FOI/2022/01 - release documents 1, 2 and 3 without the s22 redactions
Dear Public Service Officer,
This request for documents is made pursuant with the Freedom of Information Act.
Please refer to your department's FOI/2022/01 and Document 1, 2 and 3 released by Ms Peta Gartman on 18 Feb 2022. Please provide a copy of these documents with the s22(1)(a)(ii) redactions removed.
We acknowledge PM&C’s policy to withhold the names and contact details of public servants not in the senior executive. However, the public's rights conferred by the FOI Act sit well above PM&C's internal policy. Law trumps policy.
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards
Trav S
OFFICIAL
Reference: FOI/2024/064
Dear Mr Standen
Thank you for your email of 15 February 2024 in which you made a request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department).
You set out the terms of the request as follows:
This request for documents is made pursuant with the Freedom of
Information Act.
Please refer to your department's FOI/2022/01 and Document 1, 2 and 3
released by Ms Peta Gartman on 18 Feb 2022. Please provide a copy of these
documents with the s22(1)(a)(ii) redactions removed.
We acknowledge PM&C’s policy to withhold the names and contact details of
public servants not in the senior executive. However, the public's rights
conferred by the FOI Act sit well above PM&C's internal policy. Law trumps
policy.
Clarification of Scope
To assist the Department in undertaking relevant searches, we request
clarification regarding the scope of your request. We are seeking
confirmation that the FOI reference number you refer to in your request,
relates to FOI/2022/017 (opposed to FOI/2022/01). For assistance, the
following disclosure log link reflects the relevant documents we suspect
your FOI request refers to: [1]foi-2022-017.pdf (pmc.gov.au)
Your confirmation will assist with us determining what information will be
responsive to your request. Please provide clarification by Tuesday 20
February 2024 to enable us to continue processing your request.
Timeframe for receiving your decision and request for extension of time
The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request, you should therefore
expect a decision from us by 18 March 2024. The processing period of 30
days may be extended in certain circumstances and we will write to you
separately regarding 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
[2]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart...,
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 [3][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.
If you consider that the information categorised above is relevant to the
terms of your request please let us know at [4][DPMC request email], 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 deleted from any documents for release). 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.
Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
[5]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....
Kind regards
Coordinator | FOI Section
[ ]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country | One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [6][email address] w. [7]pmc.gov.au
[8]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
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OFFICIAL
Reference: FOI/2024/064
Dear Mr Standen
We would be most grateful if you could please review the scope of your
Freedom of Information request and, as per our request below, confirm that
the FOI number you are referring to (FOI/2022/01) should in fact reflect
FOI/2022/017.
Kind regards
Coordinator
FOI Section[]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country | One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [1][email address] w. [2]pmc.gov.au
[3]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 16 February 2024 2:28 PM
To: '[FOI #11115 email]'
<[FOI #11115 email]>
Cc: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information Acknowledgement - FOI/2024/064
[SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Reference: FOI/2024/064
Dear Mr Standen
Thank you for your email of 15 February 2024 in which you made a request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department).
You set out the terms of the request as follows:
This request for documents is made pursuant with the Freedom of
Information Act.
Please refer to your department's FOI/2022/01 and Document 1, 2 and 3
released by Ms Peta Gartman on 18 Feb 2022. Please provide a copy of these
documents with the s22(1)(a)(ii) redactions removed.
We acknowledge PM&C’s policy to withhold the names and contact details of
public servants not in the senior executive. However, the public's rights
conferred by the FOI Act sit well above PM&C's internal policy. Law trumps
policy.
Clarification of Scope
To assist the Department in undertaking relevant searches, we request
clarification regarding the scope of your request. We are seeking
confirmation that the FOI reference number you refer to in your request,
relates to FOI/2022/017 (opposed to FOI/2022/01). For assistance, the
following disclosure log link reflects the relevant documents we suspect
your FOI request refers to: [4]foi-2022-017.pdf (pmc.gov.au)
Your confirmation will assist with us determining what information will be
responsive to your request. Please provide clarification by Tuesday 20
February 2024 to enable us to continue processing your request.
Timeframe for receiving your decision and request for extension of time
The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request, you should therefore
expect a decision from us by 18 March 2024. The processing period of 30
days may be extended in certain circumstances and we will write to you
separately regarding 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
[5]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart...,
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 [6][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.
If you consider that the information categorised above is relevant to the
terms of your request please let us know at [7][DPMC request email], 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 deleted from any documents for release). 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.
Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
[8]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....
Kind regards
Coordinator | FOI Section
[ ]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country | One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [9][email address] w. [10]pmc.gov.au
[11]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
OFFICIAL
Departmental reference: FOI/2024/064
Good morning Trav S
We refer your request of 15 February 2024 made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
You have sought access to an un-redacted copy of the documents released in
relation to FOI request FOI/2022/017.
The Department is awaiting a consultation response from another
Commonwealth agency. We expect to be able to complete the consultation,
prepare and notify you of the decision by 25 March 2024. Accordingly, we
are seeking your agreement extend the current due date from 18 March 2024
by 7 days under section 15AA of the FOI Act.
We will endeavour to notify you of the decision prior to this extended
date if possible.
If you agree to this request for a 7-day extension of time, we ask that
you confirm this in writing via return email by COB on 15 March 2024.
Kind regards
Adviser
FOI Section[]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [1][email address] w. [2]pmc.gov.au
[3]cid:image001.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0[4]cid:image002.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0
[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
______________________________________________________________________
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Dear FOI
Sure, that's fine. Thanks for letting me know. Have a great weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Trav S
OFFICIAL
Departmental reference: FOI/2024/064
Dear Trav S
I refer your request of 15 January 2024 for access to documents held by
the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982. You have sought access to an un-redacted copy of the
documents released in relation to FOI request FOI/2022/017
The Department’s consultation with another Commonwealth agency is almost
complete, and we are seeking clarification on one point. This means that
the Department will not be able to finalise your matter today.
Accordingly, we are seeking your agreement to a further 7-day extension of
time to complete the consultation.
If you agree to this request for a further 7-day extension of time, I ask
that you confirm this in writing via return email by today.
Kind regards
Adviser
FOI Section[]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [1][email address] w. [2]pmc.gov.au
[3]cid:image001.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0[4]cid:image002.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0
[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
______________________________________________________________________
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or
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you
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OFFICIAL
Departmental reference: FOI/2024/064
Dear Trav S
Please find attached the decision regarding your request under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982.
Kind regards
Adviser
FOI Section[]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box
6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [1][email address] w. [2]pmc.gov.au
[3]cid:image001.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0[4]cid:image002.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0
[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
______________________________________________________________________
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the
message from your computer system.
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