OFFICIAL

Dear James Smith

 

I refer to your email of 26 February 2025 to the Minister for Defence
seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to
footage of question and answer portion of two events.

 

It appears that your request is more closely connected with the function
of the Department of Defence (Defence). As such, I am writing to inform
you that your request has been transferred to Defence under section 16 of
the FOI Act.

 

You will be advised of the status of your request by an FOI team member
soon.

 

Thank you and regards

 

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

 

[1]Freedom of information requests | About | Defence

 

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OFFICIAL

Dear James

 

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 26 February 2025 to the Minister for
Defence seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)
to:

 

I request footage of the question and answer portion of Minister Linda
Reynolds' appearances and speeches at the following events:

 

20 November 2020:

[1]https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/spee...

 

9 December 2020:

[2]https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/spee...

 

On 4 March 2025, your request was transferred to the Department of Defence
(Defence) under section 16 of the FOI Act as your request relates more
closely to the functions of the agency.

 

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 28 March 2025. This period may be extended if we need to consult
with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.

 

Disclosure Log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published on Defence’s
disclosure log, located on our website.

 

Contact Details

We will contact you via the email address you have provided. Please advise
if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

 

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact via email: [3][email address].

 

Kind regards

 

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

 

[4]Freedom of information requests | About | Defence

IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence.
Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email
may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in
error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email
immediately.

 

 

References

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