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FOI/2015/143

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,

Thank you for your email dated 10 July 2015 received by the Department of
the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department), in which you made a
request to the Department under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the
FOI Act) in the following terms:

“Can you please provide copies of emails sent or received on 9 July 2015
mentioning "South Australia", "South Australian", "SA" or "Adelaide".

Timeframe for receiving your decision

We received your request on 10 July 2015 and the 30 day statutory period
for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by Sunday 9 August 2015. As
this date falls on a weekend, the decision must be notified by the next
business day, being Monday, 10 August 2015. The period of 30 days may be
extended in certain circumstances. We will advise you if there is any
extension of time.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the Department decides that you
are liable to pay a charge, we will send you a preliminary assessment of
the charge as soon as possible.

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log at
[1]http://www.dpmc.gov.au/pmc/accountabilit...,
subject to certain exceptions. If you think you might wish to raise any
objections to the publication of any of the information which may be
released to you please contact us by email at [2][DPMC request email].  If you
do wish to object to the publication of information, you would need to
provide supporting reasons.

Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details

For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:

·         any person’s signature;

·         the names and contact details of Australian Public Service
officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);

·         the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;

·         the names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level
below Chief of Staff.

The names and other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless
there is some reason for that information to be exempt from release. If
you require signatures, the names and contact details of non-SES officers
or Ministerial staff below the level of Chief of Staff, or the mobile or
direct numbers of SES officers please let us know at [3][DPMC request email] so
the decision-maker may consider; otherwise we will take it that you agree
to that information being excluded from the scope of your request (that
is, the information will be treated as irrelevant and redacted from any
documents for release).

We will write again when the Department has more information.  Further
information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the Office of
the Australian Information Commissioner at
[4]http://www.oaic.gov.au/foi-portal/about_....

Regards

Monique

Monique Anderson | FOI Administration Officer/Adviser

Access and Administrative Review | Legal Policy Branch

Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. +61 2 6271 5849

e. [5][DPMC request email] |

[6]www.dpmc.gov.au

PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600

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Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,

Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request with
the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – reference:
FOI/2015/143.

Regards,

FOI Administration Officer/Adviser

Access and Administrative Review | Legal Policy Branch

Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. +61 2 6271 5849

e. | [1][DPMC request email] | [2]www.dpmc.gov.au

PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600

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FOI/2015/143

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,

I refer to your request dated 13 July 2015 to the Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet (The Department) seeking access to documents under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) in the following terms:

Can you please provide copies of emails sent or received on 9 July 2015
mentioning "South Australia", "South Australian", "SA" or "Adelaide".

The Department sent you a practical refusal notice on 4 August 2015, and
you revised the scope of your request on the 4 August 2015 in the
following terms:

“Please provide copies of the first five emails sent or received on 9 July
2015 after 11.29am mentioning "South Australia" or "South Australian".

Notification of extension of processing period

The Department has formed the view that it is appropriate to consult
relevant third parties in respect of the possible disclosure of the
documents in accordance with section 26A of the Act and under s 15(6) of
the Act, the statutory period for processing an FOI request is extended by
30 days in these situations. We advise that the timeframe for processing
this request has been extended by 30 days in accordance with this
provision and the date by which we must give you a decision is now
Wednesday, 9 September 2015.

Regards

FOI Administration Officer/Adviser

Access and Administrative Review | Legal Policy Branch

Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. +61 2 6271 5849

e. | [1][DPMC request email] | [2]www.dpmc.gov.au

PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600

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Dear Mr Gothe-Snape,

Please see attached a preliminary estimate of charges notice in relation
to your FOI request with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
– reference: FOI/2015/143.
 
Regards

FOI Administration Officer/Adviser

Access and Administrative Review | Legal Policy Branch

Government Division | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. +61 2 6271 5849

e. | [1][DPMC request email] | [2]www.dpmc.gov.au

PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600

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