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OFFICIAL
 
Good afternoon Alex Pentland,
 
I acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act), received by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority (APVMA) on 18 April 2024, seeking access to:
 
“the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority”
 
The APVMA will contact you using the email address you have provided.
Please let me know if you would prefer us to use an alternate means of
contact.
 
The APVMA will remove any duplicates of documents pursuant to your
request, unless you wish to include this information in your request. The
APVMA will also delete any personal information of APVMA staff below the
rank of SES, unless you wish to include this information in your request.
 
When will you be notified of a decision?
 
The statutory period for processing your request is 30 days commencing
from the day after your request was received. If the due date falls on a
Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, in accordance with the FOI guidelines
issued by the Australian Information Commissioner, the timeframe will
expire on the first day following which is none of those days.
 
In accordance with section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act, the decision on your
request would be due on 18 May 2024, however due to this date being a
Saturday, your request is currently due on 20 May 2024
 
When consultation with a third party is required, the 30-day period
referred to above will be extended to 60 days pursuant to section 15(6) of
the FOI Act.
 
Charges
 
Under section 8 of the Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations 2019,
the APVMA may decide to impose a charge for the processing of this
request. If the APVMA decides it is appropriate to impose charges for this
request, you will be notified and the relevant time period for processing
this request will be suspended until either a deposit or full payment of
the charges is received by the APVMA.
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at
[1][email address].
 
Kind regards,
 
FOI Team
Office of the Executive General Counsel
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
GPO Box 3262, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia
[2][email address]
 
The APVMA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Australia and their
continuing connection to land and sea, waters, environment and community.
We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live and
work on, their culture, and their Elders past and present.
 
 

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