OFFICIAL

 

FOI Request: LEX 11554

 

Dear Tyler,

 

Thank you for your email dated 03 September 2024 seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

This email sets out some information about how your request will be
processed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the department).

 

Scope of request:

You have sought access to:

 

On a matter reported in the media about security checks on the PNG's prime
minister at airports in Australia, is it possible to provide, to extent
possible subject to necessary redactions or omissions,

 

copy of formal correspondence between the governments of Australia and
Papua New Guinea on the matter, and copy of any written document stating
the formal legal or diplomatic position of the Australian government on
the matter? (if possible, covering the period from 2005 to 2006 inclusive)

 

The matter was reported in SMH

 

'Airport security incident upsets PNG PM', 29 March 2005

 

If it emerges that the scope of your request is unclear or is too large
for processing, the department will contact you to discuss re-scoping the
request.

 

Timeframe for receiving our decision:

We received your request on 03 September 2024, and the 30-day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.
A decision is currently due to you by 03 October 2024. The period of 30
days may be extended in certain circumstances. 

 

Charges:

Please note that the department may issue charges for processing FOI
requests.  If applicable, we will advise you of any relevant charges when
we are in a position to estimate the resources required to process your
request.

 

Disclosure log:

Please note that, with some exceptions (such as personal information),
documents released under the FOI Act may later be published on the
department’s [1]disclosure log.

 

Exclusion of officials’ names and contact details:

It is the department’s policy to withhold the personal information of
junior staff from ministerial offices and government officials not in the
Senior Executive Service (SES) or equivalent, including their email
addresses and contact numbers, together with all signatures, mobile phone
numbers, departmental inboxes and technical transmission details including
reference numbers. If you require this information, please let us know at
[2][DFAT request email] so the decision-maker may consider; otherwise, we will
take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope
of your request.

 

Personal Information:

If we need to consult with other people or organisations regarding your
FOI request, we may need to disclose your personal information (e.g. your
name). When we consult it may be apparent that you have made a request,
even if we do not disclose your identity. Please let us know if you have
any concerns in this regard. Further information on the way the department
handles personal information is accessible via our [3]privacy policy.

 

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to
contact us by reply email.

 

Kind Regards,

FOI Section

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Freedom of Information Section
Public Interest Law Branch | Regulatory and Legal Policy Division

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

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