OFFICIAL: Sensitive
Personal-Privacy

The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) has received your request
for data of 12 October 23. Your reference number for this request is
DA23/10/00433. 

The Department has interpreted your request as follows:

·         Total number of Applicants with pending citizenship ceremonies
for Brisbane City Council as of 12 October 2023.

·         Monthly count of citizenship attendees from 1 Jan 2023 to 12 Oct
2023 in Brisbane City Council.

·         Number of applicants whose citizenship has been approved by
20/Sep/2023 but still waiting for citizenship Ceremony in Brisbane City
Council.

If we have misinterpreted your request, please let us know by emailing
[1][Department of Home Affairs request email] quoting the above reference number so we can
reassess your request.

Charge for access

The Department has calculated that a charge of $90.00 is required for your
request.

Next Steps

You can now choose to:

·         pay the attached invoice for your request to proceed;

·         email [2][Department of Home Affairs request email] to tell us if your request has
been incorrectly interpreted; or

·         email [3][Department of Home Affairs request email] to tell us if you wish to
withdraw your request.

Your request will not be processed until you take one of these actions.

Please note: if you do not respond by 31 October 2023 your request will be
deemed to be withdrawn.

Financial hardship

If you believe that paying the charge for access would result in financial
hardship to you, you can request a waiver or reduction of the charge.
Please set out the reasons you believe that you would experience financial
hardship and provide supporting evidence.

An example of financial hardship would be when payment of the charge would
leave you unable to provide food, accommodation, clothing, medical
treatment, education or other necessities for yourself or your family, or
other people for whom you are responsible.

Your request for a waiver or reduction of charge will be considered, and a
response sent to you within 30 business days. Further information on
charges is available on our webpage: [4]Data requests (homeaffairs.gov.au)

Release of requested information

We will try to finalise your request within 30 business days of receiving
your payment. If we need to contact you regarding the clarity or size of
your request, we will contact you in writing.

In some circumstances, release of data may be prohibited by legislation
such as the Privacy Act 1988, Australian Border Force Act 2015 and
Migration Act 1958. If we cannot release the requested data due to
restrictions under legislation, we will notify you in writing. If we
cannot provide any data at all the Department will refund the amount you
have paid.

If you have any feedback about our handling of your data request, please
email [5][Department of Home Affairs request email]

Thank you for your data request. I look forward to your response. 

Benjamin

A/g Freedom of Information Officer

Personal-Privacy
OFFICIAL: Sensitive

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The Department of Home Affairs, the ABF and the National Emergency
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References

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2. mailto:[Department of Home Affairs request email]
3. mailto:[Department of Home Affairs request email]
4. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/access-an...
5. mailto:[Department of Home Affairs request email]

OFFICIAL

Dear Zeeshan

I am writing to notify you of my decision in relation to your data request
DA23/10/00433.

The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) has not received a
response, or payment of the invoice issued to you with the acknowledgment
of your data request. As advised in the options that were provided, the
Department must receive a response with 14 days or your request is closed
in all departmental systems.

Your request has now been closed and the invoice cancelled. Please do not
attempt to pay the invoice.

Should you wish to resubmit your data request please visit our Data
Request webpage at:
[1]https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/access-an...

Kind regards

Sumali

Position number: 60016835

Authorised FOI Officer | Data Channel Team

Freedom of Information Section

Privacy, FOI and Records Management Branch

Legal Group | Department of Home Affairs
[2][Department of Home Affairs request email]

Championing government accountability and transparency by enabling access
to information.

OFFICIAL

Important Notice: The content of this email is intended only for use by
the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received
this email by mistake, please advise the sender and delete the message and
attachments immediately.  This email, including attachments, may contain
confidential, sensitive, legally privileged and/or copyright information.
 

Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information
by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 
The Department of Home Affairs, the ABF and the National Emergency
Management Agency respect your privacy and have obligations under the
Privacy Act 1988.  

Unsolicited commercial emails MUST NOT be sent to the originator of this
email.

References

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2. mailto:[Department of Home Affairs request email]