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PMC Reference: 2025/287 

Dear Mr Cole

Thank you for your email of 21 October 2025 in which you made a request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to the Department
of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department). You set out the terms
of the request as follows:

I would like to make the following FOI requests

1. List of the entire delegation accompanying Singapore Prime Minister
Wong including support staff on his trip to Australia in October 2025.
Only peoples job titles if you plan to exclude names.

2. List of the entire delegation accompanying the President of the Czech
Republic including support staff on his trip to Australia in December
2024. Only peoples job titles if you plan to exclude names.

3. the list of the entire delegation accompanying prime minister Albanese
to New York in September 2025

4.the list of the entire delegation accompanying prime minister Albanese
to the United Kingdom in September 2025 and which staff were in London,
Liverpool and Scotland

Timeframe for receiving your decision

The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request, you should therefore
expect a decision from us by 20 November 2025.  The processing period of
30 days may be extended in certain circumstances and we will write to you
separately regarding any extension of time. 

Exclusion of non-SES staff names and contact details
It is the Department’s policy to delete from documents:

o Any person’s signature.
o Names and contact details of Australian Public Service officers who
are not Senior Executive Service (SES) officers.
o Mobile or direct numbers of SES officers.
o Names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level below Chief
of Staff.

If you disagree with this policy and want access to this information
please let us know at [1][DPMC request email]. Otherwise this type of
information will be deleted as irrelevant under section 22 of the FOI Act.
SES officer details are considered within scope and release will be
considered in accordance with the FOI Act.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the Department decides that you
are liable to pay a charge, we will send you a preliminary assessment of
the charge as soon as possible. 

Publication of documents

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our disclosure log at
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objections to the publication of your requested document, which may be
released to you, please contact us by email at [3][DPMC request email].  If you
do wish to object to the publication of information, you would need to set
out your reasons.

Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
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Yours sincerely

FOI Coordinator | FOI Section

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

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OFFICIAL

FOI Reference: 2025/287

Dear Alan

We refer to your request, made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act) and received by the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (the Department) on 21 October 2025. The request is seeking access
to:

I would like to make the following FOI requests

1. List of the entire delegation accompanying Singapore Prime Minister
Wong including support staff on his trip to Australia in October 2025.
Only peoples job titles if you plan to exclude names.

2. List of the entire delegation accompanying the President of the Czech
Republic including support staff on his trip to Australia in December
2024. Only peoples job titles if you plan to exclude names.

3. the list of the entire delegation accompanying prime minister Albanese
to New York in September 2025

4.the list of the entire delegation accompanying prime minister Albanese
to the United Kingdom in September 2025 and which staff were in London,
Liverpool and Scotland

The current due date for a decision on your FOI request is 20 November
2025. We have identified information relevant to your request and will
need to consult with external agencies to inform a decision on access,
thus at this time we are unable to meet the current timeframe.

The Department would like to work with applicants in managing the
timeframes of its requests and the FOI Act has built-in provisions that
facilitate extensions in consultation with applicants. This enables
agencies to manage their FOI requests and keep them within time.

We seek your agreement to an extension of 15 under section 15AA of the FOI
Act, this would extend the due date to 5 December 2025.

We would be grateful for your response indicating whether you agree to
this extension by 19 November 2025.

Yours sincerely

Janelle

FOI Section
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au 

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FOI Reference: 2025/287

Dear Alan

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in issuing you with a
decision regarding your Freedom of Information request.

We refer to your request, made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act) and received by the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (the Department) on 21 October 2025. The request is seeking access
to:

I would like to make the following FOI requests

1. List of the entire delegation accompanying Singapore Prime Minister
Wong including support staff on his trip to Australia in October 2025.
Only peoples job titles if you plan to exclude names.

2. List of the entire delegation accompanying the President of the Czech
Republic including support staff on his trip to Australia in December
2024. Only peoples job titles if you plan to exclude names.

3. the list of the entire delegation accompanying prime minister Albanese
to New York in September 2025

4.the list of the entire delegation accompanying prime minister Albanese
to the United Kingdom in September 2025 and which staff were in London,
Liverpool and Scotland

The current due date for a decision on your FOI request is 5 December
2025.

