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Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

I would like information relating to Global Skills and Business Services (ABN 72 398 283 909), and its director Lubo Jack Raskovic. Can you please provide any briefing notes, issues notes or other reports sent to the Minister’s office regarding Global Skills and Business Services and/or its director Lubo Jack Raskovic, in the past 12 months.

I also seek a schedule of any documents captured by this request.

I request that any fees arising in relation to this application be waived on the grounds that the information is in the public interest.

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If I can assist in clarifying the scope of this application or provide any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

Elise Potaka

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FOI Request:       FA 17/11/00958 

File Number:       ADF2017/125931

Dear Ms Potaka

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 23 November 2017 seeking access
to documents held by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection
(the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:

I would like information relating to Global Skills and Business Services
(ABN 72 398 283 909), and its director Lubo Jack Raskovic. Can you please
provide any briefing notes, issues notes or other reports sent to the
Minister’s office regarding Global Skills and Business Services and/or its
director Lubo Jack Raskovic, in the past 12 months.
I also seek a schedule of any documents captured by this request.

Your request was received by the Department on 23 November 2017 and has
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Our references: FA 17/11/00958; ADF2017/125931

 

Dear Ms Potaka

 

I refer to your request for access to documents relating to:

 

I would like information relating to Global Skills and Business Services
(ABN 72 398 283 909), and its director Lubo Jack Raskovic. Can you please
provide any briefing notes, issues notes or other reports sent to the
Minister’s office regarding Global Skills and Business Services and/or its
director Lubo Jack Raskovic, in the past 12 months. I also seek a schedule
of any documents captured by this request.

 

The current due date for your request is 23 December 2017.  Due to the
number of requests currently being processed by our office and the
impending Christmas/New Year holiday period, the Department may require
additional time to finalise your request.  The Department seeks your
agreement (under s.15AA of the FOI Act) to extend the timeframe for the
processing of your request by 30 days.  This would extend the due date for
your request to 22 January 2018.

 

It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Monday 18
December 2017.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.

 

 

with regards,

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
E: [1][email address]

 

 

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Dear FOI,

I'm happy to agree to a 15 day extension, rather than a 30 day extension. Please let me know if there will be problems with this timeframe.

Yours sincerely,

Elise Potaka

FOI, Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Ms Potaka

 

FOI request FA 17/11/00958; ADF2017/125931

 

I refer to your FOI request received on 23 November 2017, seeking access
to the following:

'I would like information relating to Global Skills and Business Services
(ABN 72 398 283 909), and its director Lubo Jack Raskovic. Can you please
provide any briefing notes, issues notes or other reports sent to the
Minister’s office regarding Global Skills and Business Services and/or its
director Lubo Jack Raskovic, in the past 12 months.
I also seek a schedule of any documents captured by this request.'

 

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the signed decision record.

 

This request has now been closed.

 

 

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

Department of Home Affairs
E: [1][DIBP request email]

 

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