Non-ongoing or Higher Duties staff
Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
I seek the following under FOI;
- A document that contains the position titles of officers who were non-ongoing or receiving high duties at any time in the last month
- The job advertisement or expression of interest used to appoint officers in non-ongoing positions or on higher duties.
Yours faithfully,
Janae Brown
OFFICIAL
FOI Reference: LEX2632
Dear Ms Brown
Re: Freedom of Information (FOI) Request
Thank you for your e-mail dated 14 September 2020 in which you seek access
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to:
“- A document that contains the position titles of officers who were
non-ongoing or receiving high duties at any time in the last month
- The job advertisement or expression of interest used to appoint officers
in non-ongoing positions or on higher duties.”
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-----Original Message-----
From: JanaeBrown <[FOI #6719 email]>
Sent: Monday, 14 September 2020 10:44 PM
To: FOI <[DFAT request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Non-ongoing or Higher Duties
staff
Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
I seek the following under FOI;
- A document that contains the position titles of officers who were
non-ongoing or receiving high duties at any time in the last month
- The job advertisement or expression of interest used to appoint officers
in non-ongoing positions or on higher duties.
Yours faithfully,
Janae Brown
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OFFICIAL
FOI Reference: LEX2632
Dear Ms Brown,
Please see attached the outcome of your FOI request, and documents
released pursuant to your request.
Yours sincerely,
FOI and Privacy Law Section
Legal Division | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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