OFFICIAL

Dear CR,

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 3 July 2024 seeking access to documents
held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.

The scope of your request is:

…a document listing all staff positions at the Joint Defence Facility Pine
Gap. Specifically, I seek details on the total number of positions and the
number of personnel in each position, categorised by Australian and United
States citizenship.

Disclaimer

Where staff details are captured in documents within the scope of your FOI
request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone
numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.

Charges

Defence may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations 2019. We will notify you if your request attracts a charge.
Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.

Timeframe

The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 2 August 2024. This period may be extended if we need to consult
with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.

Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day. This is in
accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.

Disclosure Log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published on Defence’s
disclosure log, located on our website.

Contact Details

We will contact you via the email address you have provided. Please advise
if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

I am the Case Manager for this request. Should you have any questions
relating to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email:
[1][email address].

Kind regards,

Ryan

Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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References

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OFFICIAL

Dear CR,

Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 015/24/25.

Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of
this decision. Your review rights are attached.

Please contact this office should you require any further information.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

[1]Freedom of information requests | About | Defence

IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence.
Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email
may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in
error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email
immediately.

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OFFICIAL
Dear CR

I note your correspondence of 2 August 2024 where you sought details regarding which intelligence agency the information you sought access to originated from.

In line with section 7 of the FOI Act, to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the material we are unable to disclose the name of the exempt agency.

If you would like to seek an internal review of your request, please direct your query to [email address].

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence

IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence. Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email immediately.

-----Original Message-----
From: CR <[FOI #11616 email]>
Sent: Monday, 26 August 2024 11:12 PM
To: FOI Case Management <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Defence FOI Request 015/24/25 – Decision

EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Department of Defence,

I am writing to request a 14-day extension to the timeframe for seeking an internal review of your decision. I am seeking this extension as I am still awaiting a response to my email dated 2 August 2024.

Please advise by COB 30 August 2024 whether my request for an extension of the internal review period will be granted.

Thank you for your consideration.

Yours sincerely,

CR

-----Original Message-----

OFFICIAL

Dear CR,

Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 015/24/25.

Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of

this decision. Your review rights are attached.

Please contact this office should you require any further information.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

[1]Freedom of information requests | About | Defence

IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence.

Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email

may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in

error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email

immediately.

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