Enhanced Screening
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Please provide the following documents:
1) Enhanced Screening Operational Guidelines
2) Enhanced Screening Quality Assurance Plan
Yours faithfully,
Elias Ross
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OFFICIAL
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 20/11/00503
File Number: OBJ2020/35640
Dear Mr Ross
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 10 November 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
1) Enhanced Screening Operational Guidelines
2) Enhanced Screening Quality Assurance Plan.
Your request was received by the Department on 10 November 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/11/00503 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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FOI Officer
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OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 20/11/00503
File Number: OBJ2020/35640
Dear Mr Ross
Clarification of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 10 November 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
1) Enhanced Screening Operational Guidelines
2) Enhanced Screening Quality Assurance Plan.
To assist with the processing of your request could you please provide additional details as to the subject matter of the documents you are seeking to access.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]
OFFICIAL
Dear FOI,
Thank you for following this up and apologies for not being clear in my request. I would like to clarify and revise the request as follows.
A previous FOI released with the file number ADF2013/18867 (Enhanced Screening Policy Guidelines) makes reference to two documents titled 'Enhanced Screening Operational Guidelines' and 'Enhanced Screening Quality Assurance Plan'. These are documents that are connected to the enhanced screening process that was introduced in 2012 for assessment of Australia's non-refoulment obligations. As suggested by the titles, the former concerns the operational guidelines for this policy, the later is the policy guidelines for quality assessment.
Many thanks
Yours sincerely,
Elias Ross
Good morning,
I refer to your request received on 10 November 2020 for access to documents under the FOI Act.
The current due date for your request is 10 December 2020.
Due to the number of requests currently being processed by our office, we will not be able to finalise your request by the original due date.
The Department seeks your agreement under section 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 9 January 2021.
It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could provide a response to this request by close of business, Friday 4 December 2020.
If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI section on the details below.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]
Dear FOI,
I am writing to request an update as this request is now overdue. Many thanks
Yours sincerely,
Elias Ross
OFFICIAL
Good morning,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI request.
Your decision is still being processed. A decision on access will be made on your request and you will be notified of this as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]
OFFICIAL
Dear FOI,
I am writing to request an update as this request is now many months overdue.
Yours sincerely,
Elias Ross
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Ross
FOI request FA 20/11/00503
I refer to your FOI request received on 10 November 2020, seeking access
to the following:
1) Enhanced Screening Operational Guidelines
2) Enhanced Screening Quality Assurance Plan.
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and documents released under the FOI Act.
This request has now been closed.
Daniel
Position Number: 60094575
FOI Section
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs
OFFICIAL
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