Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:08:48 +0000
Subject: CM: RE: Freedom of Information request - EPC meeting orders of proceedings [SEC=OFFICIAL]
From: Warrick Alexander <[FOI #6640 email]>
To: Freedom of Information <[Department of Industry, Science, Energy &amp; Resources request email]>

Dear Freedom of Information,

Thank you for clarifying.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to the page titled 'order of proceedings and proposed timings' in the EPC meeting minutes for every meeting from 26 August 2017 to 26 August 2020 excluding the following dates which are already publicly available on your department's FOI log:
- Thursday 31 October 2019;
- Wednesday 11 December 2019; and
- Wednesday 21 February 2018.

Thank you,

Warrick Alexander

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Dear Mr Alexander

We refer to your correspondence (below) to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department) regarding access to certain documents.

Section 15 of the FOI Act requires that a request for access meets certain requirements. Your FOI request in its current form does not constitute a valid request as it cannot be in the form of a question. To request documents under the FOI Act you must:

•submit a request in writing stating that you’re requesting documents under the FOI Act
•provide enough detail so we can identify the correct documents
•a request cannot be submitted in the form of a question

Please refer to our website for further information: https://www.industry.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do/freedom-of-information.

Furthermore, you cannot request documents that are already publicly available.

Accordingly, no further action will be taken in relation to your request.

For your information, you may wish to consider submitting the following scope:

"Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to the page titled 'order of proceedings and proposed timings' in the EPC meeting minutes for every meeting from 26 August 2017 to 26 August 2020 excluding the following dates which are already publicly available at https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-08/disclosure-log-20-029.pdf :
- Thursday 31 October 2019;
- Wednesday 11 December 2019; and
- Wednesday 21 February 2018."

Please note, this scope is a sample only. At this early stage, a search and retrieval has not been conducted and the department is unable to advise on whether it may be too voluminous to process or if any documents will be returned.

Should you have further queries, please contact the FOI team at [Department of Industry, Innovation and Science request email].

Kind regards

FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

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