LEX 68742
Our ref: LEX 68742
Mr Harry Witherspoon
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Witherspoon
Freedom of Information Act 1982 – Notice of consultation
I refer to your correspondence received by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
(the department) on 4 May 2021 in which you sought access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act) to the fol owing:
I would like to see the email message sent by Erin Higuchi to Ben Fairless on September 7, 2020,
3:02 PM GMT+8
Notice of Consultation
Your request covers documents that contain information about the business affairs of an organisation
and an individual .
Under sections 27 and 27A of the FOI Act, where a request is made for a document containing
information about:
• the business affairs of an organisation (section 27); and/or
• a person, or any information that could reasonably identify an person (section 27A);
and it appears the organisation or individual may reasonably wish to contend that the information is
exempt or conditional y exempt, the department must give the organisation or individual a reasonable
opportunity to make a submission in support of the contention.
Under sections 27 and 27A of the FOI Act the department must have regard to any submissions made by
the organisation or individual before making a decision to give access to the document.
Given that consultation with third parties is required, the statutory timeframe for processing your FOI
request is extended by 30 days under subsection 15(6) of the FOI Act.
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Industry House – 10 Binara Street, Canberra City, ACT 2601
GPO Box 2013 Canberra ACT 2601 ABN:74 599 608 295
Should you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the FOI team by e-mail at
xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely
Katherine Evans
FOI Officer
Legal, Audit and Assurance
14 May 2021
industry.gov.au
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Industry House - 10 Binara Street, Canberra City, ACT 2601
GPO Box 2013 Canberra ACT 2601 ABN: 74 599 608 295