OFFICIAL

Good afternoon,

Thank you for contacting Freedom of Information at the Department of
Defence.

We have received your email and you will be advised of the status of your
inquiry by an FOI team member soon.

Kind regards,

Ben Jowett | Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial and Executive Coordination & Communication Division

Department of Defence

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OFFICIAL

Dear Bick Rurr

I refer to your correspondence of 19 February seeking access, on behalf of
Right to know, under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence). This email is to
advise you that your request has been received and allocated to a Case
Manager.

The scope of your request is:

“I would like to request a menu list for each type of current in service
CR1M (combat ration one man). Types include menu A, B, C... etc. Menu list
means each item/flavour of item contained within a specific menu type. For
example...

Menu A

Satay Chicken

Vegetable curry

Cream crackers

Vegemite tube

Muesli bar x 2

Menu B

Chicken Korma

Tuna Mornay

Jam biscuits

Jam tube

Jerky bar”

Please note that Defence does not release information that is considered
‘personal information’ of individuals other than the applicant; this
includes private email addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers
and mobile telephone numbers, unless you specifically request such
details. Defence excludes duplicates of documents and any documents sent
to or from you. Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of
documents.

If you are seeking personal details of other individuals, please advise
this office by 25 February 2022 so that the decision maker can consider
your request.

Defence may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations. You will be notified separately if your request attracts a
charge. Please note that there is no charge for documents that contain the
personal information of the applicant.

The statutory deadline for you to receive a response to your request is 21
March 2022.

Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working day. This is in
accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner.

I am the Case Manager for this request. Should you have any questions
relating to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email
to [1][email address].

Regards

Joanne |Case Manager Freedom of Information

Department of Defence

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[SEC=OFFICIAL]

Good morning Bick Rurr,

I refer to your FOI request FOI 375/21/22.

Your request was forwarded to Capability Acquisition & Sustainment Group
(CASG) for consideration. The Accredited Decision Maker Megan Barron has
advised that your request covers documents which contain information of a
commercial nature of a number of third parties.

Megan Barron has determined that there is requirement to consult the third
parties under section 27 of the FOI Act, before making a decision on the
release of the documents. 

Section 15(6) of the FOI Act provides for an extension of 30 days to be
added to the statutory time limit for processing requests.  Therefore, the
deadline for providing you with the decision on your request is now: 20
April 2022.

Please advise if you consent to FOI Directorate naming you as the
applicant to third parties for the purpose of consultation by: COB 15
March 2022.

While you are under no obligation to reveal your identity as the applicant
and we will not disclose your identity without consent, in our
experience, third parties will generally be more likely to object to the
release of their information if they do not know who the applicant is.

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact our office via telephone on (02) 6266 2200 or via
email to [1][email address].

Regards

Chris Simon | FOI Operations Assistant Director

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination & Communication (MECC) Division |
Department of Defence

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Campbell Park Offices | Canberra

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OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Rurr

Thank you for your reply to release your personal Information to the third party.

Kind regards

Joanne |Case Manager Freedom of Information
Department of Defence
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OFFICIAL

Dear Bick Rurr

Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 375/21/22.

Rights of Review

Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of
this decision. Your review rights are attached.

Should you have any questions in regard to this matter please contact this
office.

Regards

Joanne |Case Manager Freedom of Information

Department of Defence

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