15 January 2014
Vera Lystich
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Ms Lystich
Freedom of Information (FOI) Request No. 14/15-101
I refer to your email dated 14 January 2015 to the Department of Social Services (the
Department) in which you seek access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act) to:
"Any documents, specifically legal opinions, reports or briefs, created by the
Department relating to Australia's obligations under international law in relation to
the proposed six-month waiting period for Newstart Allowance or Youth
Allowance applicants under 30 years of age."
To expedite the processing of my request, I am willing to exclude the plain text of
emails sent by Department staff and limit the scope of my request to documents
created between 1 September 2013 and today's date.
Processing timeframe
The Department received your request on 14 January 2015 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced today. Accordingly, the last day for
notifying you of our decision will be
Friday, 13 February 2015.
This time frame may be extended if consultation with affected third parties is required. If
consultation is required we will notify you as soon as possible.
Other issues
You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as possible,
before we process any requested documents or impose a final charge.
Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be published online
on our disclosure log, which you can access at
www.dss.gov.au, subject to certain
exceptions.
We will contact you using the e-mail address provided to us. Please advise if you would
prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.
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Please do not hesitate to contact the Department at
xxx@xxx.xxx.xx if you have any
questions.
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer
Information Law Team
Public Law Branch
Legal Services Group
Department of Social Services
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