Sentinel Export Summary MRH90 Taipan
Dear Department of Defence,
Please provide an export from Sentinel which lists all MRH90 safety incidents that were/are notifiable to Comcare.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear James
Acknowledgement
I refer to your correspondence of 19 September 2024 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.
The scope of your request is:
Please provide an export from Sentinel which lists all MRH90 safety
incidents that were/are notifiable to Comcare.
Clarification of scope
The relevant Defence line area has undertaken a preliminary review of your
request and are seeking clarification regarding the documents you are
seeking access to.
It has been identified that in its current form, reasons of practical
refusal may exist in relation to your request and to process it would
result in a substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources. This is
because the sought material covers an undisclosed period of time,
therefore we ask that you provide a date range for documents.
It would assist in the management of your request if you could please
provide a response by 5:00pm 25 September 2024.
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OFFICIAL
Dear James
I refer to my correspondence dated 23 September 2024.
I would be grateful if you could please provide the clarification
requested as soon as possible or by 12:00pm Monday, 30 September 2024.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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From: FOI Case Management
Sent: Monday, 23 September 2024 8:11 PM
To: '[FOI #12065 email]'
<[FOI #12065 email]>
Subject: Defence FOI 222/24/25 - Acknowledgment, due date, disclaimer and
clarification of scope
OFFICIAL
Dear James
Acknowledgement
I refer to your correspondence of 19 September 2024 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.
The scope of your request is:
Please provide an export from Sentinel which lists all MRH90 safety
incidents that were/are notifiable to Comcare.
Clarification of scope
The relevant Defence line area has undertaken a preliminary review of your
request and are seeking clarification regarding the documents you are
seeking access to.
It has been identified that in its current form, reasons of practical
refusal may exist in relation to your request and to process it would
result in a substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources. This is
because the sought material covers an undisclosed period of time,
therefore we ask that you provide a date range for documents.
It would assist in the management of your request if you could please
provide a response by 5:00pm 25 September 2024.
Disclaimer
Where staff details are captured in documents within the scope of your FOI
request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone
numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.
Charges
Defence may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations 2019. We will notify you if your request attracts a charge.
Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.
Timeframe
The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 19 October 2024. This period may be extended if we need to consult
with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.
Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day. This is in
accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.
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Department of Defence
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OFFICIAL
Dear James,
Please find attached a letter in relation to Defence FOI 222/24/25.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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Dear FOI Case Management,
I don't intend on revising the request as you have not provided any information to substantiate your purported "practical refusal" and as such cannot reasonably hold the view that a practical refusal reason exists. The notice is considered invalid and ineffective on that basis.
For instance you have only said there are "many records". That is insufficient in terms of the tests under the Act and the guidance in the FOI Guidelines.
I understand that running an export list from Sentinel using a keyword search is not a very time consuming operation (perhaps no more than ten minutes). As the list is an export summary it would not contain detailed information that would require extensive review.
The ADF has a budget of $55bn. It is ludicrous to suggest running an export from Sentinel would substantially divert the ADF's resources.
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear James,
I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking access to the
following:
Please provide an export from Sentinel which lists all MRH90 safety
incidents that were/are notifiable to Comcare.
The current statutory deadline for you to receive a response to
your request is 21 October 2024.
We are continuing to process your request however, our office is seeking
your agreement to a 14-day extension of the statutory deadline under
section 15AA [extension with agreement] of the FOI Act, to ensure that we
have considered all aspects of your request, and to make a robust decision
on access.
Should you agree, the statutory deadline for you to receive a response to
your request will expire on 4 November 2024.
It would be much appreciated if you could confirm your agreement to this
extension of time via e-mail by 5:00pm 21 October 2024.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter please do not hesitate
to contact us.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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Our reference: RQ24/04539
Agency reference: FOI 222/24/25
Agency name Department of Defence
By Email: [1][email address]
Name James Smith
By Email:
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Dear James
Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 222/24/25.
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