OFFICIAL

Dear Jedstar,

Acknowledgement

I refer to your correspondence of 2 October 2025, seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.

 

The scope of your request is:

 

…documents which set out, explain, or depict the organisational structure
and reporting arrangements of the following Australian Defence Force (ADF)
units and organisations:

 

1. 1st Military Police Battalion (1 MP Bn) – including its internal
command structure, sub-units, and higher formation(s) or command(s) to
which it reports.

 

2. Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU) – including its organisational
layout, specialist elements, and the higher headquarters or ADF-level
authority under which it operates.

 

3. Royal Australian Air Force Security Forces (RAAF SECFOR) – including
Security Forces Squadrons, their organisational layout, and the higher Air
Force command structure to which they report.

 

For clarity, I am seeking formal documents such as:

 

Organisational charts, ORBATs, or diagrams showing sub-units and reporting
lines;

 

Official directives, instructions, or briefings describing both the
internal structure of these units and the higher headquarters / commands
they are subordinate to.

 

Disclaimer

Where staff details are captured in documents within the scope of your FOI
request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone
numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.

 

Charges

Defence may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations 2019. We will notify you if your request attracts a charge.
Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.

 

Timeframe

The statutory timeframe to provide you with a decision on your request
ends on 1 November 2025. This period may be extended if we need to consult
with third parties, or for other reasons. We will advise you if this
happens.

 

Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day. This is in
accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.

 

Disclosure Log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published on Defence’s
disclosure log, located on our website.

 

Contact Details

We will contact you via the email address you have provided. Please advise
if you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

 

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact us via email: [1][email address].

 

Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

 

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