Documents containing "NDIS" and "AUKUS" (2022–24)
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request access to:
1. Any briefs, submissions, talking points, issues notes or options papers prepared by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 where the text of the document contains both of the words “NDIS” and “AUKUS”.
2. Any emails (including attachments) sent to or from SES Band 1 and Band 2 officers in PM&C’s Fiscal, Social Policy, National Security or Cabinet Divisions between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024 where the body of the email or any attachment contains both of the words “NDIS” and “AUKUS”.
For the purposes of this request:
- I am happy for you to limit your search in item 2 to:
- SES officers reporting to the Deputy Secretary responsible for Fiscal / Social Policy, and
- SES officers reporting to the Deputy Secretary responsible for National Security / AUKUS.
- I am not seeking duplicate copies of the same document, purely administrative emails (e.g. calendar invites), or drafts that differ only in trivial formatting.
If you consider that processing this request in full would involve a substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources, I ask that you first provide me with a practical refusal consultation and, if necessary, a schedule of documents or search results (e.g. keyword hit list) so I can further narrow the scope.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Pietsch
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