Response to a Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel

OFFICIAL

In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 20/12/00395
File Number: OBJ2020/38853

Dear Mr Ross

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 10 December 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Scope of request

You have requested access to the following:

All email correspondences and other documentation that were generated by the Department in the processing and refusal of my previous request for the document 'Response to a Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel and Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals in Australia's Migration Zone (BE-6309)'. A full record of this request can be found here:https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/p...

Your request was received by the Department on 10 December 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/12/00395 . 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.

Your review rights in relation to your request are available on the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner here.
Exclusion of staff details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of staff not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the direct contact details of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require personal details of non-SES officers, or direct contact details 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.

Duplicate documents

If the FOI decision-maker deems a document to be a duplicate, they will not assess those pages as part of your FOI request. This means that if a there is a decision to release the document to you, you will receive only one copy, even if multiple copies of that document exists.
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 [DIBP request email].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Elias Ross <[FOI #6970 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 10 December 2020 12:52 PM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Response to a Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel

Dear Department of Home Affairs,

I am hoping to request all email correspondences and other documentation that were generated by the Department in the processing and refusal of my previous request for the document 'Response to a Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel and Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals in Australia's Migration Zone (BE-6309)'. A full record of this request can be found here:https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/p...

Yours faithfully,

Elias Ross

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OFFICIAL

Good morning,

I refer to your request received on 10 December 2020 for access to documents under the FOI Act. The current due date for your request is 9 January 2021.

During the Christmas and holiday season the Department will endeavour to meet the statutory timeframe for your request. However, during this period, 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 8 February 2021.

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 December 2020.

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI section on the details below.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: FOI
Sent: Tuesday, 15 December 2020 1:05 PM
To: 'Elias Ross' <[FOI #6970 email]>
Subject: HPRM: Acknowledgement – FOI request FA 20/12/00395 [SEC=OFFICIAL]

OFFICIAL

In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 20/12/00395
File Number: OBJ2020/38853

Dear Mr Ross

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 10 December 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Scope of request

You have requested access to the following:

All email correspondences and other documentation that were generated by the Department in the processing and refusal of my previous request for the document 'Response to a Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel and Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals in Australia's Migration Zone (BE-6309)'. A full record of this request can be found here:https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/p...

Your request was received by the Department on 10 December 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/12/00395 . 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.

Your review rights in relation to your request are available on the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner here.
Exclusion of staff details

The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of staff not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the direct contact details of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require personal details of non-SES officers, or direct contact details 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.

Duplicate documents

If the FOI decision-maker deems a document to be a duplicate, they will not assess those pages as part of your FOI request. This means that if a there is a decision to release the document to you, you will receive only one copy, even if multiple copies of that document exists.
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 [DIBP request email].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division Strategy & Law Enforcement Group Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]