OFFICIAL
Dear James,

I refer to your below inquiry received by the Department of Defence (Defence) on 23 October 2025.

Unfortunately, in its current form your request is not considered valid under section 15(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). Section 15(2) of the FOI Act provides that:

(2) The request must:
(a) be in writing; and
(aa) state that the request is an application for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) provide such information concerning the document as is reasonably necessary to enable a responsible officer of the agency, or the Minister, to identify it; and
(c) give details of how notices under this Act may be sent to the applicant (for example, by providing an electronic address to which notices may be sent by electronic communication).

In accordance with section 15(2)(b), you have not provided such information concerning the document/s as is reasonably necessary to enable a responsible officer of the agency to identify it. This is because you have not specified a date range, the type of document/s you are seeking, nor the relevant area/s within Defence that may hold the material you are seeking. For these reasons, Defence is unable to reasonably identify the document/s subject to your inquiry.

Your inquiry will now be closed and not dealt with any further. It is open to you to submit a valid request by emailing [Defence request email] that meets the requirements outlined above.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence

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-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith <[FOI #13916 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 23 October 2025 2:43 PM
To: FOI <[Defence request email]>
Subject: 20251023 1442 - [James Smith]-[FOI] Freedom of Information request - Salvation Army's Red Shield Defence Services' Sallyman Budget Cuts

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Dear Department of Defence,

Please provide all documents which relate to the Salvation Army's Red Shield Defence Services' Sallyman budget cuts.

Yours faithfully,

James

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