
PO Box 7820 Canberra BC ACT 2610
29 January 2020
Our reference: LEX 50559
Mr Ben Fairless
By email only: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Fairless
Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information (FOI) Request
Thank you for your request for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act
1982 (
FOI Act). You requested access to:
'In the FOI Manual, there is a reference to a folder path: “G:\FOI\Admin\Manuals &
Taskcards“. Can you provide all documents contained in this folder as of this email
being sent?
In addition, on Page 7 of the FOI Manual it appears that the word “Significant” links to
another document. Can I please have a copy of that document?'.
Timeframe for processing your request
Your request was received by the department on 21 January 2020 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You should
therefore expect a decision from us by 20 February 2020. The period of 30 days may be
extended if we need to consult third parties or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.
Charges
The department will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the amount
of any such charge as soon as practicable. No charge is payable for providing a person with
their own personal information.
Your address
The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address to which we can send notices. You
have advised your electronic address is xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx. We
will send all notices and correspondence to this address. Please advise us as soon as possible
if you wish correspondence to be sent to another address or if your address changes. If you
do not advise us of changes to your address, correspondence and notices will continue to be
sent to the address specified above.
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Administrative release of documents
The department has administrative access arrangements (
arrangements) for the release of
certain documents without the need for a formal FOI request. You have indicated in your
request that you agree to have documents provided to you under these arrangements. The
arrangements do not extend to information or materials of third parties. You will be notified
when documents are released to you under the arrangements.
Disclosure log
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may be published in a disclosure log
on the department's website. Section 11C of the FOI Act requires this publication, however it
is subject to certain exceptions, including where publication of personal, business, professional
or commercial information would be unreasonable.
Exclusion of junior staff details
The department is working towards ensuring that all staff have a choice about whether they
provide their full name, personal logon identifiers and direct contact details in response to
public enquiries. Where such details are included in the scope of a request, this may add to
processing time and applicable charges as it may be necessary to consider whether the details
are exempt under the FOI Act. On this basis, unless you tell us otherwise, we will assume that
these details are out of scope of your request and they will be redacted under section 22 of the
FOI Act.
Further assistance
If you have any questions regarding your freedom of information request, please email
xxx.xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Registration Officer
Freedom of Information Team
Employment Law and Freedom of Information Branch | Legal Services Division
Department of Human Services
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