Senate Estimates briefs 2024-25 Gov Ads
Dear Department of Finance,
In accordance with the FOI Act, I request the release of the document titled "Government Advertising" referenced in the document Secretary / Minister Brief Titles - Budget 2024-25, released in FOI 24/004 and FOI/005 (Document 1).
Yours faithfully,
Gary Moorcroft
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to the Department’s FOI
Team for their consideration. A member of the FOI Team will respond to
your email in the next couple of days.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Dear Gary
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 24-25/038
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act):
In accordance with the FOI Act, I request the release of the document
titled "Government Advertising" referenced in the document Secretary /
Minister Brief Titles - Budget 2024-25, released in FOI 24/004 and FOI/005
(Document 1).
Finance will now process your request.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 4/09/2024. The statutory period
for processing your request commences from the day after Finance received
your request and a decision is due on 4/10/2024.
The processing period may be extended if we need to consult third parties,
impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Liability to pay a charge
You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as
possible, before we process any requested documents or impose a final
charge.
Publication
As required by the FOI Act, any documents provided to you under the FOI
Act will be published on our [1]disclosure log, unless an exemption
applies or the documents are characterised as containing personal
information. Documents will be published the next working day after they
are released to you.
Policy to exclude junior officer contact details, signatures and mobile
phone numbers
Finance has adopted a policy to generally exclude from any documents
released under FOI, the names and contact details of junior staff (non-SES
officers) and staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act
1984 (adviser level and below). Finance has also adopted a policy to
exclude signatures and mobile phone numbers from any documents released
under FOI (unless publicly available). Finance’s preference is to reach
agreement with FOI applicants to exclude these details from the scope of
the request. Where there is no objection, the names and contact details of
junior officers, as well as any signatures and mobile phone numbers
appearing in identified documents, will be redacted under section 22 of
the FOI Act on the basis that these details are irrelevant to the request.
Please contact the FOI Team on the below contact details if you wish to
discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
References
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OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Moorcroft,
Finance FOI reference: FOI 24-25/038
Finance is processing your FOI request, in which you have requested the
document titled ‘Government Advertising’ referenced in the document
Secretary / Minister Brief Titles - Budget 2024-25, released in FOI 24/004
and FOI/005.
Finance seeks your assistance to process your request more efficiently.
The document you have requested contains information about FOI requests
related to government advertising, including the names of the FOI
applicants. Finance seeks your consent to exclude the personal information
of third party FOI applicants as irrelevant to your request. We are
intending to leave the substance of the requests unredacted.
We would be grateful if you could advise by Wednesday 18 September 2024
whether you consent to this proposed approach.
Kind regards,
FOI Team
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
From: FOI Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 3:56 PM
To: Gary Moorcroft <[FOI #12006 email]>
Cc: FOI Requests <[email address]>
Subject: FOI 24-25/038 - Acknowledgement [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
Dear Gary
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 24-25/038
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act):
In accordance with the FOI Act, I request the release of the document
titled "Government Advertising" referenced in the document Secretary /
Minister Brief Titles - Budget 2024-25, released in FOI 24/004 and FOI/005
(Document 1).
Finance will now process your request.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 4/09/2024. The statutory period
for processing your request commences from the day after Finance received
your request and a decision is due on 4/10/2024.
The processing period may be extended if we need to consult third parties,
impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Liability to pay a charge
You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as
possible, before we process any requested documents or impose a final
charge.
Publication
As required by the FOI Act, any documents provided to you under the FOI
Act will be published on our [1]disclosure log, unless an exemption
applies or the documents are characterised as containing personal
information. Documents will be published the next working day after they
are released to you.
Policy to exclude junior officer contact details, signatures and mobile
phone numbers
Finance has adopted a policy to generally exclude from any documents
released under FOI, the names and contact details of junior staff (non-SES
officers) and staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act
1984 (adviser level and below). Finance has also adopted a policy to
exclude signatures and mobile phone numbers from any documents released
under FOI (unless publicly available). Finance’s preference is to reach
agreement with FOI applicants to exclude these details from the scope of
the request. Where there is no objection, the names and contact details of
junior officers, as well as any signatures and mobile phone numbers
appearing in identified documents, will be redacted under section 22 of
the FOI Act on the basis that these details are irrelevant to the request.
Please contact the FOI Team on the below contact details if you wish to
discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
References
Visible links
1. https://www.finance.gov.au/about-us/free...
Dear FOI Requests,
Confirming it is okay to exclude personal information where appropriate.
Yours sincerely,
Gary Moorcroft
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to the Department’s FOI
Team for their consideration. A member of the FOI Team will respond to
your email in the next couple of days.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Moorcroft,
Thank you for consenting to the removal of personal information from the
document where appropriate.
The Department of Finance advises that we will be conducting third party
consultation for your request (FOI 24-25/038). As provided for under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982, the processing period has been extended
by 30 calendar days to allow for this consultation. As such, a decision is
currently due to you by Monday 4 November 2024.
If you have any questions regarding the consultation process or your
request more generally, please contact us by reply email.
Kind regards,
FOI Team
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603