Dear Mr Disc,

 

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (the Department) has received your
request for access to information under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). I note you have requested access to the following:

 

‘...the number of flights taken by DVA staff from 1 January 2024 to 30
October 2025.
This should identify the class of travel and whether the flight was
domestic or international.
Further I request the number of flights paid for by DVA for non-DVA staff
including but not limited to members of forums such as ESORT and
international guests or delegations. This should also list the class of
travel and whether the flight was domestic or international...’

 

Your request was received by the Department on 6 November 2025 and the
ordinary 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced
from the day after that date.

 

Disclosure log

 

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on a disclosure
log on our website, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions
include where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.

 

Your address

 

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your contact address is
[FOI #13980 email] . Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.

 

Further assistance

 

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][DVA request email]

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Suzanne| Information Access Officer

Position Number: 62210871

Information Access Unit 

Client and Information Access Branch

Ministerial, Engagement and Communications Division

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372)

[2][DVA request email]

[3]www.dva.gov.au 

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References

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Dear Mr Disc

 

Extension of time request

 

I am writing to you in regards to your Freedom of Information (FOI)
request.

 

You have requested access to the following documents:

 

‘…I am requesting the number of flights taken by DVA staff from 1 January
2024 to 30 October 2025.

This should identify the class of travel and whether the flight was
domestic or international.

Further I request the number of flights paid for by DVA for non-DVA staff
including but not limited to members of forums such as ESORT and
international guests or delegations. This should also list the class of
travel and whether the flight was domestic or international…’

 

We are still in the process of retrieving and processing the documents
related to your request, therefore the Department is unlikely to be in a
position to provide you with a decision by the current due date.

On this basis, we respectfully request an additional 14 day extension of
time to process this request. If we able to process your request and
provide you with a decision before this date, we will do so.

 

If you agree with this extension of time, we would appreciate if you could
please respond to this email stating “I agree” by close of business 8
December 2025.

 

 

Suzanne| Information Access Officer

Position Number: 62210871

Information Access Unit 

Client and Information Access Branch

Ministerial, Engagement and Communications Division

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372)

[1][DVA request email]

[2]www.dva.gov.au 

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From: INFORMATION.ACCESS
Sent: Thursday, 13 November 2025 11:26 AM
To: [FOI #13980 email]
Subject: LEX 79546 - Acknowledgement - DISC Simon [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear Mr Disc,

 

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (the Department) has received your
request for access to information under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). I note you have requested access to the following:

 

‘...the number of flights taken by DVA staff from 1 January 2024 to 30
October 2025.
This should identify the class of travel and whether the flight was
domestic or international.
Further I request the number of flights paid for by DVA for non-DVA staff
including but not limited to members of forums such as ESORT and
international guests or delegations. This should also list the class of
travel and whether the flight was domestic or international...’

 

Your request was received by the Department on 6 November 2025 and the
ordinary 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced
from the day after that date.

 

Disclosure log

 

Information released under the FOI Act may be published on a disclosure
log on our website, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions
include where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.

 

Your address

 

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your contact address is
[7][FOI #13980 email] . Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.

 

Further assistance

 

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[8][DVA request email]

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Suzanne| Information Access Officer

Position Number: 62210871

Information Access Unit 

Client and Information Access Branch

Ministerial, Engagement and Communications Division

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372)

[9][DVA request email]

[10]www.dva.gov.au 

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References

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2. http://www.dva.gov.au/
3. https://www.facebook.com/DVAAus
4. https://twitter.com/DVAAus
5. https://au.linkedin.com/company/australi...
6. https://www.youtube.com/DVATVAus
7. mailto:[FOI #13980 email]
8. mailto:[DVA request email]
9. mailto:[DVA request email]
10. http://www.dva.gov.au/
11. https://www.facebook.com/DVAAus
12. https://twitter.com/DVAAus
13. https://au.linkedin.com/company/australi...
14. https://www.youtube.com/DVATVAus