Our references: FA 13/08/00052 ; ADF2013/24414

 

Good afternoon Ms Bourne,

 

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

 

                “Incident Detail Report 1-7A86JY 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 Sunday 18 August 2013.  Due to the original due date falling on a Sunday, we would appreciate an additional 3 business days to complete your request. This would also assist us in completing your request within the legislative timeframe.

 

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 21 August 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 tomorrow 14 August 2013.

 

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

 

Yours sincerely

 

Shannon Bevan

FOI Officer

FOI & Privacy Policy Section

02 6264 4667