Dear Mr Roddis

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations (department) on 10 August 2022, for access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the following:

‘I'm requesting Penetration Test Reports from the year 2021’

Your request was received by the department on 10 August 2022 and the 30
day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day
after that date. The period of 30 days may be extended if we need to
consult third parties or for other reasons permitted under the FOI Act. We
will advise you if this happens.

Interpretation of request

The department has interpreted your request to be seeking access to copies
of the Penetration Test Reports from the year 2021. If we have
misinterpreted your request, please let us know by Tuesday, 16 August
2022.  If we do not hear otherwise from you by that date, we will proceed
on the basis that we have correctly interpreted your request.

Charges

The department will advise you if a charge is payable to process your
request and the amount of any such charge as soon as practicable.

Your address

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your electronic address is
[1][FOI #9253 email]. Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.

Disclosure log

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on a disclosure
log on our website, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions
include where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.

Exclusion of employee details

To the extent the department has documents in its possession that fall
within the scope of your request, we will treat the names, signatures,
position titles, staff identification numbers and direct contact details
of Commonwealth employees as irrelevant in accordance with section 22 of
the FOI Act, unless you tell us otherwise by Tuesday, 16 August 2022.

Further assistance

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[2][DEWR request email].

Yours sincerely

Fiona

On behalf of Authorised Decision-Maker

Freedom of Information Team

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

References

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2. mailto:[DEWR request email]

Dear Mr Roddis,

I write to clarify our interpretation of your request as detailed in the
below email under the “Interpretation of Request” subheading.

The department has interpreted your request to be seeking access to copies
of the Penetration Test Reports from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021,
as opposed to from 1 January 2021 to the date of your request.

If we have misinterpreted your request, please let us know by COB
Wednesday, 17 August 2022.  If we do not hear otherwise, we will proceed
on the basis that we have correctly interpreted your request.

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][DEWR request email].

Yours sincerely

Thomas

Authorised Decision-Maker

Freedom of Information Team

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

From: DEWR - FOI
Sent: Friday, 12 August 2022 8:16 AM
To: [FOI #9253 email]
Cc: DEWR - FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of FOI Request - LEX 401

Dear Mr Roddis

I refer to your request, received by the Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations (department) on 10 August 2022, for access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the following:

‘I'm requesting Penetration Test Reports from the year 2021’

Your request was received by the department on 10 August 2022 and the 30
day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day
after that date. The period of 30 days may be extended if we need to
consult third parties or for other reasons permitted under the FOI Act. We
will advise you if this happens.

Interpretation of request

The department has interpreted your request to be seeking access to copies
of the Penetration Test Reports from the year 2021. If we have
misinterpreted your request, please let us know by Tuesday, 16 August
2022.  If we do not hear otherwise from you by that date, we will proceed
on the basis that we have correctly interpreted your request.

Charges

The department will advise you if a charge is payable to process your
request and the amount of any such charge as soon as practicable.

Your address

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your electronic address is
[2][FOI #9253 email]. Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.

Disclosure log

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on a disclosure
log on our website, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions
include where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.

Exclusion of employee details

To the extent the department has documents in its possession that fall
within the scope of your request, we will treat the names, signatures,
position titles, staff identification numbers and direct contact details
of Commonwealth employees as irrelevant in accordance with section 22 of
the FOI Act, unless you tell us otherwise by Tuesday, 16 August 2022.

Further assistance

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[3][DEWR request email].

Yours sincerely

Fiona

On behalf of Authorised Decision-Maker

Freedom of Information Team

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

References

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1. mailto:[DEWR request email]
2. mailto:[FOI #9253 email]
3. mailto:[DEWR request email]

Dear Mr Roddis,

Please find attached a decision in relation to your FOI request.

If you have any further questions, please email [1][DEWR request email].

Kind regards,

Thomas

Freedom of Information Team

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[DEWR request email]