Housing affordability
Dear Department of Social Services,
I request the following information: the titles and delivery dates of all final reports and documents delivered to or produced by the Department, since 1 January 2017, on the topics of both land release (or land supply) and affordable housing (in the same report or document, exact match in terminology not required).
To be clear, I am not requesting the title page, I am instead am instead requesting the title/names of reports. This should be no more than a few words for each relevant document.
Please exclude duplicates from this FOI request.
Given the significant public interest in aid transparency, I request that the usually applicable FOI fees be waived in this instance.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
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With regards
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Legal Services Branch
Department of Social Services
E: [4][Department of Social Services request email]
The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.
We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
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Dear John,
I refer to your correspondence received by the Department of Social
Services (the Department) on 6 September 2022, in which you requested
access under the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)
to:
“the titles and delivery dates of all final reports and documents
delivered to or produced by the Department, since 1 January 2017, on the
topics of both land release (or land supply) and affordable housing (in
the same report or document, exact match in terminology not required).”
Removal of personal information from the scope of your request
The Department is seeking your agreement to the removal of the private
email addresses, signatures and mobile numbers of all DSS staff, and the
removal of the names of non-Senior Executive Service (non-SES) staff,
which may be contained within the documents identified in relation to your
request.
Please respond to this email by 15 September 2022 to advise whether you
agree that this information may be removed.
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Yours sincerely,
DSS FOI Team
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Department of Social Services
E: [2][Department of Social Services request email]
The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.
We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present.
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Dear FOI team,
I agree to the removal of the private or public email addresses, signatures and mobile numbers of all DSS staff, and the removal of the names of non-Senior Executive Service (non-SES) staff, which may be contained within the documents.
Yours sincerely,
John Smith
Thank you for your email.
You have contacted the Freedom of Information (FOI) team of the Department
of Social Services (the Department).
If your email relates to a Freedom of Information application made under
the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), the Department
will respond to you as soon as practicable.
Further information about FOI is available on our website at:
[1]https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-departm...
This email address is for applications under the FOI Act only. The
Department is unable to respond to non-FOI related enquiries sent to this
email address. Any correspondence received that is not an information
access request will not be responded to or forwarded. Should you have a
query unrelated to FOI, please complete our [2]online feedback, enquiry or
compliment form on our website or direct your email to
[3][email address]. Alternatively you can contact the Department by
calling 1800 634 035.
With regards
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Freedom of Information
Legal Services Branch
Department of Social Services
E: [4][Department of Social Services request email]
The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.
We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present.
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1. https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-departm...
2. https://www.dss.gov.au/contact/feedback-...
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[Department of Social Services request email]
Dear Mr Smith,
FOI LEX 45489 – Decision and Documents
Please find attached the decision in response to your Freedom of
Information request received by the Department of Social Services on 6
September 2022.
In accordance with the decision, please see attached the section 17
document.
For your reference, we also attach a document providing information in
relation to your review rights.
Kind Regards,
DSS FOI Team
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Freedom of Information section
Legal Services Branch
Department of Social Services
E: [1][Department of Social Services request email]
The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional owners of
country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land,
water and community.
We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past
and present.
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