Operation Fortitude
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
The Applicant is seeking copies correspondence from the Australian
Border Force (“ABF”) to the Responsible Minister, Peter Dutton, or his Department that relates to the ABFs participation in Operation Fortitude, conducted in Melbourne on August 28 and 29
2015.
Yours faithfully,
Julie Simpson
Dear Ms Simpson
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 31 August 2015 seeking access to:
'copies of correspondence from the Australian Border Force (“ABF”) to the Responsible Minister, Peter Dutton, or his Department that relates to the ABF's participation in Operation Fortitude, conducted in Melbourne on August 28 and 29 2015.'
Your request has been allocated FOI request number FA 15/08/01817. Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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Alison Smith
FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Simpson [mailto:[FOI #1197 email]]
Sent: Monday, 31 August 2015 10:26 AM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Operation Fortitude
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
The Applicant is seeking copies correspondence from the Australian Border Force (“ABF”) to the Responsible Minister, Peter Dutton, or his Department that relates to the ABFs participation in Operation Fortitude, conducted in Melbourne on August 28 and 29 2015.
Yours faithfully,
Julie Simpson
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Our references: FA 15/08/01817; ADF2015/45892
Dear Ms Simpson
I refer to your request to the Department of Immigration and Border
Protection seeking access to documents under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982.
Please find attached a letter to you advising that the Department is
required to formally consult with a third party in relation to the
proposed release of documents.
The due date for you request is now 30 October 2015.
Yours sincerely
Linda Rossiter
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
E: [1][email address]
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Our references: FA 15/08/01817; 2015/45892
Dear Ms Simpson
I refer to your FOI request received on 31 August 2015, seeking access to
the following:
'copies of correspondence from the Australian Border Force (“ABF”) to the
Responsible Minister, Peter Dutton, or his Department that relates to the
ABF's participation in Operation Fortitude, conducted in Melbourne on
August 28 and 29 2015.'
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please see attached
the notification letter, decision record, schedule of documents and
documents released under the FOI Act.
In accordance with the requirements of section 11C of the FOI Act the
documents will be published on the Department's FOI Disclosure Log.
This request has now been closed.
With kind regards
Alison Smith
FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section
Access to Information Branch
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Simpson [mailto:[FOI #1197 email]]
Sent: Monday, 31 August 2015 10:26 AM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Operation Fortitude
Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
The Applicant is seeking copies correspondence from the Australian Border
Force (“ABF”) to the Responsible Minister, Peter Dutton, or his Department
that relates to the ABFs participation in Operation Fortitude, conducted
in Melbourne on August 28 and 29 2015.
Yours faithfully,
Julie Simpson
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[1][FOI #1197 email]
Is [2][email address] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Department of Immigration and Border Protection? If so, please
contact us using this form:
[3]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
[4]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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