Reference FOI/2021/112IC - please provide the consultation comments and fresh comments from another agency
Dear PM&C,
Please accept this request for documents in accordance with the FOI Act.
On 27 October 2023 your department issued a Notice of Revised Decision under s 55G of the FOI Act. That decision related to PM&C document Reference FOI/2021/112IC.
The revised decision maker stated 'consultation comments from another agency' were part of the material taken into account. They also stated 'fresh consultation comments received from another agency' were part of the reason they decided to grant partial release of the requested documents.
I will be grateful if you will provide me a copy of the documents referred to as 'consultation comments from another agency' and 'fresh consultation comments received from another agency'.
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards
Trav S
OFFICIAL
Reference: FOI/2023/349
Dear Trav S
Thank you for your email of 27 November 2023, 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:
On 27 October 2023 your department issued a Notice of Revised Decision
under s 55G of the FOI Act. That decision related to PM&C document
Reference FOI/2021/112IC.
The revised decision maker stated 'consultation comments from another
agency' were part of the material taken into account. They also stated
'fresh consultation comments received from another agency' were part of
the reason they decided to grant partial release of the requested
documents.
I will be grateful if you will provide me a copy of the documents referred
to as 'consultation comments from another agency' and 'fresh consultation
comments received from another agency'.
Timeframe for receiving your decision and request for extension of time
The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request. A decision is therefore
due from us by 27 December 2023. However, we note that the processing
time for your FOI request overlaps with the departmental shutdown period
from 23 December to 1 January 2024 (inclusive). Given this, we would like
to seek your agreement to a 14-day extension of time under section 15AA of
the FOI Act. This would result in a decision due from us by 10 January
2024.
Please confirm your agreement to the extension of time by replying to this
email by 6 December 2023.
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
[1]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart...,
subject to certain exceptions. If you think you might wish to raise any
objections to the publication of any of the information which may be
released to you please contact us by email at [2][DPMC request email]. If you
do wish to object to the publication of information, you would need to
provide supporting reasons.
Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details
For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:
· any person’s signature;
· the names and contact details of Australian Public Service
officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
· the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;
· the names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level
below Chief of Staff.
If you consider that the information categorised above is relevant to the
terms of your request please let us know at [3][DPMC request email], otherwise
we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the
scope of your request (that is, the information will be treated as
irrelevant and deleted from any documents for release). The names and
other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless there is some
reason for that information to be exempt from release.
Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
[4]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....
Kind regards
Coordinator | FOI Section
[ ]
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. [5][email address] w. [6]pmc.gov.au
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Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
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OFFICIAL
Reference: FOI/2023/349
Dear Trav S
We would be grateful if you could please let us know once you have had the
opportunity to consider our email below, seeking your approval of a 14 day
extension of time to be applied to your FOI request.
For any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards
Coordinator
FOI Section[]
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. [1][email address] w. [2]pmc.gov.au
[3]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 4 December 2023 3:53 PM
To: 'Trav S' <[FOI #10920 email]>
Cc: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information Acknowledgement - FOI/2023/349
[SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Reference: FOI/2023/349
Dear Trav S
Thank you for your email of 27 November 2023, 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:
On 27 October 2023 your department issued a Notice of Revised Decision
under s 55G of the FOI Act. That decision related to PM&C document
Reference FOI/2021/112IC.
The revised decision maker stated 'consultation comments from another
agency' were part of the material taken into account. They also stated
'fresh consultation comments received from another agency' were part of
the reason they decided to grant partial release of the requested
documents.
I will be grateful if you will provide me a copy of the documents referred
to as 'consultation comments from another agency' and 'fresh consultation
comments received from another agency'.
Timeframe for receiving your decision and request for extension of time
The 30 day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after the Department received your request. A decision is therefore
due from us by 27 December 2023. However, we note that the processing
time for your FOI request overlaps with the departmental shutdown period
from 23 December to 1 January 2024 (inclusive). Given this, we would like
to seek your agreement to a 14-day extension of time under section 15AA of
the FOI Act. This would result in a decision due from us by 10 January
2024.
Please confirm your agreement to the extension of time by replying to this
email by 6 December 2023.
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
[4]https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/depart...,
subject to certain exceptions. If you think you might wish to raise any
objections to the publication of any of the information which may be
released to you please contact us by email at [5][DPMC request email]. If you
do wish to object to the publication of information, you would need to
provide supporting reasons.
Exclusion of officers’ names and contact details
For documents that fall within scope of the request, it is the
Department’s policy to withhold:
· any person’s signature;
· the names and contact details of Australian Public Service
officers not in the Senior Executive Service (SES);
· the mobile or direct numbers of SES officers;
· the names and contact details of Ministerial staff at a level
below Chief of Staff.
If you consider that the information categorised above is relevant to the
terms of your request please let us know at [6][DPMC request email], otherwise
we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the
scope of your request (that is, the information will be treated as
irrelevant and deleted from any documents for release). The names and
other details of SES officers will not be withheld unless there is some
reason for that information to be exempt from release.
Further information on FOI processing can be found at the website of the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
[7]https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-infor....
Kind regards
Coordinator | FOI Section
[ ]
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. [8][email address] w. [9]pmc.gov.au
[10]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
______________________________________________________________________
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that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or
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Dear FOI,
Thank you for your email.
I agree to the proposed extension.
Have a great Christmas and new years.
Thank for your time.
Kind regards
Trav S
OFFICIAL
FOI Reference: FOI/2023/349
Dear Trav S
Please find attached the decision regarding your request under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982.
Yours sincerely
Janelle
Adviser | FOI Section[]
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. [1][email address] w. [2]pmc.gov.au
[3]cid:image001.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0[4]cid:image002.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0
[5]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.
______________________________________________________________________
IMPORTANT: This message, and any attachments to it, contains information
that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or
other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message,
you
must not review, copy, disseminate or disclose its contents to any other
party or take action in reliance of any material contained within it. If
you
have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately
by
return email informing them of the mistake and delete all copies of the
message from your computer system.
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