The sender of this email certifies that its contents, and any attachments,
are of an 'OFFICIAL' nature.

Good afternoon,

I refer to your request for documents. After reviewing your request, we
found that it does not meet the criteria for a valid request under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982. However, the Office of the Parliamentary
Counsel is able to provide the documents you need administratively.

Please find attached copies of the documents you requested.

Kind regards,

FOI Contact Officer

Office of Parliamentary Counsel

e: [1][OPC request email]

a: 28 Sydney Ave, Forrest ACT 2603

w: [2]www.opc.gov.au

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Thank you for contacting the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. Our office
will be closed for the Christmas/New Year shutdown from 24 December 2025
to 1 January 2026. We will reopen on 2 January 2026.

Please note: the statutory processing period under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 continues to apply. If your request is received
during the shutdown period, processing will commence when we reopen. If
additional time is required, we may seek your agreement
for an extension or apply to the OAIC.

We appreciate your understanding and wish you a safe and happy holiday
season.

Regards FOI contact officer

The sender of this email certifies that its contents, and any attachments,
are of an 'OFFICIAL' nature.

Good morning and happy new year.

The requirements for a valid FOI request are described in section 15(2) of
the [1]FOI Act:

(2) The request must:

(a) be in writing; and

(aa) state that the request is an application for the purposes of this
Act; and

(b) provide such information concerning the document as is reasonably
necessary to enable a responsible officer of the agency, or the Minister,
to identify it; and

(c) give details of how notices under this Act may be sent to the
applicant (for example, by providing an electronic address to which
notices may be sent by electronic communication).

As the above conditions had not been met, I processed your request by
releasing the documents administratively rather than via FOI.

For future reference, for a valid FOI request the body of the email should
include:

• That your request is an application for the purpose of the FOI Act
1982
• Details of the documents you are seeking
• Include details as to where notices should be sent (ie, email address
or postal address).

Please note for future requests similar to this one, OPC can consider
releasing documents via an administrative process rather than under the
FOI Act. An administrative release can generally be processed quite
quickly, and if you are not happy with the response could still lodge a
formal FOI request.

Your previous requests to OPC were actioned by another officer which is
why this one was processed a bit differently. Your feedback is
appreciated.

Kind regards,

FOI Contact Officer

Office of Parliamentary Counsel

e: [2][OPC request email]

a: 28 Sydney Ave, Forrest ACT 2603

w: [3]www.opc.gov.au

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