Correspondence regarding the Suburban Rail Loop

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Dear VIC Department of Transport,

This is a Freedom of Information Request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).

I request access to all correspondence and records of correspondence that reference the "Suburban Rail Loop" between the Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop and:
(a.) The Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure,
(b.) Infrastructure Australia,
(c.) Bayside City Council,
(d.) Kingston City Council,
(e.) Monash City Council,
(f.) Whitehorse City Council;
Since 1 January 2020.

For the sake of clarity, this request asks for correspondence between the Minister and each of these entities, not between the entities themselves.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Pentland

Transport FOI Requests (DOT), VIC Department of Transport

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From: Alex Pentland <[FOI #8977 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2022 10:36 PM
To: Transport FOI Requests (DOT) <[VIC Department of Transport request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Freedom of Information request - Correspondence regarding the Suburban Rail Loop

Dear VIC Department of Transport,

This is a Freedom of Information Request, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).

I request access to all correspondence and records of correspondence that reference the "Suburban Rail Loop" between the Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop and:
(a.) The Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure,
(b.) Infrastructure Australia,
(c.) Bayside City Council,
(d.) Kingston City Council,
(e.) Monash City Council,
(f.) Whitehorse City Council;
Since 1 January 2020.

For the sake of clarity, this request asks for correspondence between the Minister and each of these entities, not between the entities themselves.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Pentland

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Dear Transport FOI Requests (DOT),

The payment has been made using the authorised link and has referenced the reference number of CS7618.

My Customer Reference Number for the payment is 53777.

I hope this is sufficient for the request to proceed.

Yours sincerely,

Alex Pentland