OFFICIAL
Dear Dallas,

Thank you for your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) received today, 22 February 2022.

Scope clarification
In your correspondence dated 22 February 2022, you have sought access to the following:

"a copy of all documents, including but not limited to briefs, policy documents, timelines and strategic planning documents prepared by the NIAA since 1 December 2021 to 21 February 2021 relating to incoming government briefs, policy options for incoming Governments, including references to Red or Blue Books (or other phrases commonly related to incoming Governments).
Excluding communications:
- bodies of emails
- mobile messages
- instant messaging application messages"

Could you please confirm that the timeframe referred to in your access request (above) should be 21 December 2021 to 21 February 2022?

If so, we would be grateful for your confirmation by return email. If not, could you please clarify the timeframe.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Team.

Kind regards,

FOI Team | National Indigenous Australians Agency
[email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606| PO Box 2191 ACT 2601
w. niaa.gov.au w. indigenous.gov.au

The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

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OFFICIAL

Dear Dallas,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2122/020

Thank you for your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency
(NIAA) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act). We confirm the scope of your request as follows:

               "I am requesting a copy of all documents, including but not
limited to briefs, policy documents, timelines and strategic planning
documents prepared by the NIAA since 21 December           2021 to 21
February 2022 relating to incoming government briefs, policy options for
incoming Governments, including references to Red or Blue Books (or other
phrases commonly          related to incoming Governments).

               Excluding communications:

                              - bodies of emails

                              - mobile messages

                              - instant messaging application messages."

The NIAA received your request on 22 February 2022 and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after
that date. You should therefore expect a decision from us by 24 March
2022.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the decision-maker decides that
you are liable to pay a charge, a preliminary assessment of the charge
will be provided to you as soon as possible.

Publication

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our Disclosure Log, subject to certain exceptions. If
you think you might wish to raise any objections to the publication of any
of the information which may be released to you, please contact us by
email at [1][email address]. If you wish to object to the publication of
information, you will need to provide supporting reasons.

Information out of scope

The NIAA treats the names and contact details of Commonwealth staff not in
the Senior Executive Service (SES), such as Australian Public Service
(APS) officers, and other personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such
as signatures and direct phone numbers) as not relevant to the scope of a
request. Information that is irrelevant to your request will be excluded
from any documents which may be released to you.

Please note, the NIAA routinely excludes the following from documents
released in response to FOI requests:

• duplicate documents

• duplicate email chains

• publicly available documents, and

• draft or interim documents where a later version is included.

If you consider this information is relevant to the scope of your request,
please contact us by email at [2][email address].

We will write again when we have more information. We will contact you
using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us
to use an alternative means of contact.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
contact us at [3][email address].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | National Indigenous Australians Agency

[4][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [5]niaa.gov.au  w. [6]indigenous.gov.au

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continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to
the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
 
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Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
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been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it.  If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

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OFFICIAL

Dear Dallas,

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request.

Timeframe

The processing timeframe will be suspended under section 31(2)(a) of the
FOI Act from the date of this notice and when you respond to this notice.
If a response is not received within thirty (30) calendar days, you will
be taken to have withdrawn your request under section 29(2) of the FOI
Act.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Many thanks,

FOI Team | National Indigenous Australians Agency

[1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606| PO Box 2191 ACT
2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

[4]NIAA C-19 signature block updated

[5]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of
country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and
community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
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Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has
been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

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OFFICIAL
Dear Dallas,

Thank you for your email of 19 March 2022.

We advise that the Notice of Estimate of Charge provided to you on 10 March 2022 was a notice pursuant to section 29(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) where the decision maker has provided written notice that you are liable to pay a charge in relation to your FOI request.

Under section 29(1)(f) of the FOI Act, you had 30 calendars days to:
(i) agree to pay the charges;
(ii) contend the charges have been wrongly assessed, or should be reduced or not imposed or both; or
(iii) withdraw your request.

You have contended that the charges should not be imposed (waived) on the basis of public interest.

Under section 29(6) of the FOI Act, the NIAA has 30 calendars to provide you a decision regarding your request for waiver of the charges. Accordingly, a decision is due to on or before 18 April 2022. As this date is a public holiday, section 36(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) allows for the decision to be provided on the next business day, being Tuesday 19 April 2022.

Should you wish to make any further submissions in support of your claim for waiver of the charges, please provide them to the FOI Team via return email by COB Thursday 31 March 2022.

Kind regards,

FOI Team | National Indigenous Australians Agency
[email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606| PO Box 2191 ACT 2601
w. niaa.gov.au w. indigenous.gov.au

The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

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OFFICIAL

Dear Dallas

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2122/020

Please find attached decision in relation to your Freedom of Information
request.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Team.

Many thanks,

FOI Team | National Indigenous Australians Agency

[1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606| PO Box 2191 ACT
2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

[4]NIAA C-19 signature block updated

[5]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of
country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and
community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
[6]cid:image008.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20[7]cid:image009.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20[8]cid:image010.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20[9]cid:image012.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20

Note: This email and any attachments may contain confidential or legally
privileged information (and neither are waived or lost if this email has
been sent to you by mistake). If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not use, disclose, copy or retain it. If you have received it in
error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

______________________________________________________________________ 
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information 
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or 
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you 
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other 
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you 
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by 
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the 
message from your computer system. 
______________________________________________________________________

References

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2. https://niaa.gov.au/
3. https://www.indigenous.gov.au/
6. https://www.facebook.com/indigenous.gov.au
7. https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_gov/
8. https://twitter.com/indigenous_gov
9. https://www.youtube.com/user/IndigenousG...