OFFICIAL

Dear Applicant,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2324/038

Thank you for your request to the National Indigenous Australians Agency
(NIAA) for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act).

The NIAA received your request on 23 November 2023 and the 30 day
statutory period for processing your request commenced from the day after
that date.

You should therefore expect a decision from us by 23 December 2023. As the
due date for your decision fell on a weekend, section 36(2) of the Acts
Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) allows the decision to be sent the next
business day, being 27 December 2023.

Christmas and New Year shutdown period

We note that the NIAA Christmas and New Year shutdown period runs from 23
December 2023 to 1 January 2024.

To ensure the NIAA may continue to process your request for documents
within the statutory timeframe, we are requesting an extension of time of
20 calendar days under section 15AA of the FOI Act, with your agreement.

If you agree to extending the timeframe for processing your request by 20
calendar days, a decision will be due to you by Friday 12 January 2024.
Please let us know if you agree by reply email to [1][email address], by 4
December 2023.

We will advise you if there are any further extensions of time, including
for third party consultation.

Charges

Agencies may decide that an applicant is liable to pay a charge in respect
of a request for access to documents. If the decision-maker decides that
you are liable to pay a charge, a preliminary assessment of the charge
will be provided to you as soon as possible.

Publication

Please note that information released under the FOI Act may later be
published online on our [2]Disclosure Log, 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 [3][email address].

If you wish to object to the publication of information, you will need to
provide supporting reasons.

Information out of scope

The NIAA treats the names and contact details of Commonwealth staff not in
the Senior Executive Service (SES), such as Australian Public Service
(APS) officers, and other personal details of all Commonwealth staff (such
as signatures and direct phone numbers) as not relevant to the scope of a
request.

Information that is irrelevant to your request will be excluded from any
documents which may be released to you.

Please note, the NIAA routinely excludes the following from documents
released in response to FOI requests:

•         duplicate documents

•         duplicate email chains

•         publicly available documents, and

•         draft or interim documents where a later version is included.

If you consider this information is relevant to the scope of your request,
please contact us by email at [4][email address].

Next steps

Please write to us by reply email to [5][email address] by 4 December 2023
and tell us if you agree to an extension of time of 20 calendar days to
process your request.

We will write again when we have more information. We will contact you
using the email address you provided. Please advise if you would prefer us
to use an alternative means of contact.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to
contact us at [6][email address].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Integrity Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [7][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [8]niaa.gov.au  w. [9]indigenous.gov.au

 
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owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
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OFFICIAL

Dear Applicant,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2324/038

On 23 November 2023 the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)
received your Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the following
documents:

“I would like to request under the FOI Act for a copy of the latest
statement of claims used in bargaining meetings for the NIAA enterprise
agreement, and a copy of the meeting minutes and agendas for the  meetings
held in October and November.”

We refer to your correspondence to the NIAA dated 28 November 2023, in
which you provided the following:

“I would also be willing to withdraw my request entirely if the agency
published these documents on the internal NIAA intranet for internal staff
viewing only.”

The NIAA confirms that the meeting minutes and agendas have now been
published on the internal NIAA intranet for staff viewing. We further
confirm the NIAA does not have an agency statement of claims. Accordingly,
if we do not hear from you by COB Wednesday 20 December 2023, your FOI
request will be taken to have been withdrawn. If you would like to proceed
with this FOI request, please contact us to confirm.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Team.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Corporate Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [1][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [2]niaa.gov.au  w. [3]indigenous.gov.au

 
[4]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
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OFFICIAL

Dear Applicant,

Freedom of Information Request no. FOI/2324/038

We refer to our correspondence of 15 December 2023.

In our correspondence, the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)
confirmed that documents within the scope of your Freedom of Information
(FOI) request had been published on the internal NIAA staff intranet. We
sought a response from you by COB Wednesday 20 December 2023, or
understood your request is taken to be withdrawn.

As the NIAA has not received a response from you, we have taken your FOI
request to be withdrawn. No further action will be taken in relation to
your request.

If you have any questions or would like to make a new FOI request, please
do not hesitate to contact [1][email address].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team | Legal Services Branch| Corporate Group | National Indigenous
Australians Agency| [2][email address]
Charles Perkins House, 16 Bowes Place, Phillip ACT 2606|  PO Box
2191  ACT 2601
w. [3]niaa.gov.au  w. [4]indigenous.gov.au

 
[5]cid:image007.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20 The National Indigenous Australians Agency acknowledges the traditional
owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges
their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our
respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and
emerging.
 
[6]cid:image008.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20    
[7]cid:image009.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [8]cid:image010.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20     [9]cid:image012.png@01D69BC4.E579AC20

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error, please let me know by reply email and then delete this email from
your system and do not retain any copy. Recipients within the National
Indigenous Australians Agency should seek assistance from Legal Services
Branch before disseminating this email to third parties.

______________________________________________________________________ 
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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 
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message from your computer system. 
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References

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