Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:23:48 +1100
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Letter from Senator Dean Smith and response
From: Ben Fairless <[FOI #10927 email]>
To: FOI requests at Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection <[email address]>

Dear Minister for Immigration,

I refer to allegations in parliament about letters from Senator Smith to the minister advocating for an individual on Christmas Island who is a child sex offender.

I would ask if it’s possible for a copy of these letters (and any responses) to be made available administratively. I have no objection to the withholding of information which would identify the individual.

If it’s not possible to do this administratively, can this be processed as a formal FOI request?

Yours faithfully,

Ben Fairless

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