Dear Chow Wang

 

Your Freedom of Information request - Acknowledgement

 

We refer to your request, received by the Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations (department) on 29 November 2024, for access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to the following documents:

 

“… a full list of organisations which … are currently registered to host
Work for the Dole programs.”

 

Your reference number for this request is LEX 1302. Please include this
reference number in all correspondence relating to your request.

 

Interpretation of request

 

The department has interpreted your request to be seeking access to the
following documents:

 

“… a full list of organisations which … [were] registered to host Work for
the Dole programs [as at 30 November 2024].”

 

If we have misinterpreted your request, please let us know by 3pm, 9
December 2024 . If we do not hear from you by that date, we will proceed
on the basis that we have correctly interpreted your request.

 

Timeframe

 

The 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the department received your request. The 30-day timeframe may
be extended with your agreement or where otherwise permitted under the FOI
Act (for example, if the department is required to undertake third party
consultation).

 

As the department will be closed from midday 24 December 2023 until 1
January 2024, we are seeking your agreement to a 10-day extension of time
for the department to process your request, pursuant to section 15AA of
the FOI Act. If you agree to this extension the new decision date for your
request will be 9 January 2025. The department will then inform the Office
of the Australian Information Commissioner of the revised due date.

 

Please let us know by 3pm, 9 December 2024 whether you are agreeable to an
extension.

 

Charges

 

The department will advise you if a charge is payable to process your
request and the amount of any such charge as soon as practicable.

 

Your address

 

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your electronic address is
[1][FOI #12417 email]. Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.

 

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.

 

Further assistance

 

If you have any questions about your request, please email
[2][email address].

 

Yours sincerely

 

Marcus

Information Law Team
Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
[3]dewr.gov.au

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Dear Mr Chow Wang

 

I refer to your freedom of information request to the Department of
Employment and Workplace Relations (department) dated 29 November 2024.

 

Please find attached the department’s decision and the documents being
released to you under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).

 

Yours sincerely

 

Marcus

Authorised Decision-Maker

Information Law Team

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

 

Notice:

The information contained in this email message and any attached files may
be confidential information, and may also be the subject of legal
professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use,
disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised. If you received this
email in error, please notify the sender by contacting the department's
switchboard on 1300 488 064 during business hours (8:30am - 5pm Canberra
time) and delete all copies of this transmission together with any
attachments.