Resettle Agreement between Australia and USA
Dear Australian Border Force,
I would like to request all documents relating to the USA and Australia agreement for USA to accept persons currently in immigration detention on Nauru and Manus Island between 1 October 2016 and 30 August 2017.
Yours faithfully,
Margaret Anderson
UNCLASSIFIED
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 17/09/00969
File Number: ADF2017/102556
Dear Ms Anderson
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 24 September 2017 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
You have requested access to the following:
All documents relating to the USA and Australia agreement for USA to accept persons currently in immigration detention on Nauru and Manus Island between 1 October 2016 and 30 August 2017.
Your request was received by the Department on 24 September 2017 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 17/09/00969. Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
Timeframe for receiving your decision
The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date upon which your application was received by the Department.
Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact details
The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work telephone numbers of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require names and contact details of non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of your request.
Publication of document
Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the Department may be required to publish these documents on its website within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act. Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or business affairs information.
Contacting the FOI Section
Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at [ABF request email].
FOI Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
Our references: FA 17/09/00969; ADF2017/102556
Dear Ms Anderson
This email refers to your FOI request received on 24 September 2017
seeking access to:
"All documents relating to the USA and Australia agreement for USA to
accept persons currently in immigration detention on Nauru and Manus
Island between 1 October 2016 and 30 August 2017.'
The purpose of this email is to advise you, as required under s.24AB of
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) that I consider a practical
refusal reason exists under s.24AA of the FOI Act in relation to your
request. I have set out my reasons and the actions required by you (to
consult on the scope of your request) in the attached notice.
The current due date for your FOI request is 24 October 2017. In
accordance with s.24AB(8) of the FOI Act the legislated processing time
for your request is suspended during the consultation period. Please refer
to the attached notice for further details.
Consultation period
The FOI Act requires that you respond to this notice before the end of the
consultation period, which is close of Tuesday 17 October 2017.
You may consult with me by replying to this email: [1][ABF request email]
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
E: [2][ABF request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
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2. mailto:[ABF request email]
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Our references: FA 17/09/00969; ADF2017/102556
Dear Ms Anderson
Further to the advice below, as we did not receive a response from you
this FOI request has now been withdrawn.
kind regards,
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
E: [1][ABF request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
From: FOI
Sent: Tuesday, 3 October 2017 2:13 PM
To: 'Margaret Anderson' <[FOI #4106 email]>
Subject: HPRM: Notice under s.24AB of FOI Act – FA 17/09/00969
[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Our references: FA 17/09/00969; ADF2017/102556
Dear Ms Anderson
This email refers to your FOI request received on 24 September 2017
seeking access to:
"All documents relating to the USA and Australia agreement for USA to
accept persons currently in immigration detention on Nauru and Manus
Island between 1 October 2016 and 30 August 2017.'
The purpose of this email is to advise you, as required under s.24AB of
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) that I consider a practical
refusal reason exists under s.24AA of the FOI Act in relation to your
request. I have set out my reasons and the actions required by you (to
consult on the scope of your request) in the attached notice.
The current due date for your FOI request is 24 October 2017. In
accordance with s.24AB(8) of the FOI Act the legislated processing time
for your request is suspended during the consultation period. Please refer
to the attached notice for further details.
Consultation period
The FOI Act requires that you respond to this notice before the end of the
consultation period, which is close of Tuesday 17 October 2017.
You may consult with me by replying to this email: [2][ABF request email]
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
E: [3][ABF request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
Important Notice: The content of this email is intended only for use by
the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received
this email by mistake, please advise the sender and delete the message and
attachments immediately. This email, including attachments, may contain
confidential, sensitive, legally privileged and/or copyright information.
Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information
by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited.
DIBP respects your privacy and has obligations under the Privacy Act 1988.
Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
email.
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2. mailto:[ABF request email]
3. mailto:[ABF request email]