Pine Gap staff positions
Dear Department of Defence,
I request access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982:
1. A document listing all staff positions at the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap. Specifically, I seek details on the total number of positions and the number of personnel in each position, categorised by Australian and United States citizenship.
For clarity, the information could be structured in the following format (this table is an example only; you may provide the information in any format that is convenient for your department):
Position Total Number Australian Citizens United States Citizens
Security Guard 50 40 10
Intelligence Analyst 30 15 15
Cleaner 10 8 2
... ... ... ...
If the requested information is not readily available in discrete written form, please be reminded of your obligation under the FOI Act to provide the information in a written document generated from your electronic records.
Please contact me if you require any clarification or have questions regarding this request.
Yours faithfully,
CR
OFFICIAL
Dear CR,
Acknowledgement
I refer to your correspondence of 3 July 2024 seeking access to documents
held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.
The scope of your request is:
…a document listing all staff positions at the Joint Defence Facility Pine
Gap. Specifically, I seek details on the total number of positions and the
number of personnel in each position, categorised by Australian and United
States citizenship.
Disclaimer
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request, this information will be redacted; this includes private email
addresses, signatures, personnel (PMKeyS) numbers and mobile telephone
numbers, unless you specifically request such details. Defence excludes
duplicates of documents and any documents sent to or from you.
Furthermore, Defence only considers final versions of documents.
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Timeframe
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ends on 2 August 2024. This period may be extended if we need to consult
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happens.
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I am the Case Manager for this request. Should you have any questions
relating to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email:
[1][email address].
Kind regards,
Ryan
Freedom of Information
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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OFFICIAL
Dear CR,
Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 015/24/25.
Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of
this decision. Your review rights are attached.
Please contact this office should you require any further information.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email
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Dear Freedom of Information Team,
Thanks for your prompt decision.
Which intelligence agency did the documents originate from?
Yours sincerely,
CR
Dear Department of Defence,
I am writing to request a 14-day extension to the timeframe for seeking an internal review of your decision. I am seeking this extension as I am still awaiting a response to my email dated 2 August 2024.
Please advise by COB 30 August 2024 whether my request for an extension of the internal review period will be granted.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours sincerely,
CR
OFFICIAL
Dear CR
I note your correspondence of 2 August 2024 where you sought details regarding which intelligence agency the information you sought access to originated from.
In line with section 7 of the FOI Act, to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the material we are unable to disclose the name of the exempt agency.
If you would like to seek an internal review of your request, please direct your query to [email address].
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence. Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email immediately.