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Freedom of Information
Investment, Governance and Assurance Department
Victoria Police Centre
GPO Box 913
Melbourne VIC 3001
xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx
Our ref: 93663/25
Alan Baxter
By email only: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Baxter
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
I acknowledge receipt of your payment in the sum of $33.60, received on 11 July 2025, in payment of
the statutory application fee relating to your Freedom of Information application, initial y received by
Victoria Police on 2 July 2025. Please refer to online receipt number 4118720910 in
acknowledgement of your payment of the statutory application fee.
Please be advised that your request is currently being considered. Under section 21 of the Act,
Victoria Police is required to take all reasonable steps to enable you to be notified of a decision no
later than 30 days after the day on which your request was received, unless that period is extended.
Currently the staff at the Freedom of Information Division are experiencing a significant increase in
workload. As a result, we are finalising requests on average
36 weeks after the due date.
Therefore, completion of your request is likely to be delayed.
If you need the documents urgently, please let us know the following:
the reason for the urgency; and
the date the documents are needed by.
When we receive this information, we wil consider prioritising your request.
If the documents in relation to your request reveal that consultation wil be required under sections
29A, 31, 31A, 33, 34 or 35 of the Act, Victoria Police may extend the time for processing your request
in accordance with section 21(2)(a) of the Act.
Upon completion of the processing, I wil forward a written response to your request advising of all
documents located and those to be released as wel as any applicable access charges.
Please note access charges are separate from the statutory application fee. Pursuant to section 22 of
the Act, and in conjunction with the provisions of the
Freedom of Information (Access Charges)
Regulations 2025, an agency is entitled to seek charges for reasonable costs incurred for searching
and producing copies of documents.
Charges are calculated at $25.20 per hour or part thereof of search time. Further charges may
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apply where printed copies of documents or other media such as CDs or DVDs are provided.
For further information regarding the Freedom of Information Division at Victoria Police please visit
our webpage: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/freedom-information
If you have any queries, please email this office at xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx and quote the reference
number: 93663.
Yours sincerely
Robin Davey
Manager
Freedom of Information Division
Date: 28 October 2025
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