Letter of Intent or Head of Agreement for Save the Children operations on Manus Island
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Under Freedom of Information I am requesting the initial Letter(s) of Intent or Head(s) of Agreement for Save the Children operations on Manus Island. The period in question is approximately October 2012 to June 2013. I have also made a request for the same for Nauru (FA 19/11/00227).
Yours faithfully,
Eleanor Davey
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FOI Request: FA 19/11/01160
File Number: OBJ2019/59187
Dear Ms Davey,
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 21 November 2019 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
You have requested access to the following:
The initial Letter(s) of Intent or Head(s) of Agreement for Save the Children operations on Manus Island. The period in question is approximately October 2012 to June 2013. I have also made a request for the same for Nauru (FA 19/11/00227).
Your request was received by the Department on 21 November 2019 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 19/11/01160 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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Good afternoon
I refer to your request received on 21 November 2019 for access to documents under the FOI Act.
The current due date for your request is 21 December 2019. Due to the number of requests currently being processed by our office, together with upcoming Christmas/New Year leave commitments of key personnel in your request, 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 Monday 20 January 2020.
It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could provide a response to this request by close of business, Monday 23 December 2019
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With kind regards
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for the update on progress of the request. I am sorry to hear that it will not be processed within the normally expected time frame, and I agree to your request to extend the deadline by 30 days.
I will look forward to receiving more information in due course.
Yours sincerely,
Eleanor Davey
Dear FOI,
FOI Request: FA 19/11/01160
File Number: OBJ2019/59187
Could you please provide an update on this request?
The extended deadline passed yesterday. Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Eleanor Davey
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Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
Please be advised that the Department is currently processing a large
number of FOI requests. Our staff are working hard and the Department is
committed to processing your requests as quickly as possible.
A number of documents have been identified as falling within the scope of
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notified of this as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
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Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
Please be advised that the Department is currently processing a large
number of FOI requests. Our staff are working hard and the Department is
committed to processing your requests as quickly as possible.
A number of documents have been identified as falling within the scope of
your request and an FOI Officer will be reviewing those documents in due
course. A decision on access will be made on your request and you will be
notified of this as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
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Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
Please be advised that the Department is currently processing a large
number of FOI requests. Our staff are working hard and the Department is
committed to processing your requests as quickly as possible.
A number of documents have been identified as falling within the scope of
your request and an FOI Officer will be reviewing those documents in due
course. A decision on access will be made on your request and you will be
notified of this as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
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Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
Please be advised that the Department is currently processing a large
number of FOI requests. Our staff are working hard and the Department is
committed to processing your requests as quickly as possible.
A number of documents have been identified as falling within the scope of
your request and an FOI Officer will be reviewing those documents in due
course. A decision on access will be made on your request and you will be
notified of this as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
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Dear FOI,
Re: FOI Request: FA 19/11/01160
File Number: OBJ2019/59187
I am writing for another update on this request. The previous correspondence was four weeks ago and the request is now very overdue. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Eleanor Davey
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
The identified documents contain information that may be pertinent to the
business information of 3^rd party stakeholders. Due to this we are
working with the decision maker to consult the 3^rd party prior to
release. We will continue to resolve your requests as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
The identified documents contain information that may be pertinent to the
business information of 3^rd party stakeholders. Due to this we are
working with the decision maker to consult the 3^rd party prior to
release. We will continue to resolve your requests as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
The identified documents contain information that may be pertinent to the
business information of 3^rd party stakeholders. Due to this we are
working with the decision maker to consult the 3^rd party prior to
release. We will continue to resolve your requests as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
Good afternoon Eleanor,
Thank you for your email enquiring about the progress of your FOI
requests:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
The identified documents contain information that may be pertinent to the
business information of 3^rd party stakeholders. Due to this we are
working with the decision maker to consult the 3^rd party prior to
release. We will continue to resolve your requests as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [DIBP request email]
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear FOI,
I write in relation to the following claims:
· FA 19/11/01159
· FA 19/11/01160
· FA 19/11/01162
· FA 19/11/00227
It has been approximately two months since the last correspondence. I appreciate that these are challenging times however these requests are extremely overdue. Please advise as to the status of decision-making on these requests. Thank you for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Eleanor Davey
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Ms Davey
FOI request FA 19/11/01160
I refer to your FOI request received on 21 November 2019, seeking access
to the following:
The initial Letter(s) of Intent or Head(s) of Agreement for Save the
Children operations on Manus Island. The period in question is
approximately October 2012 to June 2013. I have also made a request for
the same for Nauru (FA 19/11/00227).
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.
Regards,
FOI Case Officer | Freedom of Information Section
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs
E: [1][DIBP request email]
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