Reference: R31578547
FOI 059/17/18 STATEMENT OF REASONS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT
1.
I refer to the application by Mr Asher Hirsch under the
Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act), for access to:
“…a list of all military vessels, aircrafts, vehicles and any other military equipment that have
been "gifted" or other donated to the Indonesian Government, between 2001 and 2017.”
FOI decision maker
2.
I am the accredited officer pursuant to section 23 of the FOI Act to make a decision on
this FOI request.
Documents identified
3.
I identified one document as matching the description of the request.
Decision
4.
I have decided to release one document in full with irrelevant material deleted in
accordance with section 22(1)(b)(ii) of the FOI Act.
Material taken into account
5.
In making my decision, I had regard to:
a. the terms of the request;
b. the content of the identified document in issue;
c. relevant provisions in the FOI Act;
d. the Guidelines published by the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act (the Guidelines); and
e. advice received from officers within the department, specifically Chief
Financial Officer Group (CFO) and Capability Acquisition and Sustainment
Group (CASG).
Linda McCann
Accredited Decision Maker
International Policy Division
3 October 2017