Mr Mitchel Bradley

Dear Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment,

I am seeking access, under the FOI act, to the document(s) identified as: DR 07920, On-site domestic wastewater management.

To assist you in locating this document:

* The document was issued in draft form for comment as DR 07920
* The document may be identified as, or as a draft of, AS 1547 or AS/NZS 1547:2012.
* The document may be identified as "On-site domestic wastewater management"
* The document was subsequently published as AS/NZS 1547:2012 on 27th February 2012.
* The document was prepared by "Joint Technical Committee WS-013, On-site Domestic Wastewater Management" or "Joint Technical Committee WS-013, On-set Domestic Wastewater Management"
* It's my understanding that your preceding department "Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities" was represented on "Joint Technical Committee WS-013, On-set Domestic Wastewater Management"
* The document may have been published on the 21/12/2007.
* The document was a revision of AS/NZS 1547:2000.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Mitchel Bradley

Dear Mr Bradley

 

Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 27085

 

I refer to your request received by the Department of Agriculture, Water
and the Environment (department) on 29 May 2022 for access to documents
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following
terms:

 

‘ I am seeking access, under the FOI act, to the document(s) identified
as: DR 07920, On-site domestic wastewater management.

 

To assist you in locating this document:

 

* The document was issued in draft form for comment as DR 07920

* The document may be identified as, or as a draft of, AS 1547 or AS/NZS
1547:2012.

* The document may be identified as "On-site domestic wastewater
management"

* The document was subsequently published as AS/NZS 1547:2012 on 27th
February 2012.

* The document was prepared by "Joint Technical Committee WS-013, On-site
Domestic Wastewater Management" or "Joint Technical Committee WS-013,
On-set Domestic Wastewater Management"

* It's my understanding that your preceding department "Department of
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities" was
represented on "Joint Technical Committee WS-013, On-set Domestic
Wastewater Management"

* The document may have been published on the 21/12/2007.

* The document was a revision of AS/NZS 1547:2000.’

 

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FOI Contact Officer | Information Law Team  |  Information, Commercial,
Agriculture and Water Legal Practice  |  Legal Division

T: (02) 6274 2098 | E: [3][AWE request email]

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Dear Mr Bradley

 

Please find attached the decision in relation to your Freedom of
Information request (LEX 27085) from the Department of Agriculture, Water
and the Environment.

 

Kind regards,    

 

FOI Contact Officer | Information Law Team  |  Information, Commercial,
Agriculture and Water Legal Practice  |  Legal Division

T: (02) 6274 2098 | E: [1][AWE request email]

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Mr Mitchel Bradley

Dear Foi,

Thank you very much for your efforts in locating the requested document and the information you provided in regard to the searches performed.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Mitchel Bradley