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Richard Cooper
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Richard,
Freedom of Information Act 1982 – Notice of Decision
I refer to your 11 October 2025 request, to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources
(
the department), which was subsequently revised by agreement, to seek access under the
Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (
FOI Act) to:
• the industry growth program
• 1 March 2025 to date of request
• resignations by EL1 and EL2 staff
I am an authorised decision maker under section 23 of the FOI Act.
The department has undertaken extensive searches of all relevant electronic databases, files and
corporate file lists for the documents you have requested, however has been unable to locate any
existing documents that contain the information you are seeking.
On the basis of these searches, I am satisfied that all reasonable steps have been taken to locate
any documents relevant to your request, but no such documents exist.
Therefore, I have decided to refuse your request in accordance with section 24A of the FOI Act on
the grounds that the documents you have requested do not exist.
If you are dissatisfied with this decision, your review rights are set out in
Attachment A.
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Please do not hesitate to contact the FOI team at
xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx if you require any further
clarification.
Yours sincerely
Tanja Watson
General Manager
People Branch
5 November 2025
Enclosures Attachment A – Review Rights
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Attachment A
REVIEW RIGHTS
Application for Internal Review
Section 54 of the FOI Act gives you the option to apply for a departmental internal review of my decision. If
you make an application for internal review it will be conducted by an officer of the department (other than
me) appointed by the Secretary of the department to conduct a review and make a completely fresh decision
on the merits of the case.
Application for a review of the decision must be made within 30 days after the day of receipt of this letter, or
within 15 days of receipt of the documents to which this decision relates (whichever is the longer period). You
do not have to pay any fees or processing charges for an internal review, except for charges relating to the
provision of any additional relevant material located as a result of the review (for example photocopying).
While a specific form is not required, it would assist the decision maker if your application specifies the
grounds on which you consider the decision should be reviewed.
Application for a review of a decision should be addressed to:
FOI Coordinator
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
GPO Box 2013
CANBERRA ACT 2601
or by e-mail to
: xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Review by the Australian Information Commissioner
If any decision on internal review were not satisfactory to you, section 54L of the FOI Act gives you the right to
apply for review of my decision by the Information Commissioner.
An application for review by the Information Commissioner may be made regardless of whether the decision
was the subject of a departmental internal review. An application for review by the Information Commissioner
must be made within 60 days of receipt of this notice. There is no fee for review by the Information
Commissioner.
You must apply in writing and you can lodge your application in one of the following ways:
Onli
ne: www.oaic.gov.au Post: GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
Fax: +61 2 9284 9666
Email
: xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
An application form is available on the website
at www.oaic.gov.au. Your application should include a copy of
this notice and your contact details. You should also set out why you are objecting to the decision.
Complaints to the Australian Information Commissioner
You may complain to the Australian Information Commissioner concerning action taken by an agency in the
exercise of powers or the performance of functions under the FOI Act. There is no fee for making a complaint.
The Australian Information Commissioner will make a completely independent investigation of your complaint.
A complaint to the Australian Information Commissioner must be made in writing and can be lodged online
using the Information Commissioner Complaint Application form on the Australian Information
Commissioner’s website
at www.oaic.gov.au.
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