Dear Denis

 

The department has received your correspondence dated 4 January 2021 (attached) regarding an FOI request.

 

Please be advised the department did not receive any correspondence from you on 21 November 2020. As such, the department will accept your FOI request as being submitted on 4 January 2021 for access to:

 

"...seeking documents containing formal approvals by duly authorised department officers for all periods of leave under the contract https://www.tenders.gov.au/Cn/Show/8cb79da9-eae6-aee9-9b21-6d078b8b7d37

 

The approvals should at the very least contain the name of the officer who approved the leave request, the time-period approved, and the date of approval.

 

These will typically be filed in a HR system (as opposed to passing comments in email correspondence).

 

Please do not remove the names of any APS employees."

 

Currently a decision is due to you by 4 February 2021. However, this timeline may be effected by the requirement to undertake consultation with affected third parties or if the department determines you are liable to pay a charge in relation to your request. You will be notified by the department if charges are liable or if third party consultation is required.

 

If you have any questions, please contact the FOI team.

 

Regards

 

FOI Team

Legal, Audit and Assurance | Corporate & Digital

GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601

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-----Original Message-----

From: Denis Jakota [mailto:foi+[email address]]

Sent: Monday, 4 January 2021 2:53 PM

To: Freedom of Information <[Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources request email]>

Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Copies of leave approvals for [Company Name Hidden] Pty Ltd

 

Dear FOI team,

 

I appreciate that you are overworked given the number of requests on the Right to Know platform.

 

I kindly request that you confirm receipt of this FOI request and provide an explanation in brief as to (a) why it was not acknowledged and (b) why is it deemed refused?

 

Kind regards,

 

Denis Jakota

 

 

 

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