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Dear Johny Sebastian,

The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) has received your request
for data of 22 September 2023. Your reference number for this request is
DA 23/09/00392.  

Your request will be processed outside the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(the FOI Act). The Department has a dedicated data channel open to the
public to purchase statistical data they require. As a result, you are no
longer entitled to obtain access to data under Section 12(1)(c) of the FOI
Act.

The Department has interpreted your request as follows:

May I know under the FOI Act the total number of Subclass 309 Partner
(Provisional) visa applications on-hand and average processing time for
Subclass 309 Partner (Provisional) visa at New Delhi processing office.

If we have misinterpreted your request, please let us know by emailing
[1][Department of Home Affairs request email] quoting the above reference number so we can
reassess your request.

Charge for access

The Department has calculated that a charge of $30.00 is required for your
request.

Next Steps

You can now choose to:

·       pay the attached invoice for your request to proceed;

·       email [2][Department of Home Affairs request email] to tell us if your request has
been incorrectly interpreted; or

·       email [3][Department of Home Affairs request email] to tell us if you wish to withdraw
your request.

Your request will not be processed until you take one of these actions.

Please note: if you do not respond by 10 October 2023 your request will be
deemed to be withdrawn.

Financial hardship

If you believe that paying the charge for access would result in financial
hardship to you, you can request a waiver or reduction of the charge.
Please set out the reasons you believe that you would experience financial
hardship and provide supporting evidence.

An example of financial hardship would be when payment of the charge would
leave you unable to provide food, accommodation, clothing, medical
treatment, education or other necessities for yourself or your family, or
other people for whom you are responsible.

Your request for a waiver or reduction of charge will be considered, and a
response sent to you within 30 days. Further information on charges is
available on our webpage: [4]Data requests (homeaffairs.gov.au)

Release of requested information

We will try to finalise your request within 30 days of receiving your
payment. If we need to contact you regarding the clarity or size of your
request, we will contact you in writing.

In some circumstances, release of data may be prohibited by legislation
such as the Privacy Act 1988, Australian Border Force Act 2015 and
Migration Act 1958. If we cannot release the requested data due to
restrictions under legislation, we will notify you in writing. If we
cannot provide the data you have requested, we will refund the amount you
have paid.

If you have any feedback about our handling of your data request, please
email [5][Department of Home Affairs request email]

Thank you for your data request. I look forward to your response. 

Kind regards,

FOI Officer - Geoff

Freedom of Information

Department of Home Affairs

E: [6][Department of Home Affairs request email]

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Dear Johny Sebastian, 

I am writing to acknowledge the withdrawal of your data request DA 23/09/00392.

Your request has now been closed and no further action is required.

Kind regards  

Paul
Position number: 60176114
FOI Officer – Data Channel | Freedom of Information Section
Privacy FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group
Department Of Home Affairs
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