Private use of social media advice provided to employees
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
I request documents related to the ten most recent instances where an employee has sought information, advice, guidance, or opinion on their social media use in a private capacity.
I limit the scope of documents to:
- the original request from the employee
- the agency/department's response
- any follow-up questions and response
- only those sent to a relevant HR / conduct / social media (or similar) team (rather than managers across all areas of the organisation)
- where the original request was created in the last 2 years
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
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Information updated 21 June 2017
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Good morning Mr Smith
The Department notes that you have submitted the below request to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department), the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
The ABF and the OMARA are both part of the Department and are not separate agencies for the purposes of the FOI Act (refer: https://www.border.gov.au/australian-bor... and https://www.mara.gov.au/about-us/who-we-...).
As such, the Department will register particular request addressed to the Department. Your requests addressed to the ABF and OMARA are regarded as invalid and will not be registered.
With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
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Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Good morning Mr Smith
The Department notes that you have submitted the below request to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department), the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
The ABF and the OMARA are both part of the Department and are not separate agencies for the purposes of the FOI Act (refer: https://www.border.gov.au/australian-bor... and https://www.mara.gov.au/about-us/who-we-...).
As such, the Department will register particular request addressed to the Department. Your requests addressed to the ABF and OMARA are regarded as invalid and will not be registered.
With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Freedom of Information, Privacy and Records Management Branch | Corporate Support Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Good morning Mr Smith
The Department notes that you have submitted the below request to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department), the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
The ABF and the OMARA are both part of the Department and are not separate agencies for the purposes of the FOI Act (refer: https://www.border.gov.au/australian-bor... and https://www.mara.gov.au/about-us/who-we-...).
As such, the Department will register particular request addressed to the Department. Your requests addressed to the ABF and OMARA are regarded as invalid and will not be registered.
With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Freedom of Information, Privacy and Records Management Branch | Corporate Support Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Our references: FA 17/08/00349; ADF2017/84968
Dear Mr Smith
Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your recent FOI
Request.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.
Yours sincerely
Karen Chapman
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear Mr Smith
I refer to your request for access to documents relating to:
‘documents related to the ten most recent instances where an
employee has sought information, advice, guidance, or opinion on their
social media use in a private capacity.
I limit the scope of documents to:
· the original request from the employee
· the agency/department's response
· any follow-up questions and response
· only those sent to a relevant HR / conduct / social media (or
similar) team (rather than managers across all areas of the organisation)
· where the original request was created in the last 2 years’
The current due date for your request is 7 September 2017. Due to the
number of requests currently being processed by our office, we will not be
able to finalise your request by the original due date.
The Department seeks your agreement (under s.15AA of the FOI Act) to
extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days. This
would extend the due date for your request to 7 October 2017.
It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Thursday 24
August 2017.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear Mr Smith
I refer to your FOI request received on 8 August 2017, seeking access to
the following:
I request documents related to the ten most recent instances where an
employee has sought information, advice, guidance, or opinion on their
social media use in a private capacity.
I limit the scope of documents to:
- the original request from the employee
- the agency/department's response
- any follow-up questions and response
- only those sent to a relevant HR / conduct / social media (or similar)
team (rather than managers across all areas of the organisation)
- where the original request was created in the last 2 years
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the decision letter, decision record, schedule of documents and documents
released under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
with regards,
H Simons
FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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