OFFICIAL
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER
FOI ref: 3290
14 March 2023
H
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Dear H
I acknowledge receipt of your request on 25 January 2023, under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
FOI
Act), in the following terms:
I seek access to any communication (including emails, whatsapp, signal, sms or other communication
regardless of platform) on 1 March 2023 between the Treasurer (or his office) and the Prime Minister
(or his office) in relation to:
1. the Capital Gain Tax exemption on the family home (otherwise known as a person's principal place
of residence)
2. the Treasurer's interview on Channel 7 Sunrise program on 1 March 2023.
As noted above, this request is limited to documents between the Treasurer/Treasurer's office and the
PM/PMO sent or received on 1 March 2023.
The FOI Act provides that we have 30 days to process the request. This period may be extended if we need
to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the amount of any such charge as soon
as possible.
We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request. These are set out below.
It is our usual practice:
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not to disclose the personal information of government employees or the personal contact details of
senior government employees (including those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will
generally be released.
•
not to release duplicates of any document captured within the scope of the request.
•
only the final version of a document will be considered within scope.
Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the above assumptions. If we do not
hear from you, your request will be processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your
request.
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Australia
Telephone: (02) 6277 7340
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We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us to use an
alternative means of contact.
If you have questions in relation to your request, please contact Treasury's FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.
Yours sincerely
Claudia Crawford
Chief of Staff
Office of the Treasurer, the Hon Jim Chalmers MP
