Senior executive exclusive airline lounge memberships
Dear Attorney-General's Department,
I refer to the AGD employee and Agency Head gifts and benefits registers.
I request the following documents under the FOI Act:
1. For each of the individuals listed on the register with membership to Qantas Chairmans Lounge / Virgin's Beyond Lounge , their total number of flights and total expenditure, by airline, for the most recent available 12 month period (only flights funded by the department)
2. Any documents that detail any assessments made as to the 'estimated value' of these memberships (including those made by the individuals, or the department).
3. Any documents that detail any reasons for accepting (or declining) invitations to these exclusive airline lounges.
4. Any documents that are requests for advice from these individuals, or advice given to these individuals, that touch on whether the memberships are in accordance with applicable policies in relation to conflict of interest, gifts, etc.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything I can do to assist in the efficient processing of this request.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Squiggle
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OFFICIAL
Dear applicant
Freedom of Information Request FOI25/066
I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the
department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access
to documents.
Your request is for:
I refer to the AGD employee and Agency Head gifts and benefits registers
I request the following documents under the FOI Act:
1. For each of the individuals listed on the register with membership to
Qantas Chairmans Lounge / Virgin's Beyond Lounge , their total number of
flights and total expenditure, by airline, for the most recent available
12 month period (only flights funded by the department)
2. Any documents that detail any assessments made as to the 'estimated
value' of these memberships (including those made by the individuals, or
the department).
3. Any documents that detail any reasons for accepting (or declining)
invitations to these exclusive airline lounges.
4. Any documents that are requests for advice from these individuals, or
advice given to these individuals, that touch on whether the memberships
are in accordance with applicable policies in relation to conflict of
interest, gifts, etc.
I wish to draw your attention to a similar request processed by the
department regarding the same subject matter: FOI23/495. The documents
released are on the department’s disclosure log:
[1]https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protect...
Please review and consider whether this previous request addresses your
interest. If so, I would be grateful if you could please advise by return
email your agreement to withdraw your FOI request.
Should you wish to continue with your FOI request, please see the below:
Request for extension of time
We received your FOI request on 3 February 2025 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced on the following day. The
statutory due date for decision is currently 5 March 2025. We seek your
agreement to a 30-day extension of time to process this request under s
15AA of the FOI Act. This would mean that a decision about your request
would be due on 4 April 2025.
If we are in a position to make a decision earlier than this date, we will
endeavour to do so. The statutory period may also be extended if we need
to consult third parties or for other reasons permitted under the FOI Act.
We will advise you if this happens.
Request to exclude certain information from the scope of your request
The department is seeking your agreement to exclude the following
categories of information from the documents in your request:
o duplicates of documents that are in scope;
o personal information of members of the public;
o contact details for teams, internal to the department and other
agencies
o personal information belonging to officers of the department and other
government agencies.
Excluding the information listed above enables us to process your request
more efficiently. If you agree to the above exclusions, the names of
senior executive officers will be released where they are present in the
documents and do not attract an FOI exemption. In addition, publicly
available telephone numbers and email addresses will generally be
released.
Next steps
Please respond to this email by 11 February 2025 to confirm if you agree
to this extension of time and to the exclusion of the above information.
If you agree to the extension, we will notify the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner (OAIC) of your agreement under s 15AA of the FOI
Act, including your name and contact details.
If you would like to discuss this further please contact the FOI Team by
phoning (02) 6141 6666 or emailing [2][AGD request email].
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
( Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | 8 Email: [AGD request email]
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The Attorney-General’s Department may collect your personal information
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Dear FOI Officer,
Freedom of Information Request FOI25/066
Thank you for your email and for advising me of the similar request. Unfortunately that request does not provide the information I am seeking.
Please continue to process my request. I respectfully decline to agree to your extension request at this time.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Squiggle
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OFFICIAL
Dear applicant
Thank you for your response.
We note your decision to decline an extension of time to process your request.
I would appreciate if you could please confirm whether you agree to the following exclusions for your request:
- documents already published on the department's disclosure log for FOI23/495 that may be captured as part of your request
- duplicates of documents that are in scope
- personal information of members of the public;
- contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies
- personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.
Grateful for your response as soon as practicable.
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Squiggle <[FOI #12807 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 8 February 2025 7:31 AM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: CM: Re: 8.2.25 - APPLICANT TO FOI - DECLINES REQUEST FOR EXTENSION AND TO PROGRESS WITH REQUEST - Acknowledgement of receipt of FOI Request: FOI25/066 - Attorney-General's Department [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Dear FOI Officer,
Freedom of Information Request FOI25/066
Thank you for your email and for advising me of the similar request. Unfortunately that request does not provide the information I am seeking.
Please continue to process my request. I respectfully decline to agree to your extension request at this time.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Squiggle
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Dear applicant
Freedom of Information Request FOI25/066
I refer to your request to the Attorney-General's Department (the
department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) for access to documents.
