Reports from the Special Envoy for Social Cohesion
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
This is a Freedom of Information Request for the functions of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
On 29 July 2024, the Prime Minister stated the following in a conference announcing the appointment of the Special Envoy for Social Cohesion:
"I want him reporting directly to me about social cohesion and its important."
I seek access to all reports received by the Prime Minister from the Special Envoy for Social Cohesion regarding his position as the Special Envoy since 29 July 2024.
Please exclude duplicates and documents already publicly released, including media releases, reports, articles and statements to the media.
Please limit emails to the final message in the chain as long as previous messages are captured.
I agree to having the names and direct contact details of non-senior staff removed, however I request that redactions do not include non-personally identifying information. For example, please leave the domain and job titles when redacting email addresses or signature blocks on emails.
I preemptively agree to requests for third party consultation if necessary
If a large number of documents are captured within the scope of this request that would make it untenable, I will happily revise my request.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Pentland
OFFICIAL
Reference: PM/25/010
Dear Mr Pentland
The purpose of this email is to acknowledge the request you made to the
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for access under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act).
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) provides
administrative support to the PMO for the processing of their Freedom of
Information (FOI) requests. We have forwarded your request to the PMO for
consideration.
FOI Timeframes
Your request was received on 2 April 2025. The 30 day statutory period for
processing your request commenced from the day after it was received, you
should therefore expect a decision by 2 May 2025.
The processing period of 30 days may be extended in certain circumstances,
and we will write to you separately regarding any extension of time.
When corresponding with PM&C about this request please include the
reference number of PM/25/010.
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
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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: PM/25/010
Dear Mr Pentland
The purpose of this email is to notify you the request you made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) covers documents which contain
information concerning a person’s business or professional affairs and the
Office is required to consult with the third party concerned.
Where a consultation under section 27 is entered into the FOI Act provides
an extension of the processing period by 30 days (s 15(6)), in order to
allow the Office time to consult with that organisation or person. As a
result, the extended due date of your FOI request is 2 June 2025.
Please write to the Office if you require a further update of your request
in the coming weeks, you can contact us at [1][email address].
Yours sincerely
FOI Coordinator | FOI Section
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. (02) 6271 5849
e. [2][email address] w. pmc.gov.au
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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Dear FOI Coordinator
I refer to your previous email regarding this freedom of information request, which stated that “the extended due date of your FOI request is 2 June 2025.”
I note that that it is now 3 June 2025. Should further extensions be required, I would be willing to consider requests.
Yours sincerely,
Alex Pentland
OFFICIAL
Reference: PM/25/010
Dear Mr Pentland
Please find attached a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister
concerning your request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
As you noted in your email to the Department this morning, our earlier
communication indicated the due date for this request was 2 June 2025.
Yesterday was a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory. As the
[1]Guidelines issued by the Information Commissioner state at paragraph
3.141:
If the last day for notifying a decision falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a
public holiday, the timeframe will expire on the first business day
following that day.
Accordingly, the last day of the processing period is today, 3 June 2025.
Please accept our apologies for any confusion caused.
Kind regards
Adviser
FOI Section[]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet[]
p. (02) 6271 5849
We work on Ngunnawal Country
One National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 | PO Box 6500 CANBERRA ACT 2600
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the Traditional Custodians of Country
throughout Australia and their continuing
spiritual, social and cultural relationship
with the land, waters, skies and community. We
pay our respects to their Elders past and
present, and to their community leaders, and
extend
that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples.
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