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Information Law Team

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

 

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Dear Mr Harborow

 

Your Freedom of Information request - Acknowledgement

 

We refer to your request, received by the Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations (department) on 24 December 2024, for access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the following documents:

 

“… a copy of the draft VET Information Standard being developed in
connection with the department's VET Data Streamlining initiative”

 

Your reference number for this request is LEX 1338. Please include this
reference number in all correspondence relating to your request.

 

Affected third party consultation

 

Your request covers documents that contain information concerning third
parties. As such, the department is required to consult with any affected
third parties concerned (under section 27 of the FOI Act) before making a
decision on the release of their information.

 

Affected third parties will be asked if they object to the disclosure of
their information and invited to provide reasons and evidence for their
submissions. While any comments made by affected third parties will be
taken into account, the department is obliged to form its own views in
making a decision about whether to grant you access to the documents you
requested.

 

Timeframe

 

The 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the department received your request. However, the period for
processing your request has been extended by a further 30 days in order to
allow the department sufficient time to consult with any affected third
parties in accordance with section 15(6) of the FOI Act.

 

You should therefore expect to receive a decision from us by 24 February
2025.

 

The statutory timeframe may be extended further with your agreement or
where otherwise permitted under the FOI Act.

 

Consent to disclose your identity

 

Please advise if you consent to being named as the applicant to any
affected third parties for the purpose of consultation by 3pm, 9 January
2025.

 

We will not disclose your identity to any affected third parties without
your consent. While you are under no obligation to reveal your identity as
the applicant, in our experience, third parties will generally be more
likely to object to the release of their information if they do not know
who the applicant is.

 

Charges

 

The department will advise you if a charge is payable to process your
request and the amount of any such charge as soon as practicable.

 

Your address

 

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your electronic address is
[1][FOI #12663 email]. Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.

 

Disclosure log

 

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on a disclosure
log on our website, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions
include where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.

 

Proposed irrelevant material (such as staff details) and material that is
out of scope

 

The department will treat the following as irrelevant under section
22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act unless you tell us otherwise by the timeframe
outlined below:

o the names, signatures, identification numbers, positional titles, and
direct contact details of Commonwealth staff
o internal group emails of Commonwealth agencies
o security classifications (dissemination limiting markers) that are no
longer applicable or potentially misleading.

 

The department will treat any duplicate documents, drafts other than the
most recent versions of the drafts, and documents that are publicly
available as out of scope of your request.

 

The department will take the above approach when processing your request
unless you tell us otherwise by 3pm, 9 January 2025.

 

Further assistance

 

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[2][email address].

 

Yours sincerely

 

Marcus

Information Law Team
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
[3]dewr.gov.au

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations acknowledges the
traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to them and their cultures, and Elders past, present and
emerging.

 

 

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.

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