Your request is for:
I refer to the AGD employee and Agency Head gifts and benefits registers
I request the following documents under the FOI Act:
1. For each of the individuals listed on the register with membership to Qantas Chairmans Lounge / Virgin's Beyond Lounge , their total number of flights and total expenditure, by airline, for the most recent available
12 month period (only flights funded by the department)
2. Any documents that detail any assessments made as to the 'estimated value' of these memberships (including those made by the individuals, or the department).
3. Any documents that detail any reasons for accepting (or declining) invitations to these exclusive airline lounges.
4. Any documents that are requests for advice from these individuals, or advice given to these individuals, that touch on whether the memberships are in accordance with applicable policies in relation to conflict of interest, gifts, etc.
I wish to draw your attention to a similar request processed by the department regarding the same subject matter: FOI23/495. The documents released are on the department’s disclosure log:
[1]https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protect...
Please review and consider whether this previous request addresses your interest. If so, I would be grateful if you could please advise by return email your agreement to withdraw your FOI request.
Should you wish to continue with your FOI request, please see the below:
Request for extension of time
We received your FOI request on 3 February 2025 and the 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced on the following day. The statutory due date for decision is currently 5 March 2025. We seek your agreement to a 30-day extension of time to process this request under s 15AA of the FOI Act. This would mean that a decision about your request would be due on 4 April 2025.
If we are in a position to make a decision earlier than this date, we will endeavour to do so. The statutory period may also be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons permitted under the FOI Act.
We will advise you if this happens.
Request to exclude certain information from the scope of your request
The department is seeking your agreement to exclude the following categories of information from the documents in your request:
o duplicates of documents that are in scope; o personal information of members of the public; o contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies o personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.
Excluding the information listed above enables us to process your request more efficiently. If you agree to the above exclusions, the names of senior executive officers will be released where they are present in the documents and do not attract an FOI exemption. In addition, publicly available telephone numbers and email addresses will generally be released.
Next steps
Please respond to this email by 11 February 2025 to confirm if you agree to this extension of time and to the exclusion of the above information.
If you agree to the extension, we will notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) of your agreement under s 15AA of the FOI Act, including your name and contact details.
If you would like to discuss this further please contact the FOI Team by phoning (02) 6141 6666 or emailing [2][AGD request email].
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
( Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | 8 Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
The Attorney-General’s Department may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number so that we can contact you about your request or privacy complaint. If your request concerns accessing or correcting your personal information, we will collect the minimum amount of evidence necessary to verify your identity. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6141 6666 or via e-mail [email address]. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information in the email or attachments.
References
Visible links
1. https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protect...
2. mailto:[AGD request email]
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Dear Kellie
Thank you for your email.
I am happy to exclude from scope of this request the following:
- documents already published on the department's disclosure log for FOI23/495 that may be captured as part of your request
- duplicates of documents that are in scope
- personal information of members of the public;
- contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies
- personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Squiggle
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) team at the
Attorney-General’s Department (the department). We get a high volume of
emails and FOI applications and work to respond as promptly as possible.
This auto-reply email confirms your email has been delivered to the
[AGD request email] mailbox. If you have written to the department to submit an
FOI request, please consider this email to be an acknowledgement of its
receipt.
Please note that we will only respond to emails about the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act). For information on how to make a
request under the FOI Act please refer to:
https://www.ag.gov.au/rights-and-protect....
For enquiries about other matters, please refer to:
https://www.ag.gov.au/about-us/connect-u....
The statutory processing time for FOI requests is 30 days, however this
may be extended if the department needs to consult third parties or for
other reasons. If you have submitted an FOI request, the department will
write to you again within 30 days of receiving your request. This
correspondence may:
* provide assistance to you to help you make a valid FOI request,
* seek further information from you to help us process your request,
* provide you with a decision on your FOI request, or
* discuss whether an extension of time is needed to process your request.
Please do not send duplicate emails as this may cause delays to processing
times.
This FOI inbox is monitored during business hours Monday to Friday,
excluding public holidays.
You can expect our team to provide a helpful, respectful service and we
expect respectful engagement in return.
Under s 89L of the FOI Act, disrespectful, threatening or abusive language
may be an abuse of the access action process. If this happens, we may not
be able to help you or we might take steps to manage how we communicate
with you.
If you have received this transmission in error please notify us
immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. If this e-mail or any
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If you have received this transmission in error please notify us
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OFFICIAL
Dear applicant
Thank you for your response and agreement to the exclusion of certain categories for your request.
I wish to clarify that you are seeking documents for points 2-4 of your request 'for 12 the most recent available 12 month period'?
1. For each of the individuals listed on the register with membership to Qantas Chairmans Lounge / Virgin's Beyond Lounge , their total number of flights and total expenditure, by airline, for the most recent available 12 month period (only flights funded by the department)
2. Any documents that detail any assessments made as to the 'estimated value' of these memberships (including those made by the individuals, or the department).
