Alcohol purchases from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022
Dear Defence Housing Australia,
We request under the FOI Act documents (quotes, invoices, receipts) which relate to the purchase of alcohol by the agency (Defence Housing Australia) for the period 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022.
If the documents are considered too voluminous, please process all documents up to the voluminous threshold, working in date and time order from most recent to oldest.
If the volume of the documents and decision making time required attract fees or charges, please process all documents up to the charging threshold, working in date and time order from most recent to oldest.
Yours faithfully,
Jane.
OFFICIAL
Dear Jane
I refer to your below request made under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (the FOI Act) seeking access to the following documents:
“Act documents (quotes, invoices, receipts) which relate to the
purchase of alcohol by the agency (Defence Housing Australia) for the
period 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022”
Your request was received on 19 August 2022 and is currently being
processed in accordance with the FOI Act. DHA has 30 days after the day
your request was received to undertake searches for documents and notify
you of our decision on your request, being on or before 18 September 2022
(or the next business day if this date falls on a weekend or public
holiday).
In the event that the document/s contain the personal or business
information related to third parties, DHA may be required to consult with
the third parties prior to releasing documents to you. If this occurs, the
timeframe for response will be extended by an additional 30 days. We will
let you know if this is the case.
Clarification on scope of request
Are you seeking to include polices that relate to alcohol purchases? If
you do not respond to this email by 5 September 2022 to advise you would
like these documents included, we will assume you are not seeking these
documents.
Charges
Please note that any requests not relating to your personal information
may incur charges as provided for under the FOI Act. We will notify you of
the details and due dates of any applicable charges, along with how you
may apply for a reduction or waiver.
APS staff names
The names and contact details of Australian Public Service (APS) staff
will be considered within the scope of your request. Excluding APS staff
names and contact details may allow us to process your request in a more
timely manner. If you are not interested in receiving these details, we
would be grateful if you could respond by 5 September 2022 to advise that
you exclude staff names and contact details from your request.
Should you have any further queries, please email [1][DHA request email]
Kind regards,
Kathryn | Senior Privacy and FOI Officer
Privacy & FOI | Defence Housing Australia
35 Hinder Street, Gungahlin ACT 2912
[2][DHA request email] | [3]dha.gov.au
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OFFICIAL
Dear Jane
Extension of statutory deadline under section 15(6) of the FOI Act for the
processing of your request
I refer to your attached request made under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (the FOI Act).
The documents you have requested contain the personal information of third
parties. Under section 15(6) of the FOI Act, the timeframe for processing
your request has been extended by an additional 30 days to allow DHA to
consult with the third parties.
As a result, the new date by which I am required to inform you of a
decision on your request is 18 October 2022.
If you have any questions relating to the above please contact
[1][DHA request email].
Kind Regards
Kathryn | Senior Privacy and FOI Officer
Privacy & FOI | Defence Housing Australia
35 Hinder Street, Gungahlin ACT 2912
[DHA request email] | [2]dha.gov.au
[3]DHA Reconciliation Action Plan
Important:
This email and any attachments may be confidential and may be privileged.
If the email is not addressed to you please return it to us and destroy
any copies you may have. Unauthorised use of this email and any attachment
is prohibited.
Defence Housing Australia take no responsibility for misdirection,
corruption or unauthorised use of email communications nor for any damage
that may be caused as a result of transmitting or receiving an email
communication.
Defence Housing Australia will send you correspondence and documents by
email if you request or if you use email to contact us. Email is not a
secure form of communication and may transmit computer viruses.
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OFFICIAL
Dear Jane
I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI
Act) received on 19 August 2022 and processed in accordance with the FOI
Act. Please find attached a decision letter and documents.
Kind regards
Sally
Privacy & FOI | Defence Housing Australia
[1][DHA request email] | [2]www.dha.gov.au