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DEFENCE FOI 1044/25/26
STATEMENT OF REASONS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982
1.
I refer to the request by Jedstar (the applicant), dated and received on 15 January 2026
by the Department of Defence (Defence), for access to the following documents under 
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act):
Land Warfare Publication  General (LWP-G) 6-1-4, including the most recent version 
and any superseded versions held by the Department of Defence.
FOI decision maker
2.
I am the authorised officer pursuant to section 23 of the FOI Act to make a decision on 
this FOI request.
Documents identified
3.
I identified one (1) document as falling within the scope of the request.  
Decision
4.
I have decided to refuse access to the document on the grounds that it is considered 
exempt under section 33 [Documents affecting national security, defence or 
international relations] of the FOI Act.
Material taken into account
5.
In making my decision, I have had regard to:
a. the terms of the request;
b. the content of the identified document in issue;
c. relevant provisions of the FOI Act; 
d. the Guidelines published by the Office of the Australian Information 
Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act (the Guidelines); and
e. Consultation with Headquarters Forces Command (FORCOMD).
REASONS FOR DECISION
Section 22 Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted
6.
Where a decision maker denies access to a document, section 22(1) of the FOI Act 
requires that they consider releasing the document with exempt matter deleted, if 
possible.
7.
Paragraph 3.172 of the Guidelines provides that:
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