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OFFICIAL

Dear Deborah-May

Thank you for your email to the Attorney-General’s Department (the
department) of 12 July 2024, in which you made a request under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access to:

              documents, Acts and legislations which allows for an
Individual from any Aboriginal Land Council and/or a RNTBC to register
LALC's and RNTBC's with private U.S. companies such as Duns and
Bradstreet, without knowledge or informed consent of Members, Native Title
Holders and Custodians.

The purpose of this email is to advise you that your request has been
transferred to the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).

The FOI Act allows the department to transfer an FOI request to another
agency if the requested document is not in our possession, but is in the
possession of the other agency, or if the subject matter of the document
is more closely connected to the functions of the other agency. This
ensures that a decision on your request is made by the most appropriate
agency.

The subject‐matter of the documents you have requested is more closely
connected with the functions of the NIAA. Therefore, your request has been
transferred in full, with agreement, to the NIAA under s 16(1)(b) of the
FOI Act. The transfer of your request does not affect the timeframe for
completion. You should therefore expect a decision from the NIAA by 12
August 2024, 30 days after you submitted your question as per the FOI Act.
However, the statutory period may be extended by a period of 30 days if
the NIAA is required to consult third parties or for other reasons. The
NIAA will advise you if this happens.

If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team on 02 6141 6666 or
by return email. Alternatively, you can contact the FOI section at the
NIAA on [email address].

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information & Privacy

Attorney-General’s Department

Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [AGD request email]

-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens
<[FOI #11676 email]>
Sent: Friday, 12 July 2024 11:16 AM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: FOI24/340 - Freedom of Information request - Request for
documents, Legislations, Acts etc... pertaining to LALC's and RNTBC's

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Dear Attorney-General's Department,

I m contacting You to ask for specific documents, Acts and legislations
which allows for an Individual from any Aboriginal Land Council and/or a
RNTBC to register LALC's and RNTBC's with private U.S. companies such as
Duns and Bradstreet, without knowledge or informed consent of Members,
Native Title Holders and Custodians.

I look forward to receiving a response from You by twenty (20) working
days.

Warm regards,

Deborah-May

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OFFICIAL

Dear Deborah-May Torrens,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/004

Notice of Transfer

Thank you for your request to the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) for
access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
 On 18 July 2024, your request was transferred in full to the National
Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) under section 16(1)(b) of the FOI
Act.

AGD received your request on 12 July 2024 and the 30 day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from the NIAA by 11 August 2024. As the
due date for your decision falls on a weekend, section 36(2) of the Acts
Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) allows the decision to be sent the next
business day, being Monday 12 August 2024.

We will advise you if there are any further extensions of time, including
if third party consultation is required.

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email at [2][email address]. If you wish to object to the publication of
information, you will need to provide supporting reasons.

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The NIAA considers the names and contact details of Commonwealth staff not
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(APS) officers, and other personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such
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request. Information that is irrelevant to your request will be excluded
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Please note, the NIAA routinely excludes the following from documents
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·       duplicate documents

·       duplicate email chains

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

Next steps

Please write to us by reply email to [3][email address] by Friday 2 August
2024 and tell us:

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personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such as signatures and direct
phone numbers) are not relevant to your request, and

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contact us at [4][email address].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous Australians
Agency| [5][email address]
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OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May Torrens,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2425/004

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

Please contact [email address] if you have any questions about your request.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team
Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | 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

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-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens <[FOI #11676 email]>
Sent: Friday, 12 July 2024 11:16 AM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: FOI24/340 - Freedom of Information request - Request for documents, Legislations, Acts etc... pertaining to LALC's and RNTBC's

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not follow guidance, click links, or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Attorney-General's Department,

I m contacting You to ask for specific documents, Acts and legislations which allows for an Individual from any Aboriginal Land Council and/or a RNTBC to register LALC's and RNTBC's with private U.S. companies such as Duns and Bradstreet, without knowledge or informed consent of Members, Native Title Holders and Custodians.

I look forward to receiving a response from You by twenty (20) working days.

Warm regards,

Deborah-May

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[FOI #11676 email]

Is [AGD request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Attorney-General's Department? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...

This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
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OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May,

Thank you for your email which was received by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department Freedom of Information (FOI) section on 12 August 2024.

From our records I have identified that this request was transferred from the Attorney-General's Department to the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) on the 18 July 2024. I note from the Right to Link webpage you have provided that the NIAA issued you with your FOI decision on your request on the 12 August 2024. We suggest you contact the NIAA on [email address] to ask for a review of your FOI request.

We hope this assists you.

Kind regards,
Rachel
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: 02 6141 6666 | Email:  [AGD request email]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens <[FOI #11676 email]>
Sent: Monday, 12 August 2024 11:00 AM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Request for documents, Legislations, Acts etc... pertaining to LALC's and RNTBC's

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Dear Attorney-General's Department,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review from the Attorney-General's Department's handling of my FOI request 'Request for documents, Legislations, Acts etc... pertaining to LALC's and RNTBC's'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/r...

Yours faithfully,

Deborah-May

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This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
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OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May

As advised, the Attorney-General’s Department transferred your FOI request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) on 18 July 2024 under s 16 of the FOI Act.

We are unable to comment further on that agency’s FOI decision, nor conduct an internal review of that decision.

You will need to contact the NIAA FOI team directly regarding this. We are unable to provide the direct email address for the NIAA as the Right to Know website will automatically remove it to prevent spam. However you can find it on the NIAA website here: https://www.niaa.gov.au/freedom-informat...

We respectfully ask that future correspondence regarding this be directed to the NIAA.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: : Deborah-May: Torrens <[FOI #11676 email]>
Sent: Monday, 12 August 2024 3:52 PM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Request for documents, Legislations, Acts etc... pertaining to LALC's and RNTBC's

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Dear Attoney-General's Department FOI Requests,

Thank you for your correspondence dated on 12 August 2024, I have contacted Jenny Brennan, the current CEO of NIAA and forwarded her all the correspondence sent to Linda Burney, Senator Dodson and Senator McCarthy, pertaining to the registration of Aboriginal Land Councils and Registered Native Title Body Corporates on American company, Duns & Bradstreet.

I was made known that for an individual to register their business on Duns & Bradstreet, they must have, or be in eof the following;

1. A business based in the United States; 2. A business based in Canada 3. An Apple Developer; or
4 Required an UFI (Unique Facility Number), to be registered with the FDA (U S., Department of Food, Drugs, and Administration).

To my knowledge, no Aboriginal Land Council or Registered Native Title Body Corporate fits none of the above-mentioned descriptions.

This why I ask that an internal investigation be conducted immediately.

Yours sincerely,

Deborah-May

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OFFICIAL
Dear Deborah-May,

Thank you for your email which was received by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department Freedom of Information (FOI) section on 12 August 2024.

From our records I have identified that this request was transferred from the Attorney-General's Department to the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) on the 18 July 2024. I note from the Right to Link webpage you have provided that the NIAA issued you with your FOI decision on your request on the 12 August 2024. We suggest you contact the NIAA on [email address] to ask for a review of your FOI request.

We hope this assists you.

Kind regards,
Rachel
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: 02 6141 6666 | Email:  [AGD request email]

OFFICIAL

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