OSI - FOI Known Materials
Dear Office of the Special Investigator,
Please could you provide copies of the following documents:
1. Materials released under application FOI 24/09
2. Audit report dated December 2021 authored by "Synergy"
3. Paper titled THE INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED WAR CRIMES IN AFGHANISTAN - SOME LEGAL ISSUES by The Hon Mark Weinberg AO QC
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
Dear Mr Smith
Please find attached the documents released by the Office of the Special
Investigator in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) request FOI24/09.
In relation to your request for a “Paper titled THE INVESTIGATION INTO
ALLEGED WAR CRIMES IN AFGHANISTAN - SOME LEGAL ISSUES by The Hon Mark
Weinberg AO QC” and “Audit report dated December 2021 authored by
"Synergy"”, we will separately consider your request and will contact you
again to either provide a formal acknowledgement or advise if any further
information is required.
Kind regards
Sarah
Information Access and Records Manager
Office of the Special Investigator
E: [1][OSI request email]
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
Freedom of Information Request FOI24/13
I refer to your correspondence of 8 July 2024 requesting access to the
following documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act):
1. A paper titled: “The investigation into alleged war crimes in
Afghanistan - Some legal issues” by The Hon Mark Weinberg AO QC
2. An audit report dated December 2021 authored by "Synergy".
The Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) received your request on 8
July 2024 and the period for processing your request commenced the day
after that date. Please be advised that the initial 30-day period for
processing you request has been extended by a further 30 calendar days –
the reason for this extension is provided below. If the due date for a
request falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, the timeframe
ends the next business day. This means you can expect a decision from us
by 9 September 2024.
Please note that when we process a request we usually:
o Release the names of senior officers and publicly available contact
information.
o Delete personal information of junior officers of the OSI and other
government authorities (e.g. names, direct telephone numbers, flexible
working and leave arrangement information).
o Exclude duplicates and incomplete email chains within the scope of the
FOI request.
o Publish any documents we release in response to an FOI request to our
[1]Disclosure Log, unless there is an exception (eg personal
information).
Why has the timeframe for processing the request been extended?
A document caught by your request includes information relating to other
entities (third parties), and it appears that the third parties might have
concerns about release of their information. Because of this, the OSI
needs need to contact the third parties so they can tell the OSI about any
concerns they might have before a final decision is made – This is called
a consultation and is a requirement under s 27 of the FOI Act.
Please contact me by email to [2][OSI request email] if you have any
questions.
Kind regards
Sarah
Information Access and Records Manager
Office of the Special Investigator
E: [3][OSI request email]
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OFFICIAL
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