3. Any documents that detail any reasons for accepting (or declining) invitations to these exclusive airline lounges.
4. Any documents that are requests for advice from these individuals, or advice given to these individuals, that touch on whether the memberships are in accordance with applicable policies in relation to conflict of interest, gifts, etc.
Grateful for your response as soon as possible so that we may continue to process your request.
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
A Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Squiggle <[FOI #12807 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 6:48 PM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: CM: Re: 12.2.25 - APPLICANT TO FOI - Seeking agreement to exclusions - Acknowledgement of receipt of FOI Request: FOI25/066 - Attorney-General's Department [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Dear Kellie
Thank you for your email.
I am happy to exclude from scope of this request the following:
- documents already published on the department's disclosure log for FOI23/495 that may be captured as part of your request
- duplicates of documents that are in scope
- personal information of members of the public;
- contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies
- personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Squiggle
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Dear applicant
Thank you for your response.
We note your decision to decline an extension of time to process your request.
I would appreciate if you could please confirm whether you agree to the following exclusions for your request:
- documents already published on the department's disclosure log for FOI23/495 that may be captured as part of your request
- duplicates of documents that are in scope
- personal information of members of the public;
- contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies
- personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.
Grateful for your response as soon as practicable.
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
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OFFICIAL
Good morning
This is a follow up email to 14 February 2025 in which FOI are seeking clarification on the scope of your request.
We would be grateful for your response ASAP so as not to delay the processing of your request.
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
A Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Sent: Friday, 14 February 2025 4:35 PM
To: Mr Squiggle <[FOI #12807 email]>
Cc: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: CM: 14.2.25 - FOI TO APPLICANT - Clarification on scope of request - FOI Request: FOI25/066 - Attorney-General's Department [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Dear applicant
Thank you for your response and agreement to the exclusion of certain categories for your request.
I wish to clarify that you are seeking documents for points 2-4 of your request 'for 12 the most recent available 12 month period'?
1. For each of the individuals listed on the register with membership to Qantas Chairmans Lounge / Virgin's Beyond Lounge , their total number of flights and total expenditure, by airline, for the most recent available 12 month period (only flights funded by the department)
2. Any documents that detail any assessments made as to the 'estimated value' of these memberships (including those made by the individuals, or the department).
3. Any documents that detail any reasons for accepting (or declining) invitations to these exclusive airline lounges.
4. Any documents that are requests for advice from these individuals, or advice given to these individuals, that touch on whether the memberships are in accordance with applicable policies in relation to conflict of interest, gifts, etc.
Grateful for your response as soon as possible so that we may continue to process your request.
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
A Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Squiggle <[FOI #12807 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 6:48 PM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: CM: Re: 12.2.25 - APPLICANT TO FOI - Seeking agreement to exclusions - Acknowledgement of receipt of FOI Request: FOI25/066 - Attorney-General's Department [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Dear Kellie
Thank you for your email.
I am happy to exclude from scope of this request the following:
- documents already published on the department's disclosure log for FOI23/495 that may be captured as part of your request
- duplicates of documents that are in scope
- personal information of members of the public;
- contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies
- personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Squiggle
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Dear applicant
Thank you for your response.
We note your decision to decline an extension of time to process your request.
I would appreciate if you could please confirm whether you agree to the following exclusions for your request:
- documents already published on the department's disclosure log for FOI23/495 that may be captured as part of your request
- duplicates of documents that are in scope
- personal information of members of the public;
- contact details for teams, internal to the department and other agencies
- personal information belonging to officers of the department and other government agencies.
Grateful for your response as soon as practicable.
Kind regards
Kellie
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
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The Attorney-General’s Department may collect your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email address and telephone number so that we can contact you about your request or privacy complaint. If your request concerns accessing or correcting your personal information, we will collect the minimum amount of evidence necessary to verify your identity. We hold personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6141 6666 or via e-mail [email address].
If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information in the email or attachments.
Dear FOI Officer
Thank you for your email.
I can confirm the 12 month period I was referring to was restricted to point 1 of my request.
I don't believe a date restriction would assist greatly in assessing points 2-4 of my request, since the individuals concerned (ie. those with the relevant lounge memberships) ought to be able to reasonably identify the applicable time periods for the requested documents.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything else I can do to assist.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Squiggle
Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) team at the
Attorney-General’s Department (the department). We get a high volume of
emails and FOI applications and work to respond as promptly as possible.
This auto-reply email confirms your email has been delivered to the
[AGD request email] mailbox. If you have written to the department to submit an
FOI request, please consider this email to be an acknowledgement of its
receipt.
Please note that we will only respond to emails about the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act). For information on how to make a
request under the FOI Act please refer to:
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