31 August 2017
Mr Bill Tarte
By email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 17/08/01086
File Number: ADF2017/92121
Dear Mr Tarte
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
This letter refers to an access request received under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) on 27 August 2017, seeking access to:
‘Please provide a copy of the final risk assessment of the "Security Risk Assessment
Tool" project. The "Security Risk Assessment Tool" I am referring to is the one
reference in the recent article in The Age here (<http://www.theage.com.au/federal-
politics/political-news/computers-replace-humans-in-assessing-danger-of-inmates-in-
immigration-detention-20170825-gy4i19.html>).’
Your request has been allocated FOI request number FA 17/08/01086. 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.
Timeframe for request
The statutory time frame provided under the FOI Act for processing requests is a standard
30 calendar days.
Contacting the FOI Section
If you wish to discuss your access request you may contact the FOI Section using the details
provided below.
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PO Box 25 BELCONNEN ACT 2616 • Telephone 02 6264 1111 • Website: www.border.gov.au
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Yours sincerely
Karen Chapman
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email
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