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FOI Request: FA 20/10/00093
File Number: OBJ2020/31247

Dear T Thatikonda,

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 1 October 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request

You have requested access to the following:

Details regarding wasted invitations primary applicants for SC 189 in the financial year 2019-20 for each pro rata occupations individually and all the non pro rata occupations combined.

Your request was received by the Department on 1 October 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/10/00093 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date upon which your application was received by the Department.

Your review rights in relation to your request are available on the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner here.

Exclusion of staff details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of staff not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the direct contact details of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require personal details of non-SES officers, or direct contact details of SES staff, please inform us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of your request.

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Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the Department may be required to publish these documents on its website within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act. Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or business affairs information.

Contacting the FOI Section

Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at [DIBP request email].

Kind regards,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]

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Dear T Thatikonda,

It would assist with the processing of your request if you could clarify what you mean by "wasted invitations."

Your FOI request is currently on hold until such time that we receive further clarification.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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Dear T Thatikonda,

FOI request FA 20/10/00093

I refer to your FOI request received on 1 October 2020, seeking access to
the following:

Details regarding wasted invitations primary applicants for SC 189 in the
financial year 2019-20 for each pro rata occupations individually and all
the non pro rata occupations combined.

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record.

This request has now been closed.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information

FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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FOI request: FA 20/10/00093-R1

File number: OBJ2020/31247

Dear T Thatikonda

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information internal review request

This email is to acknowledge that the Department of Home Affairs (the
Department) has received your request for an internal review of an access
refusal decision under section 54 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act).

The decision under review is the Department’s decision of 15 October 2020.

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days from the date on which the request was received by the Department.
The Department received the internal review request on 14 November 2020.  

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Regards,

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FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs

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FOI Request:            FA 20/10/00093-R1

File Number:           OBJ2020/31247 

Dear Tharun Thatikonda

Decision on Internal Review – Freedom of Information Act 1982

I refer to your correspondence dated 14 November 2020 in which you request
that the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) review its decision
on access to documents dated 15 October 2020 under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Please find attached a decision letter in relation to this request.

Kind regards

FOI Officer

FOI Section

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs | www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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