Membership of "Citizenship Loss Board"

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Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,

I am writing to you today under the Freedom of Information Act seeking a current membership list of the "Citizenship Loss Board" as referenced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on Friday April 8 2016.

A press conference transcript outlining the "Citizenship Loss Board" can be found here: http://www.minister.border.gov.au/peterd...

As no information can be located on Government websites regarding the membership of this Board and considering the power of the Board to strip Citizenship from Australian Citizens, I ask that you consider the public interest in processing this FOI request in a timely and prompt manner.

Yours faithfully,

CD

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Dear CD

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

This letter refers to an access request received under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) on 10 April 2016 seeking access to:
'a current membership list of the "Citizenship Loss Board" as referenced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on Friday April 8 2016.
A press conference transcript outlining the "Citizenship Loss Board" can be found here: http://www.minister.border.gov.au/peterd...

Your request has been allocated FOI request number FA 16/04/01255. Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

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-----Original Message-----
From: CD [mailto:[FOI #1807 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 10 April 2016 1:39 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Membership of "Citizenship Loss Board"

Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,

I am writing to you today under the Freedom of Information Act seeking a current membership list of the "Citizenship Loss Board" as referenced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on Friday April 8 2016.

A press conference transcript outlining the "Citizenship Loss Board" can be found here: http://www.minister.border.gov.au/peterd...

As no information can be located on Government websites regarding the membership of this Board and considering the power of the Board to strip Citizenship from Australian Citizens, I ask that you consider the public interest in processing this FOI request in a timely and prompt manner.

Yours faithfully,

CD

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Dear CD

FOI request: FA 16/04/01255; ADF2016/16401

I refer to your FOI request received on 10 April 2016.

This email is to advise you of my decision that you are liable to pay a charge in respect of the processing of your FOI request in accordance with s.29 of the FOI Act. Please see the attached notice for further information.

Timeframe to respond
The FOI Act provides you with 30 days to respond, in writing, to this notice, which is close of business Thursday, 26 May 2016.

How to pay:
Details on how to make a payment to the Department are included in the notice. Please ensure that you include your FA reference number with your payment. If this information is not included with your payment details it may delay the processing of your request.

With kind regards
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Information Management Branch | Corporate Services Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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-----Original Message-----
From: CD [mailto:[FOI #1807 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 10 April 2016 1:39 PM
To: FOI
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Membership of "Citizenship Loss Board"

Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,

I am writing to you today under the Freedom of Information Act seeking a current membership list of the "Citizenship Loss Board" as referenced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on Friday April 8 2016.

A press conference transcript outlining the "Citizenship Loss Board" can be found here: http://www.minister.border.gov.au/peterd...

As no information can be located on Government websites regarding the membership of this Board and considering the power of the Board to strip Citizenship from Australian Citizens, I ask that you consider the public interest in processing this FOI request in a timely and prompt manner.

Yours faithfully,

CD

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Dear FOI,

Thank you for your timely processing of this FOI request so far.

Please be advised that I have paid the fee as outlined in your previous correspondence.

I look forward to reading this document in the near future.

Yours sincerely,

CD

Dear FOI,

Can you please advise that you have processed the fee associated with this request?

When does the department anticipate this request being finalised?

Yours sincerely,

CD

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Good afternoon

Thank you for your email below.

The Department did forward a receipt to you on 27 April 2016 in respect of the payment made by you, however I note that the email address it was sent to was "[email address]" and it would not therefore have been received by you. The Department apologises for that error. A copy of the receipt is now attached for your reference.

The decision in this request is due on or before next Wednesday, 11 May, and the Department is working to finalise the decision by that date.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Support Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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-----Original Message-----
From: CD [mailto:[FOI #1807 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 5 May 2016 12:15 PM
To: FOI
Subject: Re: FOI request: FA 16/04/01255; ADF2016/16401 - Membership of "Citizenship Loss Board" [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,

Can you please advise that you have processed the fee associated with this request?

When does the department anticipate this request being finalised?

Yours sincerely,

CD

-----Original Message-----

Dear CD

FOI request: FA 16/04/01255; ADF2016/16401

I refer to your FOI request received on 10 April 2016.

