five requests of 22, 23 and 26 July 2024 for access to
documents relating to the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal held by the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

The current due dates for a decisions on these requests are 21, 22 and 26
August 2024. We are seeking your agreement to short 14-day extensions
under section 15AA of the FOI Act to allow the Department sufficient time
to process these requests. We will endeavour to notify you of the
decisions on the requests prior to the extended due dates if possible.

If you agree to this request for a 14 day extensions of time, I ask that
you confirm this in writing via return email by COB on 16 August 2024.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Kind regards

Adviser 

FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
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OFFICIAL

Departmental references: FOI/2024/231, FOI/2024/232, FOI/2024/233,
FOI/2024/238 and FOI/2024/239

Dear Trav S

I refer your five requests of 22, 23 and 26 July 2024 for access to
documents relating to the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal held by the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

The current due dates for a decisions on these requests are 21, 22 and 26
August 2024. We are seeking your agreement to short 14-day extensions
under section 15AA of the FOI Act to allow the Department sufficient time
to process these requests. We will endeavour to notify you of the
decisions on the requests prior to the extended due dates if possible.

If you agree to this request for a 14 day extensions of time, I ask that
you confirm this in writing via return email by COB on 16 August 2024.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Kind regards

Adviser 

FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
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OFFICIAL

Departmental reference: FOI/2024/231

Dear Trav S

Please find attached the decision regarding your request under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982.

Kind regards

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
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OFFICIAL

Reference FOI/2023/231IR

Dear Trav,

We write in relation to your email of 21 August 2024 (below), in which you
made a request for an internal review of the Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet’s (the Department) decision of FOI/2024/231, made on
22 July 2024 under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Timeframe for receiving your internal review decision

We received your request for internal review on 21 August 2024 and the
30-day statutory period for internal review commenced from the day after
that date. You should therefore expect the internal review decision from
us by 20 September 2024.

Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
[1]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....

Kind regards,

Advisor | FOI Section

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600 

PO Box 6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [2][email address]  w. [3]pmc.gov.au

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OFFICIAL

FOI/2024/231IR

Dear Trav S,

Please find attached the decision on your request for internal review
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Yours sincerely

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box 6500 
CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [1][DPMC request email]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au

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[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

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