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OFFICIAL

PM&C Reference: FOI/2025/289 

Dear “O”,

Thank you for your email of 18 October 2025  in which you made a request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department).  You set out the
terms of the request as follows:

I am seeking a request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982.

I am requesting any scoping work done by the Behavioural Economics Team of
the Australian Government on available data on diversity characteristics
provided to PWSS

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request, you should therefore
expect a decision from us by 17 November 2025. The processing period of 30
days may be extended in certain circumstances and we will write to you
separately regarding any extension of time.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the Department decides that you
are liable to pay a charge, we will send you a preliminary assessment of
the charge as soon as possible. 

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log at
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subject to certain exceptions. If you think you might wish to raise any
objections to the publication of your requested document, which may be
released to you, please contact us by email at [2][DPMC request email].  If you
do wish to object to the publication of information, you would need to set
out your reasons.

Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details

For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:

o any person’s signature;
o the names and contact details of Australian Public Service officers
not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
o the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;
o the names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level below
Chief of Staff.

If you consider the information categorised above is relevant to the terms
of your request please let us know at [3][DPMC request email], otherwise we will
take it that you agree this category of information may be reasonably
regarded as irrelevant and we will delete this information if it appears
in the documents that are otherwise responsive to your request. The names
and other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless there is
some reason for that information to be exempt from release.

Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at
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Kind regards,

Coordinator

FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country | One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
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The Department acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and
emerging Elders and Traditional Custodians of Country, and the
continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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OFFICIAL

Dear O,

Please find attached the decision for your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982.

Kind regards,

Adviser

FOI section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet[]

p. (02) 6271 5849

I work on Ngunnawal Country

One National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
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Cabinet (PM&C) would like to acknowledge
the Traditional Custodians of Country
throughout Australia and their continuing
spiritual, social and cultural relationship
with the land, waters, skies and community. We
pay our respects to their Elders past and
present, and to their community leaders, and
extend
that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples.

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