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Our references: FA 14/04/00565; ADF2014/12752

 

Dear Mr Fairless

 

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

 

1 - Any official policy which relate to the use of Social Media (both Official and Unofficial) by the DIBP or employees and contractors of DIBP.

2 - All correspondence originating from or sent to the National Communications Branch since the 1st of September 2013 that could be reasonably interpreted to be issuing direction, instruction or advice to DIBP employees or contractors on Official or Unofficial use of Social Media."

 

The current due date for your request is Sunday 11 May 2014.  Due to the number of requests currently being processed by our office, we will not be able to finalise your request by the original due date. 

 

The Department 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 Tuesday 10 June 2014.

 

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could provide a response to this request by close of business, Thursday 8 May 2014.

 

Update on the status of your request

 

Following the formal consultation of the scope of your request the FOI Section has been engaging with the relevant business area to identify relevant documents.  The search and retrieval process is ongoing.

 

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

 

Yours sincerely

Janelle

 

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Janelle Raineri

FOI Inbox Manager

FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Email: [email address]

 

 

 

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