Procedural instructions Maritime Powers Act 2013
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Please provide procedural instructions or other operational policy instruction documents for maritime interceptions that require the removal of persons detained under the Maritime Powers Act 2013. Please also provide procedural documents for logistical arrangements relating to individualised assessments of unauthorised maritime arrivals intercepted at sea. The later is mentioned in the document with ID number VM-5272 (Procedural Instructions for Individualised Assessments).
Yours faithfully,
Elias Ross
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FOI Request: FA 20/09/01168
File Number: OBJ2020/30643
Dear Mr Ross,
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I refer to your correspondence received on 24 September 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
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Please provide procedural instructions or other operational policy instruction documents for maritime interceptions that require the removal of persons detained under the Maritime Powers Act 2013. Please also provide procedural documents for logistical arrangements relating to individualised assessments of unauthorised maritime arrivals intercepted at sea. The later is mentioned in the document with ID number VM-5272 (Procedural Instructions for Individualised Assessments).
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In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 20/09/01168
File Number: OBJ2020/30643
Dear Mr Ross
I refer to your request received on 24 September 2020 for access to
documents under the FOI Act. You have requested access to the following:
Please provide procedural instructions or other operational policy
instruction documents for maritime interceptions that require the removal
of persons detained under the Maritime Powers Act 2013. Please also
provide procedural documents for logistical arrangements relating to
individualised assessments of unauthorised maritime arrivals intercepted
at sea. The later is mentioned in the document with ID number VM-5272
(Procedural Instructions for Individualised Assessments).
The current due date for your request is Saturday, 24 October 2020.
In order for the Department to complete the decision making process in
relation to the documents that fall within the scope of your request, the
Department will require additional time to process your request.
The Department seeks your agreement under section 15AA of the FOI Act to
extend the timeframe for the processing of your request by 16 days. This
would extend the due date for your request to Monday, 9 November 2020.
It would assist the Department in managing its FOI caseload if you could
provide a response to this request by close of business, Thursday 22
October 2020.
If you wish to discuss this matter further, please contact me on the
details below.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Position no. 60103474
FOI Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Email: [1][DIBP request email]
Department of Home Affairs - [2]www.homeaffairs.gov.au
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Dear Mr Ross
FOI request FA 20/09/01168
I refer to your FOI request received on 24 September 2020, seeking access
to the following:
1. Please provide procedural instructions or other operational policy
instruction documents for maritime interceptions that require the removal
of persons detained under the Maritime Powers Act 2013.
2. Please also provide procedural documents for logistical arrangements
relating to individualised assessments of unauthorised maritime arrivals
intercepted at sea. The later is mentioned in the document with ID number
VM-5272 (Procedural Instructions for Individualised Assessments).
The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record.
This request has now been closed.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
FOI Section
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Email: [1][DIBP request email]
Department of Home Affairs - [2]www.homeaffairs.gov.au
OFFICIAL
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the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received
this email by mistake, please advise the sender and delete the message and
attachments immediately. This email, including attachments, may contain
confidential, sensitive, legally privileged and/or copyright information.
Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information
by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited.
The Department of Home Affairs and ABF respect your privacy and have
obligations under the Privacy Act 1988.
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