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Good morning Lucas,

Thank you for your request to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport,
Regional Development and Communications (the Department of Infrastructure)
seeking access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the
FOI Act), as follows:

 

1.       Under the purposes of the Freedom of Information 1982, I request
any and all communications between the department and any airlines about
securing them as the preferred provider of travel services to the
department for financial year 2021 and financial year 2022.

2.       I also request any log of gifts as accrued to department staff
from the airlines, including upgrades, lounge access and any other
hospitality.

I am writing to advise you that part 1 of your request has been
transferred to the Department of Finance in accordance with paragraph
16(1)(b) of the FOI Act. Paragraph 16(1)(b) enables an agency to transfer
a request if the subject matter of the request is more closely aligned
with the functions of another agency. The Department of Finance has
accepted transfer of part 1 of your request, and will contact you
directly.

 

Please contact the Department of Finance FOI team (CCed into this email)
for all further enquiries relating to the processing of part 1 of your
request.

 

In relation to part 2 of your request the Department of Infrastructure’s
Gifts and Benefits register can be accessed publicly at the following
location on our website:
[1]https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/depart....
As such, we consider part 2 of your request to be finalised.

 

Regards,

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information

Governance, Parliamentary and Integrity Branch

Governance, Parliamentary and Communications Division

[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Lucas Baird <[4][FOI #7577 email]>

Sent: Monday, 12 July 2021 10:46 AM

To: FOI <[5][email address]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Travel services to the
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and
Communications

 

Dear Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and
Communications,

 

Under the purposes of the Freedom of Information 1982, I request any and
all communications between the department and any airlines about securing
them as the preferred provider of travel services to the department for
financial year 2021 and financial year 2022.

 

I also request any log of gifts as accrued to department staff from the
airlines, including upgrades, lounge access and any other hospitality.

 

Yours sincerely,

Lucas Baird

 

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