Documentation and discussion regarding the addition of the Cuttlefish Coast Sanctuary Zone to the National Heritage List
Dan Monceaux made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Dear Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment FOI Officers,
I am writing to request digital copies of all documents and correspondence pertaining to the nomination, consideration and discussion of the addition of the Cuttlefish Coast Sanctuary Zone to Australia's National Heritage List. The site was listed in February 2023. https://www.dcceew.gov.au/parks-heritage...
I'm making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Yours faithfully,
Dan Monceaux
Dear Dan Monceaux
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 73038
We refer to your request received by the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water on 27 February 2023 for access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the
following terms:
‘‘I am writing to request digital copies of all documents and
correspondence pertaining to the nomination, consideration and discussion
of the addition of the Cuttlefish Coast Sanctuary Zone to Australia's
National Heritage List. The site was listed in February 2023.
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I'm making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.’
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Dear Dan Monceaux
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water.
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FOI Contact Officer
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ngunnawal Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace
(GPO Box 3090) Parkes ACT 2600 Australia
T 02 6274 2098 | E [1][email address]
DCCEEW.gov.au ABN 63 573 932 849
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Dear FOI Contact Officer,
In regards to your recommendation that I rescope my prior request to receive all documentation and discussion regarding the addition of the Cuttlefish Coast Sanctuary Zone to the National Heritage List, I wish to narrow the scope to focus exclusively on "all correspondence to and from stakeholders from the site's nomination through to its eventual listing".
I also would like a quote for my original request, to compare with this narrower search. I've previously had substantial FoI requests delivered in full and am willing to pay for the service.
Yours sincerely,
Dan Monceaux
Dear Mr Monceaux
Thank you for your email, and for revising the scope of your FOI request.
The Department has already determined that the original scope of your request would, if processed, represent a substantial and unreasonable diversion of the Department's resources (i.e. that a 'practical refusal reason' exists). This decision was made based on the hours that it would take the Department to process your FOI request - the charges that would be payable for processing the request are not relevant to the Department's consideration of whether a practical refusal reason exists.
On this basis, the Department remains of the view that a practical refusal reason exists in relation to the scope of your original request, and on that basis has no intention of preparing an estimate of the charges for processing the request in its original form.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require further information.
Kind regards
FOI Contact Officer
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ngunnawal Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace
Parkes ACT 2600 Australia
T 02 6274 2098 | E [email address]
DCCEEW.gov.au ABN 63 573 932 849
Acknowledgement of Country
Our department recognises the First Peoples of this nation and their ongoing connection to culture and country. We acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Lore Keepers of the world's oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Dear Dan Monceaux
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request, LEX
73038.
Kind regards
FOI Contact Officer
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ngunnawal Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace
(GPO Box 3090) Parkes ACT 2600 Australia
T 02 6274 2098 | E [1][email address]
[ ]
DCCEEW.gov.au ABN 63 573 932 849
Acknowledgement of Country
Our department recognises the First Peoples of this nation and their
ongoing connection to culture and country. We acknowledge First Nations
Peoples as the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Lore Keepers of the
world's oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past,
present and emerging.
This email and any attachments may contain information subject to legal
professional privilege or information that is otherwise sensitive or
confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are
prohibited from using or disseminating this communication. If you have
received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately
and permanently delete this email.
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