Dear Mr Paul

I refer to your application in which you seek access to documents under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (ABS reference FOI 201617/32)
regarding: 

o documents and policies covering the actions the ABS shall take during
periods of great societal upheaval and disorder including any
invasion, war or insurrection where sovereignty of the government is
at risk and/or where the information the ABS holds on the citizenry
might be used against it.
o Additionally I would like details on what kinds of attacks against the
state have been considered by the ABS and what measures will be taken
to ensure the data the ABS holds will not be used against the people
or the government in such attacks.

Your request was received by the ABS on 17 August 2016 and the 30 days
statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date.  If
this request will take longer than 30 days to process, we will contact you
to negotiate an extension of time.

You will be notified of any charges in accordance with the Freedom of
Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations, should they apply, in relation
to your request as soon as practicable.
Regards
Dr Caroline Blink

FOI Contact Officer 

Australian Bureau of Statistics 

(P) (02) 6252 7203 

(E) [1][ABS request email]   (W)  [2]www.abs.gov.au

Dear Australian Bureau of Statistics,

I would like to request documents and policies covering the actions the
ABS shall take during periods of great societal upheaval and disorder
including any invasion, war or insurrection where sovereignty of the
government is at risk and/or where the information the ABS holds on the
citizenry might be used against it.

Additionally I would like details on what kinds of attacks against the
state have been considered by the ABS and what measures will be taken to
ensure the data the ABS holds will not be used against the people or the
government in such attacks.

Yours faithfully,

Nathan Paul

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Dear Mr Paul,

Please find attached the response for your Freedom of Information (FOI)
request.  

(See attached file: FOI20161732_Decision letter.pdf)

If you have any queries on this matter please contact the ABS FOI Contact
Officer at [1][ABS request email] or on (02) 6252 7203.

Kind Regards

FOI Contact Officer

Policy, Legislation and Assurance  |  Governance and Parliamentary Liaison
Branch  |  Australian Bureau of Statistics

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