Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:57:30 +1000
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information request (LEX 68411)
From: Denis Jakota <[FOI #7158 email]>
To: Christina Graves <[email address]>

Dear Christina Graves,

May I please get an update about this one (due 16 April)?

Kind regards,

Denis Jakota

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Dear Mr Jakota

  

 The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (the department)
 has received your Freedom of Information request of 17 March 2021
 (attached).

  

 I am writing on behalf of the department to acknowledge receipt of your

 request.

  

 Currently, a decision is due to you by 16 April 2021. However, this
 timeline may be affected 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 a third party consultation is
 required.

  

 Confirmation of Scope - personal information

  

 For documents that fall within the scope of the request, it is the
 practice of the department to withhold:

 o the names, signatures and contact details of junior staff; that is:

 o Commonwealth staff who are not in the Senior Executive Service

 (SES); and
 o Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff; and

 o the mobile phone numbers of SES officers.

  

 The names and other details of SES officers will be released unless the

 information is exempt from disclosure.

  

 Confirmation from you that you are not seeking other 'personal
 information' (i.e. contact details of any individuals, or any information
 that could reasonably identify an individual) may enable a more timely and
 cost effective processing of your request.

  

 Therefore, could you please confirm if you are happy to exclude personal
 information in the documents relating to:

  

 o Commonwealth staff; and
 o third party individuals.

  

 If you are seeking access to specific types of personal information, could
 you please specify. If you are not seeking access to any personal
 information, you can simply reply to this email with 'no personal
 information requested'.

  

 Responding to this email

  

 Could you please provide the above clarification at your earliest
 convenience, but by no later than 25 March 2021.

  

  

 If you have any questions, please contact the department’s FOI Team by
 email at [1][email address].

  

  

 Yours sincerely,

  

 ____

 Christina Graves
 Special Counsel
 [2][email address]
 MinterEllison MinterEllison Building 25 National Circuit Forrest ACT 2603
 [3]minterellison.com Follow us on [4]LinkedIn and [5]Twitter
 ■

 MinterEllison has a [6]24-hour chatbot helpline offering guidance on a

 range of COVID-19 related topics and a COVID-19 Hub [7]on our website.

 
Official:Sensitive

References

 Visible links
 1. mailto:[email address]
 2. mailto:[email address]
 3. http://www.minterellison.com/
 4. http://www.linkedin.com/company/minter-ellison
 5. http://twitter.com/minterellison
 6. https://www.minterellison.com/covid-19-implications-insights-impact/covid-19-helpline
 7. https://www.minterellison.com/articles/covid-19-coronavirus-disease


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