Manual for the Coordinated Handling of People Smuggling: Interceptions, Investigations and Prosecutions in Indonesia
Dear Australian Border Force (formally ACBPS),
In 2012 the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service funded the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to produce a document titled "Manual for the Coordinated Handling of People Smuggling: Interceptions, Investigations and Prosecutions in Indonesia".
I request under the Freedom of Information Act documents and files relating to the development of this document, including but not limited to:
- The contract for the production of this document
- The cost of the production of this document
- Correspondence between the ACBPS and IOM relating to this document
- Correspondence between the ACBPS and other Australian Government departments relating to this document
Yours faithfully,
Asher Hirsch
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Our references: FA 17/06/00884; ADF2017/68753
Dear Asher Hirsch
Please find attached the acknowledgement of receipt for your recent FOI
Request. I apologies for the delay in sending the acknowledgement to you.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.
Yours sincerely
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Dear Mr HIRSCH
I refer to your request for access to documents relating to:
In 2012 the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service funded the
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to produce a document
titled "Manual for the Coordinated Handling of People Smuggling:
Interceptions, Investigations and Prosecutions in Indonesia".
I request under the Freedom of Information Act documents and files
relating to the development of this document, including but not limited
to:
- The contract for the production of this document
- The cost of the production of this document
- Correspondence between the ACBPS and IOM relating to this document
- Correspondence between the ACBPS and other Australian Government
departments relating to this document
The current due date for your request is Saturday 29 July 2017. Due to
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not be able to finalise your request by the original due date.
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extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 30 days. This
would extend the due date for your request to Monday 28 August 2017.
It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Wednesday 19 July
2017.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss.
Yours sincerely
H Simons
FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
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Dear H Simmons,
I accept the request to extend the deadline for this application to the 28th of August 2017.
Yours sincerely,
Asher Hirsch
Dear FOI,
Please can you provide an update on this request? I note that it is now overdue.
Yours sincerely,
Asher Hirsch
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Our references: FA 17/06/00884; ADF2017/68753
Dear Mr Hirsch
I refer to your FOI request received on 29 June 2017, seeking access to
the following:
In 2012 the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service funded the
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to produce a document
titled "Manual for the Coordinated Handling of People Smuggling:
Interceptions, Investigations and Prosecutions in Indonesia".
I request under the Freedom of Information Act documents and files
relating to the development of this document, including but not limited
to:
- The contract for the production of this document
- The cost of the production of this document
- Correspondence between the ACBPS and IOM relating to this document
- Correspondence between the ACBPS and other Australian Government
departments relating to this document
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the signed decision letter.
This request has now been closed.
with regards,
H Simons
FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear Australian Border Force,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Border Force's handling of my FOI request 'Manual for the Coordinated Handling of People Smuggling: Interceptions, Investigations and Prosecutions in Indonesia'.
The request was refused because of s 33(a)(iii). Please see below my reasons for seeking internal review:
International relations:
I do not agree that the release of these documents would impact international relations, especially as Indonesia participated in the production of these documents and would already know the details of the documents. Indeed, the Manual in question is a document produced for the Indonesian police and funded by the Australian Government. It has forwards from Indonesian Ministers who praise the document.
Further, I note the reason for the refusal is also that the documents have had a "very limited circulation and are only available to a select number of people on a strict needs-to-know basis". I note that this is not a ground for refusal under the Act.
I therefore request an internal review of the decision.
Yours faithfully,
Asher Hirsch
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/m...
Yours faithfully,
Asher Hirsch
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Dear Mr Hirsch
Thank you for your request for an internal review of the access decision
for FA 17/06/00884 received on Monday 16 October 2017.
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Kind Regards
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Dear FOI Reviews mailbox,
I am following up with this internal review, which is well over 8 months overdue. If I do not hear back I will take this matter to the Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely,
Asher Hirsch
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Dear Mr Hirsch
Thank you for your email. We expect to be able to finalise this internal review within the next 2 weeks.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Asher Hirsch <[FOI #3682 email]>
Sent: 30 May 2018 10:32 AM
To: FOI Reviews mailbox <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Manual for the Coordinated Handling of People Smuggling: Interceptions, Investigations and Prosecutions in Indonesia
Dear FOI Reviews mailbox,
I am following up with this internal review, which is well over 8 months overdue. If I do not hear back I will take this matter to the Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely,
Asher Hirsch
-----Original Message-----
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Dear Mr Hirsch
Thank you for your request for an internal review of the access decision for FA 17/06/00884 received on Monday 16 October 2017.
Please note the new references for your internal review at the top of this email for future reference.
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Regards
Kind Regards
FOI Officer
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Corporate Group
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear Mr Hirsch
The Department of Home Affairs has made a decision on your request for an
internal review under section 54 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
You requested the Department review its decision of 19 September 2017 to
refuse access to documents you had requested on 29 June 2017.
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