Correspondence involving the email address visa.vietnam@dfat.gov.au from 1 December 2025 to 15 December 2025
Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
I seek access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In particular, I request access to all documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Specifically, I request access to all documents, including emails, and its attachments, and its forwarding details sent to or from the email address visa. vietnam@dfat. gov.au (remove space) [email address] during the period from 1 December 2025 to 15 December 2025, inclusive.
This request is not limited to sensitive documents and personal information relating to
any particular visa applicant. Where documents contain personal information relating to third-party individuals, I consent to the redaction of identifying personal information in accordance with section 47F of the Act.
If any documents are considered for exemption under section 47E(d) of the Act, I request that the Department identify with specificity the predicted adverse effect relied upon and explain how disclosure would reasonably be expected to cause that effect, rather than relying on general or speculative assertions. I note that general administrative correspondence and process-related communications do not, of themselves, attract section 47E(d), particularly where personal information has been redacted.
Yours faithfully,
Thu Phuong
OFFICIAL
FOI Request: LEX 13372
Dear Thu Phuong,
Thank you for your email dated 17 February 2026, seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
The purpose of this email is to advise you that your request has been
transferred to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs).
Under section 16(1) of the FOI Act, where the document is not in the
possession of the department but is ... in the possession of another
agency, the agency to which the request is made, may with the agreement of
the other agency, transfer the request to the other agency or where the
subject-matter of the document is more closely connected with the
functions of another agency than with those of the agency to which the
request was made, the agency to which the request is made, may with the
agreement of the other agency, transfer the request to the other agency.
The department has therefore transferred your request to Home Affairs
who are in possession of the documents.
"I seek access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to
documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In
particular, I request access to all documents held by the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade. Specifically, I request access to all
documents, including emails, and its attachments, and its forwarding
details sent to or from the email address visa. vietnam@dfat. gov.au
(remove space) [email address] during the period from 1 December
2025 to 15 December 2025, inclusive.
This request is not limited to sensitive documents and personal
information relating to any particular visa applicant. Where documents
contain personal information relating to third-party individuals, I
consent to the redaction of identifying personal information in accordance
with section 47F of the Act.
If any documents are considered for exemption under section 47E(d) of the
Act, I request that the Department identify with specificity the predicted
adverse effect relied upon and explain how disclosure would reasonably be
expected to cause that effect, rather than relying on general or
speculative assertions. I note that general administrative correspondence
and process-related communications do not, of themselves, attract section
47E(d), particularly where personal information has been redacted."
We received your request on 17 February 2026, and the 30-day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date.
The transfer of your request does not affect the due date for completion
of your request. You should therefore expect a decision from Home
Affairs by 19 March 2026.
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Affairs needs to consult third parties or for other reasons. Home
Affairs will advise you if this happens.
Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to
contact us by return e-mail at [1][DFAT request email]
Kind regards
Cooper
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thu Phuong <[FOI #14322 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 4:20 AM
To: FOI <[DFAT request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Freedom of Information request - Correspondence
involving the email address [email address] from 1 December 2025
to 15 December 2025
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Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
I seek access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) to documents
held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In particular, I
request access to all documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade. Specifically, I request access to all documents, including
emails, and its attachments, and its forwarding details sent to or from
the email address visa. vietnam@dfat. gov.au (remove space)
[email address] during the period from 1 December 2025 to 15
December 2025, inclusive.
This request is not limited to sensitive documents and personal
information relating to any particular visa applicant. Where documents
contain personal information relating to third-party individuals, I
consent to the redaction of identifying personal information in accordance
with section 47F of the Act.
If any documents are considered for exemption under section 47E(d) of the
Act, I request that the Department identify with specificity the predicted
adverse effect relied upon and explain how disclosure would reasonably be
expected to cause that effect, rather than relying on general or
speculative assertions. I note that general administrative correspondence
and process-related communications do not, of themselves, attract section
47E(d), particularly where personal information has been redacted.
Yours faithfully,
Thu Phuong
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