As previously explained, we identified information relevant to your
request which required consultation with external agencies to inform a
decision on access. We have received feedback from those external agencies
on the information which has required considerable time to collate,
process and consider. As a result, we are unable to meet the current
timeframe.  

The Department would like to work with applicants in managing the
timeframes of its requests and the FOI Act has built-in provisions that
facilitate extensions in consultation with applicants. This enables
agencies to manage their FOI requests and keep them within time.

We seek your agreement to a further extension of 15 days under section
15AA of the FOI Act, this would extend the due date to 20 December 2025.

We would be grateful for your response indicating whether you agree to
this extension as soon as possible.

Kind regards

Charlotte
FOI Section
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
e. [1][email address]  w. [2]pmc.gov.au 

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Departmental reference: FOI/2025/287

Dear Mr Cole

Thank you for your email and please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in issuing you with a decision.

Your request has been processed and we are awaiting final clearance of the decision as part of our internal processes. A recent surge in workload for the Department has led to delays for those final clearance processes.

Despite our ongoing efforts, it is unlikely that we will be in a position to issue you with a decision today (22 December 2025).

As a result, we intend to apply to the Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) for an extension of time under section 15AC of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

If granted, this extension would allow additional time to finalise the decision and your rights to seek review of the decision will be fully preserved. We will notify you of the outcome of the OAIC's consideration as soon as it is known.

We aim to provide you with a formal decision as soon as possible.

Kind regards

Adviser
FOI Section | Legal Policy Branch
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
e. [email address] w. pmc.gov.au

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing spiritual, social and cultural relationship with the land, waters, skies and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to their community leaders, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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You have contacted the Freedom of Information (FOI) inbox at the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the department).

This email address is for requests to access documents under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982. The department cannot provide you with the
records of other government agencies. If you are seeking access to records
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Government directory.

If you have written to the department to submit an FOI request or
application for internal review of an FOI decision, please consider this
email to be an acknowledgement of its receipt. We will contact you to
provide more information about the processing of your FOI request within
14 days of its receipt.

The FOI team of the department is unable to respond to non-FOI related
enquiries sent to this email address. If you have a non-FOI related
enquiry, refer to [2]the department's list of contacts.

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department, please visit [3]Freedom of Information.

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Departmental reference: FOI/2025/287

Dear Mr Cole

I apologise for the delay experienced in processing your FOI request. The Department sought additional time from the OAIC and their consideration of this request is pending. Further the Department had its annual shut-down between 25 Dec 25 to 1 Jan 26. We would be able to provide you with a further update next week as staff return to the office.

If you wish to make a compliant about the handling of the request you may set out your concerns direct to the Department, this affords the Department the opportunity to work with you directly to resolve your feedback and concerns.

Alternatively you may submit a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. The information on their website provides some advice as to the best course of action and you may also consider submitting a review of the current deemed decision by the FOI Act. I have included for your reference links to this information below, and links to where you can make a complaint or review.

Information about making a compliant: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...
Information on reviews: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor...

Online application form to make a compliant about FOI processing: https://webform.oaic.gov.au/prod?entityt...
Online application form to make an Information Commissioner review: https://webform.oaic.gov.au/prod?entityt...

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer
FOI Section | Legal Policy Branch
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box 6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [email address]  w. pmc.gov.au

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing spiritual, social and cultural relationship with the land, waters, skies and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to their community leaders, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Our reference: RQ25/08748

Agency reference: 2025/287

Agency name: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
By Email: [1][DPMC request email]

Applicant Name: Alan Cole
By Email: [2][FOI #13895 email]

Extension of time under s 15AC

Dear Parties,

Please find attached an extension of time decision relating to the above
referenced FOI request.

Regards

[3][IMG]   Bradley Penfold

Review Advisor, Early Resolution

FOI Case Management

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Sydney | GPO Box 5288 Sydney NSW 2001

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The OAIC acknowledges Traditional Custodians of Country across
Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and
communities. We pay our respect to First Nations people,
cultures and Elders past and present.  

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Departmental reference: FOI/2025/287

Dear Mr Cole

Please find attached the decision regarding your request under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982.

Kind regards

Adviser

FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet[]

p. (02) 6271 5849

We work on Ngunnawal Country

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