20 January 2017
Mr Gareth Smith
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 17/01/00801
File Number: ADF2017/7150
Dear Mr Smith
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
This letter refers to an access request received by the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD)
under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) on 6 January 2017, seeking access
to:
•
Statistics relating to the migration of Israelis into Australia over the last
decade.(DIBP)
•
The process of vetting Israelis, either migrating to or visiting Australia, for possible
human rights abuses committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and
(DIBP)
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection agreed to accept the transfer from
AGD on 13 January 2017. Your request has been allocated FOI request number FA
17/01/00801. Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the
Freedom of Information (FOI) Section.
Exclusion of non-SES staff personal details and SES telephone contact details
The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of officers not in the Senior
Executive Service (SES), as well as the mobile and work telephone numbers of SES staff,
contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require names and
contact details of non-SES officers, or direct telephone numbers of SES staff, please inform
us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree
to that information being excluded from the scope of your request.
Contacting the FOI Section
If you wish to discuss your access request you may contact the FOI Section using the details
provided below.
6 Chan Street Belconnen ACT 2617
PO Box 25 BELCONNEN ACT 2616 • Telephone 02 6264 1111 • Website: www.border.gov.au
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Contacting the Department
You can contact us with an enquiry in a number of ways including by email, through our
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In Australia you can call 13 18 81 between 9 am and 4 pm Monday to Friday. Details on
submitting a webform, or contacting our offices outside Australia are available on our website
at
www.border.gov.au. Yours sincerely
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Services Division
Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email:
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