Our references: FA 13/07/00792; ADF2013/22519

 

Good morning Mr Phillips,

 

I refer to your request for access to documents relating to:

 

“Incident Detail Report 1-70Y396 from the Department's Compliance, Case Management, Detention and Settlement Portal. I also request any documents attached to the detailed report.”

 

The current due date for your request is Monday 5 August 2013. Due to the number of requests currently being processed by our office, we may not be able to finalise your request by the original due date. 

 

DIAC seeks your agreement (under s.15AA of the FOI Act) to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days.  This would extend the due date for your request to Wednesday 4 September 2013.

 

The processing delays experienced by DIAC have been investigated by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in a recent 'own motion' investigation.  A copy of the report can be accessed at: http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/reports/immigration_processing_non-routine_FOI_sep2012.html

 

It would assist DIAC in managing its FOI caseload if you could provide a response to this request by close of business, Australian Eastern Standard Time Friday 26 July 2013.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jessica Hallams

 

Helpdesk Officer

FOI & Privacy Policy
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Telephone: (02) 6198 7525
Email: [email address]