If not delivered return to PO Box 7820 Canberra BC ACT 2610
2 June 2023
Our reference: LEX 73830
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Lei Ying,
Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act). You requested access to:
I request release of operational blueprint documents:
109-03030000 - Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
109-21032647 - Requesting non-disclosure of information during an Administrative
Appeals Tribunal (AAT) first review.
Your request was received by Services Australia (the Agency) on 30 May 2023 and the 30
day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.
You should therefore expect a decision from us by 29 June 2023. The period of 30 days may
be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We wil advise you if this
happens.
Services Australia wil advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the
amount of any such charge as soon as practicable. No charge is payable for providing a
person with their own personal information.
Your Address
The FOI Act requires you provide us with an address which we can send notices to. You
have advised your electronic address is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
We wil send all notices and correspondence to this address. Please advise us as soon as
possible if you wish correspondence to be sent to another address or if your address
changes. If you do not advise us of changes to your address, correspondence and notices
wil continue to be sent to the address specified above.
Administrative Release of Documents
Services Australia has administrative access arrangements (arrangements) for the release of
certain documents without the need for a formal FOI request. Unless you advise us
otherwise, in processing your request we may provide you with documents under these
arrangements where appropriate. The arrangements do not extend to information or
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materials of third parties. You wil be notified when documents are released to you under the
arrangements.
Disclosure Log
Please note information released under the FOI Act may be published in a disclosure log on
the Agency's website. Section 11C of the FOI Act requires this publication, however it is
subject to certain exceptions, including where publication of personal, business, professional
or commercial information would be unreasonable.
Exclusion of junior staff details
The Agency is working towards ensuring all staff have a choice about whether they provide
their full name, personal logon identifiers and direct contact details in response to public
enquiries. Where such details are included in the scope of a request, this may add to
processing time and applicable charges as it may be necessary to consider whether the
details are exempt under the FOI Act. On this basis, unless you tell us otherwise, we will
assume these details are out of scope of your request and they wil be redacted under
section 22 of the FOI Act.
Further assistance
If you have any questions please email xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Claire
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Team
FOI and Ombudsman Branch | Legal Services Division
Services Australia
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