20 June 2016
In reply please quote:
FOI Request FA 16/05/02461
File Number ADF 2016/23555
Mr Sam Everingham
Sent via email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Freedom of Information – notice that applicant is liable to pay a charge (s.29(1))
Dear Mr Everingham,
This letter refers to your request
received on 24 May 2016 seeking access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the following documents:
I am seeking statistics on the number of citizenship applications received by the
Department relating to children born through international surrogacy arrangements by
country of birth for the following six financial years:
2013/14
2012/13
2011/12
2010/11
2009/10
2008/09
I am writing to advise you of my decision that you are liable to pay a charge for processing
this request. I am an officer authorised under s.23(1) of the Act to make decisions in relation
to FOI requests, including the decision to impose a charge.
As provided under s.29 of the Act and the
Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations
1982 (the Regulations), I have undertaken a preliminary assessment of the amount of
charges you are liable to pay and have assessed that to be $15.
Basis for my preliminary assessment of the charge
I have assessed the work the Department would need to do to process your request and
have calculated the following breakdown of charges.
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Cheques and money orders should be made payable to "Collector of Public Monies DIBP"
and sent to:
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration & Border Protection
PO Box 25
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
If you wish to pay by credit card, please fill out the attached credit card authorisation form and
forward to Freedom of Information Section at the above address, or email to xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx.
If you wish to pay by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) the Department’s bank account details
are as follows:
Bank:
CBA
BSB:
062987
Account Number:
10016044
Account Name:
DIBP Official Administered Direct Credit Receipts Account
When making the transfer you will need to quote the number of your request –
FA 16/05/02461 – so that your payment can be identified by our Finance area. Failure to do
so may result in payments not being identified as FOI related and could result in processing
delays.
Please advise FOI when you have made the payment made by direct credit so that we can
contact the Finance area and they can issue a receipt. You should also be aware that
payments by direct credit are not processed in real time. There is at least a one day delay
between somebody paying money into the Department's account and notification of the
payment via our bank account statement.
Processing period suspended
The period for processing your request is suspended from the day that you are deemed to
have been ‘notified’ of the charge and resumes on:
• the day you indicate that you ‘agree’ to pay the charge or
• the day on which this agency makes a decision not to impose a charge.
You may indicate your agreement to pay the charge by either paying the deposit or paying
the charge in full.
Contacting the FOI Section
If you wish to discuss this matter, I can be contacted using the details provided below.
Regards,
Brad Collins
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
