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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
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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
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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.
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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
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
Freedom of Information Request FOI24/13
I refer to your request for 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".
Your request is currently due on 9 September 2024
Request for more time
We are asking you to agree to give the OSI an extra 10 calendar days to
process your request. If you agree to this happening, the due date for
your request will be 19 September 2024. However, we will work to process
and finalise your request as soon as we can.
What you need to do
Tell us by reply email on or before 9 September 2024 if you agree to give
the OSI an extra 10 calendar days to process your request.
If you agree, we will tell the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) you have agreed to give us extra time (we must do this
under the FOI Act).
Why are we asking you for extra time?
We are asking you for more time to process your request because:
o there is one remaining third party consultation to finalise.
Consultation for this request has taken longer than expected due to
competing priorities and staffing resources available for FOI
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o we also need extra time to consider the consultation responses in
order to finalise and provide a decision on your request.
What does the FOI Act say?
Under s 15AA of the FOI Act, the processing period for a request may be
extended by a further period of not more than 30 calendar days if:
o the FOI applicant (you) agrees to the extension in writing before the
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processing period.
Please contact me by reply email if you have any questions.
Kind regards
Sarah
Information Access and Records Manager
Office of the Special Investigator
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Name Mr James Smith
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
Freedom of Information Request FOI24/13
I am writing to tell you that the OSI has made a decision on this Freedom
of Information (FOI) request.
Please find attached the decision letter which includes:
o The decision-maker’s reasons
o The schedule of documents
o Information about your rights if you are unhappy with the decision
o The documents released.
Please contact me by email to [1][OSI request email] if you have any
questions.
Kind regards
Sarah
Information Access and Records Manager
Office of the Special Investigator
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