Senate Estimates briefs 2024-25
Dear Department of Finance,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 I seek the briefing pack prepared for the Minister for Finance for the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee Estimates hearings of 5 and 6 June 2024.
Yours faithfully,
Gary Moorcroft
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to the Department’s FOI
Team for their consideration. A member of the FOI Team will respond to
your email in the next couple of days.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 24-25/003
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act):
The briefing pack prepared for the Minister for Finance for the Senate
Finance and Public Administration Committee Estimates hearings of 5 and 6
June 2024.
Request for assistance
The FOI Team has sought assistance from our colleagues in the
Parliamentary, Governance and Strategy Branch at Finance. The branch has
advised that Finance does not hold any documents relevant to the scope of
your request, as the Minister did not appear on behalf of Finance on the
dates listed in your request.
As such, we kindly ask that you reply to this email by COB Friday 19 July
2024 and either:
1. Withdraw your request, or
2. Request a formal no documents decision letter.
Please note that if we do not receive a response from you, we are required
under the FOI Act to expend additional resources to process your request.
We appreciate your assistance in this matter.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 2 July 2024. The statutory period
for processing your request commences from the day after Finance received
your request and a decision is due on 1 August 2024.
Please contact the FOI Team if you wish to discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 24-25/004
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act):
The briefing pack prepared for the Minister of Finance for the Senate
Finance and Public Administration Committee's 2024-25 Budget Estimates
hearings.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 2 July 2024. The statutory period
for processing your request commences from the day after Finance received
your request and a decision is due on 1 August 2024.
The processing period may be extended if we need to consult third parties,
impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
Liability to pay a charge
You will be notified of any charges in relation to your request as soon as
possible, before we process any requested documents or impose a final
charge.
Publication
As required by the FOI Act, any documents provided to you under the FOI
Act will be published on our [1]disclosure log, unless an exemption
applies or the documents are characterised as containing personal
information. Documents will be published the next working day after they
are released to you.
Policy to exclude junior officer contact details, signatures and mobile
phone numbers
Finance has adopted a policy to generally exclude from any documents
released under FOI, the names and contact details of junior staff (non-SES
officers) and staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act
1984 (adviser level and below). Finance has also adopted a policy to
exclude signatures and mobile phone numbers from any documents released
under FOI (unless publicly available). Finance’s preference is to reach
agreement with FOI applicants to exclude these details from the scope of
the request. Where there is no objection, the names and contact details of
junior officers, as well as any signatures and mobile phone numbers
appearing in identified documents, will be redacted under section 22 of
the FOI Act on the basis that these details are irrelevant to the request.
Please contact the FOI Team if you wish to discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Moorcroft,
I refer to Finance’s below email requesting that you withdraw your FOI
request FOI 24-25/003.
Finance would be grateful if you could respond as soon as practicable
whether:
o Based on the information provided, you are willing to withdraw your
request; or
o You would like to request a formal no documents decision letter.
Kind regards,
FOI Team
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
From: FOI Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 2:18 PM
To: Gary Moorcroft <[FOI #11602 email]>
Cc: FOI Requests <[email address]>
Subject: FOI 24-25/003 - Acknowledgement and request for assistance due
for response 19 July 2024 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon,
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 24-25/003
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982 (FOI Act):
The briefing pack prepared for the Minister for Finance for the Senate
Finance and Public Administration Committee Estimates hearings of 5 and 6
June 2024.
Request for assistance
The FOI Team has sought assistance from our colleagues in the
Parliamentary, Governance and Strategy Branch at Finance. The branch has
advised that Finance does not hold any documents relevant to the scope of
your request, as the Minister did not appear on behalf of Finance on the
dates listed in your request.
As such, we kindly ask that you reply to this email by COB Friday 19 July
2024 and either:
1. Withdraw your request, or
2. Request a formal no documents decision letter.
Please note that if we do not receive a response from you, we are required
under the FOI Act to expend additional resources to process your request.
We appreciate your assistance in this matter.
General FOI matters
Your request was received by Finance on 2 July 2024. The statutory period
for processing your request commences from the day after Finance received
your request and a decision is due on 1 August 2024.
Please contact the FOI Team if you wish to discuss your request.
Kind regards
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
Dear FOI Requests,
Based on the information provided, I would like to amend the scope of my request. I would like to request the briefing pack prepared for the Minister for Finance for the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee Estimates for the 2024-25 Budget estimates hearings.
Yours sincerely,
Gary Moorcroft
Thank you for your email, which has been forwarded to the Department’s FOI
Team for their consideration. A member of the FOI Team will respond to
your email in the next couple of days.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Moorcroft,
Thank you for your below email. It appears that the amended scope of your
request is identical to that of your other request with the Department of
Finance (Finance), FOI 24-25/004. Finance is already processing this
request for you.
As such, we would be grateful if you could respond by COB 30 July 2024
either:
o Formally withdrawing your request; or
o Requesting a no documents decision letter.
Kind regards,
FOI Team
FOI Officer | Legal and Assurance Branch
Business Enabling Services
Department of Finance
A: One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603
