Ministerial Submission MS22-00569
Dear Minister for Veterans’ Affairs,
I apply under the Freedom of Information Act for copy of Ministerial Submission MS22-00569, received by the Minister in 2022.
The names of individuals within that document who are not SES grade are not required.
Attachments are not required.
Telephone and email details are not required.
Yours faithfully,
Jenny
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Dear Jenny ,
The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your
request for access to information under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). I note you have requested access to the following:
''I apply under the Freedom of Information Act for copy of Ministerial
Submission MS22-00569, received by the Minister in 2022.
The names of individuals within that document who are not SES grade are
not required.
Attachments are not required.
Telephone and email details are not required.''
Your request was received by the department on 16 March 2024 and the
ordinary 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced
from the day after that date.
If we are in a position to make a decision on your request earlier than
this date, we will endeavour to do so.
The statutory period may also be extended if we need to consult third
parties or for other reasons permitted under the FOI Act. We will advise
you if this happens.
Charges
If the Department considers that a charge will apply to your request, you
will be notified within 14 days of an estimate of the charges that will
apply to your request for non-personal information before we process any
requested documents or impose a final charge.
Your address
The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your contact address is
[1][FOI #11236 email] . Unless you tell us
otherwise, we will send all notices and correspondence to this address.
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log on our website, subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions
include where publication of personal, business, professional or
commercial information would be unreasonable.
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Kind Regards
Arthur Information Access Registrations Officer
Position Number – 62341836
Information Access Unit
Ministerial, International & Stakeholder Relations Branch
Ministerial, Communication & Engagement Division
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372)
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Dear Jenny,
I refer to your request below.
The Ministerial Correspondence Unit confirmed that there is one digit
missing in the MS (Ministerial Submission) reference number that you
provided in your request?
Can you please advise us again the correct MS reference number.
Agreement to amend the Freedom of Information request to be processed
under the administrative access arrangements
Can you respond to this email giving the Department written approval,
acknowledging your agreement for the department to process your request
administratively and withdrawing your request under the FOI Act, by
replying this email and stating ‘you agree’. If you do not agree, the
Department will continue on processing this request under the FOI Act.
We appreciate if you can provide us a response by COB Thursday 11 April
2024.
Kind regards,
Frankie| A/g Senior Information Access Officer
Position 62373489
Information Access Unit
Ministerial, International & Stakeholder Relations Branch
Ministerial, Communication & Engagement Division
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Dear INFORMATION.ACCESS,
Apologies. A zero was left off. The full reference number for that document was MS22-000596.
Yours sincerely,
Jenny
Dear Jenny,
Thank you for the information.
I have just provided the correct MS reference details to the Ministerial
Correspondence Unit. As the line area only commences the search just now
and the FOI decision will be due in six days, are you in the position to
agree for an extension of time under s 15AA of the FOI Act?
You can provide up to 30 days of extension to the Department.
Please provide us a response by COB 11 April 2024.
Thank you for your assistance.
Kind regards,
Frankie| A/g Senior Information Access Officer
Position 62373489
Information Access Unit
Ministerial, International & Stakeholder Relations Branch
Ministerial, Communication & Engagement Division
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Dear Jenny,
I am checking the MS reference number with you again.
Please be advised that is no search result for MS22- 000596, meaning that
the reference you provided in your previous email is incorrect.
However there is a search result for MS22-000569.
Please confirm that the correct reference number is MS22-000569.
Kind regards,
Frankie| A/g Senior Information Access Officer
Position 62373489
Information Access Unit
Ministerial, International & Stakeholder Relations Branch
Ministerial, Communication & Engagement Division
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Dear INFORMATION.ACCESS,
The “search” is for *one* document that due to the MS reference number given, can be pulled up in PDMS in seconds. That doesn’t require additional time.
As DVA has seven open deemed refusal decisions it has still yet to provide decisions for to me (some nearly five months old) that would be inappropriate.
Yours sincerely,
Jenny
Dear INFORMATION.ACCESS,
My FOI request was for MS22-00569.
As stated, I left a zero off. So MS22-000569.
Yours sincerely,
Jenny
Dear Minister of Veterans Affairs,
This FOI was made to the Minister of Veterans Affairs on 15 March, lodged at the Minister’s nominated email address for FOIs.
A decision was required to be provided, given no extension of time, yesterday on access to this one document that has been located.
Instead no decision has been made and a deemed refusal has occurred.
Please respond stating the latest date this decision will be given by to replace this deemed refusal.
Yours sincerely,
Jenny
Dear INFORMATION.ACCESS,
I request copy of the record of administration of this FOI made on 16 March 2024, which I can see from other FOIs here you can produce from LEX, to see why such an unreasonable and excessive delay has occurred.
Yours sincerely,
Jenny
Dear Jenny,
The Department of Veterans' Affairs (the department) has received your
request for access to information under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act). I note you have requested access to the following:
'...I request copy of the record of administration of this FOI made on 16
March 2024, which I can see from other FOIs here you can produce from LEX,
to see why such an unreasonable and excessive delay has occurred...'
Your request was received by the department on 23 April 2024 and the
ordinary 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced
from the day after that date.
If we are in a position to make a decision on your request earlier than
this date, we will endeavour to do so.
The statutory period may also be extended if we need to consult third
parties or for other reasons permitted under the FOI Act. We will advise
you if this happens.
Charges
If the Department considers that a charge will apply to your request, you
will be notified within 14 days of an estimate of the charges that will
apply to your request for non-personal information before we process any
requested documents or impose a final charge.
Your address
The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address that we can send
notices to. You have advised your contact address is
[1][FOI #11236 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
Kevin| Information Access Officer
Position 62373493
Information Access Unit
Client and Information Access Branch
Ministerial, Communication & Engagement Division
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372)
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