OFFICIAL

Dear Jedstar

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 15 January 2026 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.

The scope of your request is:

Land Warfare Publication – General (LWP-G) 6-1-4, including the most
recent version and any superseded versions held by the Department of
Defence.

Disclaimer

Where staff details are captured in documents within the scope of your FOI
request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone
numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.

Charges

Defence may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations 2019. We will notify you if your request attracts a charge.
Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.

Timeframe

The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 14 February 2026. This period may be extended if we need to
consult with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if
this happens.

Please note that Defence is subject to a reduced work period during
December and January. We seek your agreement to a 30-day extension of time
under section 15AA of the FOI Act. If you agree to the extension, the new
statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision will end on 16 March
2026.  It would be much appreciated if you could confirm your agreement to
this extension of time via e-mail by close of business 23 January 2026.

Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day. This is in
accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.

Disclosure Log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published on Defence’s
disclosure log, located on our website.

Contact Details

We will contact you via the email address you have provided. Please advise
if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please contact:
[1][email address].

Kind regards

FOI Case Management
Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

Email: [2][email address]

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OFFICIAL

Dear Jedstar,

Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 1044/25/26. 

Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of
this decision. Your review rights are attached.

Please contact this office should you require any further information.

Regards,

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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OFFICIAL

Dear Jedstar,

This email is to acknowledge receipt of your email on 11 February 2026
seeking an internal review, under section 54 of the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act), of the decision you received on your FOI
request.

The review you are seeking is in relation to your FOI request for:

‘I seek access to the following document: Land Warfare Publication –
General (LWP-G) 6-1-4, including the most recent version and any
superseded versions held by the Department of Defence.

If the document is held in electronic form, I request that it be provided
electronically (PDF preferred). If any part of the document is considered
exempt, I request that:

- All non-exempt material be released, and

- The reasons for any exemptions relied upon be identified, including the
relevant sections of the Act.

- If processing this request is likely to incur a charge, please advise me
before proceeding.

- If the document has previously been released under FOI or is available
through another public mechanism, please provide a link or reference.’

We understand that you are seeking a review of:

‘Application of section 33 exemption

I request reconsideration of whether all material in the document meets
the threshold of causing, or being reasonably expected to cause, damage to
the defence of the Commonwealth. The decision appears to apply the
exemption broadly without distinguishing between sensitive operational
content and potentially releasable administrative, historical, or general
doctrinal material.

Access to edited copies – section 22

I request reconsideration of the conclusion that an edited copy would be
meaningless. It is submitted that non-sensitive material may still provide
informational value even if operational details are removed.

Consideration of partial or alternative access

I request assessment of whether:

- redacted extracts, summaries, or older/superseded versions; or

- high-level doctrinal sections that do not reveal capabilities or
formations

could be released without prejudice to national security.

Adequacy of reasons

I request further explanation of how the specific content of the document
meets the damage test under section 33(a)(ii), including clearer linkage
between the material and the predicted harm.’

The statutory deadline for Defence to issue you an internal review
decision is 30 days from the date we received your request. Consequently,
the statutory deadline for us to notify you of an internal review decision
is 13 March 2026.

If we require further time to process the internal review, we can apply to
the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) for further
time to deal with your application under section 54D(3) of the FOI Act. We
will let you know if this happens.

In the meantime, please contact us by return email if you have any
questions.

Regards

FOI Review Team

FOI Review Directorate

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence.
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