This email is to advise you of my decision that you are liable to pay a charge in respect of the processing of your FOI request in accordance with s.29 of the FOI Act. Please see the attached notice for further information.

Timeframe to respond
The FOI Act provides you with 30 days to respond, in writing, to this notice, which is close of business Thursday, 26 May 2016.

How to pay:
Details on how to make a payment to the Department are included in the notice. Please ensure that you include your FA reference number with your payment. If this information is not included with your payment details it may delay the processing of your request.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Services Division Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear FOI,

Thanks for letting me know about the receipt regarding this foi request.

I also wish to thank the department for such a hasty and prompt processing of this request. I look forward to reading the document on nor before Wednesday 11 May 2016.

Yours sincerely,

CD

Our Reference: FA 16/04/01255; ADF2016/16401

Good morning CD

I refer to your request received on 10 April 2016 for access to documents under the FOI Act.

As you are aware, the current due date for your request is Wednesday 11 May 2016.

The Department seeks your agreement under section 15AA of the FOI Act to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 7 days. This would extend the due date for your request to Wednesday 18 May 2016. The Department will continue to endeavour to finalise your request as quickly as possible, but it would assist if you could agree to this extension of time.

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Support Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear FOI,

Thank you for advising for the need for an extension of this FOI request.

I advise that I do not agree to an extension of 7 days until the 18 May 2016. I am however willing to grant an extension until Friday 13 May 2016 which is 7 days from today. Will this be sufficient time to process this request?

Yours sincerely,

CD

Good morning CD

I note you have agreed to a 2 day extension of time, resulting in the due date for this request now being Friday 13 May 2016.

In the event that an additional extension of time is required to finalise your request, I will contact you further. However, the Department will work to finalise your request by next Friday.

Thank you for your assistance.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Support Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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-----Original Message-----
From: CD [mailto:[FOI #1807 email]]
Sent: Friday, 6 May 2016 11:53 AM
To: FOI
Subject: RE: FOI request: FA 16/04/01255; ADF2016/16401 - Membership of "Citizenship Loss Board" [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,

Thank you for advising for the need for an extension of this FOI request.

I advise that I do not agree to an extension of 7 days until the 18 May 2016. I am however willing to grant an extension until Friday 13 May 2016 which is 7 days from today. Will this be sufficient time to process this request?

Yours sincerely,

CD

-----Original Message-----

Our Reference: FA 16/04/01255; ADF2016/16401

Good morning CD

I refer to your request received on 10 April 2016 for access to documents under the FOI Act.

As you are aware, the current due date for your request is Wednesday 11 May 2016.

The Department seeks your agreement under section 15AA of the FOI Act to extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 7 days. This would extend the due date for your request to Wednesday 18 May 2016. The Department will continue to endeavour to finalise your request as quickly as possible, but it would assist if you could agree to this extension of time.

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Support Division Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Dear CD

FOI request FA 16/04/01255; ADF2016/16401

I refer to your FOI request received on 10 April 2016, seeking access to the following:

'a current membership list of the "Citizenship Loss Board" as referenced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on Friday April 8 2016.
A press conference transcript outlining the "Citizenship Loss Board" can be found here: http://www.minister.border.gov.au/peterd...

Please find attached the decision record and document released under the FOI Act.

This request has now been closed.

With kind regards
Freedom of Information Section
Information Management Branch | Corporate Support Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Please consider the environment before printing this email

-----Original Message-----
From: CD [mailto:[FOI #1807 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 10 April 2016 1:39 PM
To: FOI
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Membership of "Citizenship Loss Board"

Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,

I am writing to you today under the Freedom of Information Act seeking a current membership list of the "Citizenship Loss Board" as referenced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on Friday April 8 2016.

A press conference transcript outlining the "Citizenship Loss Board" can be found here: http://www.minister.border.gov.au/peterd...

As no information can be located on Government websites regarding the membership of this Board and considering the power of the Board to strip Citizenship from Australian Citizens, I ask that you consider the public interest in processing this FOI request in a timely and prompt manner.

Yours faithfully,

CD

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