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2 February 2017
Our reference: LEX 25198
Mr Jeremy Cooper-Stout
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx Dear Mr Cooper-Stout
Freedom of Information Request - Third Party Consultation
I refer to your request dated 11 January 2017 and received by the Department of Human Services
(the
department) on the same day, for access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the
FOI
Act) to the following:
‘Referring to the change in website language documented here:
https://twitter.com/fergushunter/status/818620751414558720, I would like to request under
the FOI act any internal emails, content management system change requests or similar
discussing and authorising that change.’
Third-party consultation - business documents
As your request covers documents which contain information concerning the business, commercial
or financial affairs of an organisation, or a person's business or professional affairs, the department
is required to consult with the person or organisation concerned (under section 27 of the FOI Act)
before making a decision on the release of those documents.
For this reason the period for processing your request has been extended by 30 days in order to
allow the department time to consult with that person or organisation (section 15(6) of the FOI Act).
The processing period for your request will now end on 12 March 2017.
The consultation mechanism under section 27 applies when the department considers the person or
organisation concerned may wish to contend that the requested documents are exempt because
their release would disclose trade secrets or commercially valuable information or may adversely
affect their business or financial affairs.
The department will take into account any comments we receive from the person or organisation.
However, the final decision on whether to grant you access to the documents requested rests with
this department.
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Further assistance
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Yours sincerely
Authorised FOI Decision Maker
Freedom of Information Team
FOI and Litigation Branch | Legal Services Division
Department of Human Services
