UNCLASSIFIED

FOI/PMO/2016/046

Dear Mr Fairless

Thank you for your email dated 19 October 2016, in which you made a
request to the Prime Minister under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act) in the following terms:

‘Can you please provide a copy of all inbound and outbound chats in the 7
days prior to this request that was sent or received from the minister
using any of the below applications:

- WhatsApp

- Facebook Messneger

- Signal

- Telegram

- Grindr

- Scruff

- Tinder

- Email Accounts without a .gov.au email address’.

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UNCLASSIFIED

Good Afternoon Mr Fairless

I’m writing in relating to your FOI request to the Office of the Prime
Minister—reference FOI/PMO/2016/046

The due date for a decision on the FOI request is 18 November 2016.
Regrettably, the office is not currently in a position to finalise the
decision on the FOI request. Accordingly, we are seeking your consent to a
21-day extension of time to the processing period, in accordance with
section 15AA of the FOI Act. We will endeavour to notify you of the
decision prior to this extended date but have requested this amount of
time finalise this decision.

We kindly request you confirm your consent to the extension by way of
return email. If you are not inclined to agree to an extension of time, we
ask that you let us know as soon as possible so the decision-maker may
consider seeking an extension of time from the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner, in accordance with section 15AB of the FOI Act.

Kind regards, Debbie

FOI Adviser

Access and Administrative Review Section | Honours, Symbols and Legal
Policy Branch

Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. 02 6271 5849 |e. [1][email address]

[2]www.dpmc.gov.au | [3]www.indigenous.gov.au

PO Box 6500 CANBERRA  ACT  2600

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UNCLASSIFIED
We simply require extra time to finalise our response in accordance with the FOI Act.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Fairless [mailto:[FOI #2361 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 17 November 2016 10:43 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Re: PMO FOI Request (ref: FOI/PMO/2016/046) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,

Could you advise the reason for the delay? That would help me to decide if an extension should be approved?

If you make a submission to the OAIC, I respectfully request you advise them I wish to make a submission before they make their decision.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Fairless

-----Original Message-----

UNCLASSIFIED

Good Afternoon Mr Fairless

I’m writing in relating to your FOI request to the Office of the Prime Minister—reference FOI/PMO/2016/046

The due date for a decision on the FOI request is 18 November 2016.
Regrettably, the office is not currently in a position to finalise the decision on the FOI request. Accordingly, we are seeking your consent to a 21-day extension of time to the processing period, in accordance with section 15AA of the FOI Act. We will endeavour to notify you of the decision prior to this extended date but have requested this amount of time finalise this decision.

We kindly request you confirm your consent to the extension by way of return email. If you are not inclined to agree to an extension of time, we ask that you let us know as soon as possible so the decision-maker may consider seeking an extension of time from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, in accordance with section 15AB of the FOI Act.

Kind regards, Debbie

FOI Adviser

Access and Administrative Review Section | Honours, Symbols and Legal Policy Branch

Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. 02 6271 5849 |e. [1][email address]

[2]www.dpmc.gov.au | [3]www.indigenous.gov.au

PO Box 6500 CANBERRA  ACT  2600

 

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Campbell, Alistair would like to recall the message, "PMO FOI Request (ref: FOI/PMO/2016/046) [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]".
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UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Fairless

Please find attached a decision in relation to your FOI request with the
Prime Minister – reference : FOI/PMO/2016/046. 

Kind regards

FOI Adviser

Access and Administrative Review | Honours, Symbols and Legal Policy
Branch

Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

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e. | [1][Prime Minister request email] | [2]www.dpmc.gov.au

PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600

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