If not delivered return to PO Box 7820 Canberra BC ACT 2610
20 March 2017
Our reference: LEX 28321
Mr Ben Fairless
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Fairless
Internal Review Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request, for internal review of the Freedom of Information (FOI) decision made by an
Authorised FOI Decision Maker dated 15 March 2017.
Decision on internal review
Your request was received by the department on 10 March 2017 and the 30 day statutory period for
processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You should therefore expect a
decision from us by 10 April 2017.
In accordance with s54C of the FOI Act a person (other than the person who made the original
decision) will be the decision maker for this internal review.
Your Address
The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address which we can send notices to. You have
advised your electronic address is
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx. We will send all
notices and correspondence to this address. Please advise us as soon as possible if you wish
correspondence to be sent to another address or if your address changes. If you do not advise us of
changes to your address, correspondence and notices will continue to be sent to the address
specified above.
Disclosure Log
Please note that information released under FOI Act may be published in a disclosure log on the
department's website. Section 11C of the FOI Act requires this publication, however it is subject to
certain exceptions, including where publication of personal, business, professional or commercial
information would be unreasonable.
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Exclusion of junior department employee details
The department is working towards ensuring that all employees have a choice about whether they
provide their full name, personal logon identifiers and direct contact details in response to public
enquiries. Where such details are included in the scope of a request, this may add to processing
time and applicable charges as it may be necessary to consider whether the details are exempt
under the FOI Act. On this basis, unless you tell us otherwise, we will assume that these details are
out of scope of your request and they will be redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act.
Further assistance
If you have any questions please email
xxx.xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
FOI Registration Officer
Freedom of Information Team
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division
Department of Human Services
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Department of Human Services
