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Dear Department of Finance,
I would like to make the following FOI request

1. Current list of all staff in the prime minister's office including specific titles and roles e.g not just adviser. i.e media assistant, advance staff, executive assistant etc. If you plan to withold names then just the position titles.

Yours faithfully,

alan cole

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Thank you for your email to the Freedom of Information section of the
Department of Finance (Finance).  We have received your email and will
endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

 

You may view Finance’s Freedom of Information procedures and processes on
[1]http://www.finance.gov.au/foi/foi.html

 

Further information relating to Freedom of Information can be found on the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s [2]website.

 

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Freedom of Information

Legal Services Branch

Department of Finance

 

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Good afternoon Mr Cole,

 

Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act).

 

1. Current list of all staff in the prime minister's office including
specific titles and roles e.g not just adviser. i.e media assistant,
advance staff, executive assistant etc. If you plan to withhold names then
just the position titles.

 

Your request was received by Finance on 8 December 2015.

 

Publicly available information

The information that you are requesting access to is publicly available
via the link below.  The information is contained in the PDF document
Tabled by Ms Leonie McGregor, First Assistant Secretary, Business Enabling
Services, Department of Finance and is titled as “Personal positions as at
16 October 2015”.
 [1]http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Busi...

 

Way forward

As the information you have requested is publicly available, please
confirm by close of business Tuesday, 15 December 2015 whether you wish to
withdraw your request. 

 

Please contact the FOI Team, on the below details, if you would like to
discuss your request. 

 

Regards, Kira

FOI Officer

Legal Services Branch

Corporate Services Division

Department of Finance

T: 02 6215 1783 E: [2][email address]

UNCLASSIFIED

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Dear FOI Requests,
Hello this document you linked too did not provide the information i asked for in my FOI request. it just says adviser, assistant adviser etc. I requested for "specific titles and roles" e.g adviser for foreign policy, adviser for trade, head of programmes, private secretary, receptionist etc.

So can my request be considered with this clarification of the information i actually asked for

Yours sincerely,

alan cole

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Thank you for your email to the Freedom of Information section of the
Department of Finance (Finance).  We have received your email and will
endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

 

You may view Finance’s Freedom of Information procedures and processes on
[1]http://www.finance.gov.au/foi/foi.html

 

Further information relating to Freedom of Information can be found on the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s [2]website.

 

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Freedom of Information

Legal Services Branch

Department of Finance

 

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Good afternoon Mr Cole

 

I am writing in relation to your FOI request with the Department of
Finance, reference number FOI 15/129.

 

The due date for a decision on the FOI request is currently 7 January
2015. Due to leave arrangement at this time of year, we are seeking your
consent to a 14 day extension of time to process your request, in
accordance with section 15AA of the FOI Act.  If you are agreeable to such
an extension the due date on this matter will be Thursday 21 January 2015.

 

We kindly request you confirm your consent to the extension by way of
return email. If you are not inclined to agree to an extension of time, we
ask that you let us know as soon as possible so the decision-maker may
consider seeking an extension of time from the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner, in accordance with section 15AB of the FOI Act.

 

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Kind regards

 

 

[1]Department of Finance and Deregulation

Meagan Wilson | FOI Coordinator

Legal Services Branch

Business Enabling Services

Department of Finance

(: (02) 6215 1783 |

A: John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, PARKES ACT 2600

 

 

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Good afternoon Mr Cole,

 

Freedom of Information Request – FOI 15/129

Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act).

 

1. Current list of all staff in the prime minister's office including
specific titles and roles e.g not just adviser. i.e media assistant,
advance staff, executive assistant etc. If you plan to withold names then
just the position titles.

 

The statutory period for processing your request commences from the day
after Finance received your request.  Your request was received by Finance
on 8 December 2015. 

 

Section 15AB Extension

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has decided to grant
Finance an extension of time under section 15AB of the FOI Act to finalise
the processing of your request.  As such, the due date for a decision to
be notified to you is currently Thursday, 21 January 2016.

 

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 within one working day after
they are released to you.

 

Policy to exclude junior officer contact details

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’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 are redacted under section 22 of the FOI Act, on the basis
that these details are irrelevant to the request. 

 

Please contact the FOI Team on the below contact details if you wish to
discuss your request.

 

Regards, Kira

[2]Department of Finance and Deregulation

FOI Officer

Legal Services Branch

Corporate Services Division

Department of Finance

T: 02 6215 1783 E: [email address]

 

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Good afternoon Mr Cole,

 

Please find attached, decision and document in regards to your FOI request
(our reference number FOI 15/129).

 

Regards,

[1]Department of Finance and Deregulation

FOI Officer

Legal Services Branch

Corporate Services Division

Department of Finance

T: 02 6215 1783 E: [email address]

 

UNCLASSIFIED

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