Risk Assessment for Global Hawk drone landing at Avalon Airport

UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Culley,

I confirm receipt of your request for access to documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 of 25 February 2015.

The contact officer for your request is Mrs Jennifer Smith-Roberts, Freedom of Information and Finance Officer, and she is contactable as detailed below:

Jennifer Smith-Roberts
Legal Services Division
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
GPO Box 2005, Canberra ACT 2601

Ph: 02 6217 1445
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Jennifer will be in touch with you in relation to the processing of your request.

Kirsty Ferguson
Legal Services Division
Civil Aviation Safety Authority

-----Original Message-----
From: Culley Palmer [mailto:[FOI #984 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2015 10:59 PM
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Risk Assessment for Global Hawk drone landing at Avalon Airport

Dear Civil Aviation Safety Authority,

Please consider this a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982;

The document I seek is a Risk Assessment or other such report to the same effect, created in anticipation of a US Global Hawk military drone landing at Melbourne's Avalon Airport on the night of February 21st 2015.

Background:
"A remotely piloted RQ-4 Global Hawk operated by the US Air Force (USAF) landed at Avalon Airport on Saturday evening ahead of the Australian International Airshow 2015"

http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/02...

Regards,

Culley Palmer

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Dear Mr Culley

The documents you are seeking access to are more closely aligned with the functions undertaken by the Department of Defence. I have been in contact with the FOI area of Defence in relation to your request, and they have accepted the transfer of your request under section 16 of the FOI Act.

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Jennifer Smith-Roberts
Freedom of Information and Finance Officer Legal Services Division Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Ph: 02 6217 1445
Fax: 02 6217 1607
Email: [email address]