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Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

Please provide copies of any documents relating to the appointment of General (Rtd) Angus Campbell AO as Australia's Ambassador to Belgium, the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Luxembourg.

This may include:
- briefing memos
- recommendation documents
- approval documents
- emails, letters, or other correspondence

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

FOI FOI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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OFFICIAL

 

 

FOI Request: LEX 12017

  

Dear James Smith 

  

Thank you for your email dated 31 January 2024 seeking access to documents
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).  

  

This email sets out some information about how your request will be
processed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the
department).  

  

Scope of request:  

You have sought access to: 

  

‘…….any documents relating to the appointment of General (Rtd) Angus
Campbell AO as Australia's Ambassador to Belgium, the European Union (EU),
the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Luxembourg.’

  

If it emerges that the scope of your request is unclear or is too large
for processing, the department will contact you to discuss re-scoping the
request.  

  

Timeframe for receiving our decision:  

We received your request on 31 January 2025, and the 30-day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.
A decision is currently due to you by 3 March 2025. The period of 30 days
may be extended in certain circumstances.    

    

Charges:   

Please note that the department may issue charges for processing FOI
requests.  If applicable, we will advise you of any relevant charges when
we are in a position to estimate the resources required to process your
request.   

   

Disclosure log:   

Please note that, with some exceptions (such as personal information),
documents released under the FOI Act may later be published on the
department’s [1]disclosure log.   

  

Exclusion of officials’ names and contact details:  

It is the department’s policy to withhold the personal information of
junior staff from ministerial offices and government officials not in the
Senior Executive Service (SES) or equivalent, including their email
addresses and contact numbers, together with all signatures, mobile phone
numbers, departmental inboxes and technical transmission details including
reference numbers.  

   

Duplicate documents and incomplete email chains:  

Your request will be processed on the basis that you did not intend to
capture duplicate documents or duplicate emails within email chains.  

 

If you require the excluded information or documents, please let us know
at [2][DFAT request email] so the decision-maker may consider; otherwise, we
will take it that you agree to the information and documents being
excluded from the scope of your request.  

  

Personal Information:  

If we need to consult with other people or organisations regarding your
FOI request, we may need to disclose your personal information (e.g. your
name). When we consult it may be apparent that you have made a request,
even if we do not disclose your identity. Please let us know if you have
any concerns in this regard. Further information on the way the department
handles personal information is accessible via our [3]privacy policy.  

  

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to
contact us by reply email.  

  

Kind regards  

  

Aaron

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