Structure of Land Combat College / Forces Command, 2025
Dear Department of Defence,
I am making an OIA request to obtain the structure of units within Forces Command and Land Combat College, and how they both report under the Chief of Army.
Yours faithfully,
Jedstar
OFFICIAL
Dear Jedstar,
I refer to your below inquiry received by the Department of Defence (Defence) on 15 September 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).
As per section 15(2)(aa), you have not stated that your request is an application for the purposes of the FOI Act, nor have you provided such information concerning the document/s as is reasonably necessary to enable a responsible officer of the agency to identify it in accordance with section 15(2)(b). The FOI Act enables a person to request access to existing documents held by an agency, and does not include providing information or answering questions in relation to particular subject.
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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Dear FOI Case Management,
This is a request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
I seek access to any documents (including organisational charts, reporting structures, or briefing papers) held by Defence that set out:
1. The current organisational structure of Forces Command, including subordinate units/formations;
2. The current organisational structure of the Land Combat College, including subordinate units/formations; and
3. Documents showing how both Forces Command and Land Combat College report under the Chief of Army within the Army/Defence command structure.
Yours sincerely,
Jedstar
OFFICIAL
Dear Jedstar,
Acknowledgement
I refer to your correspondence of 16 September 2025 seeking access to
documents held by the Department of Defence (Defence), under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This email is to advise you that your
request has been received and allocated for Case Management.
The scope of your request is:
I seek access to any documents (including organisational charts, reporting
structures, or briefing papers) held by Defence that set out:
1. The current organisational structure of Forces Command, including
subordinate units/formations;
2. The current organisational structure of the Land Combat College,
including subordinate units/formations; and
3. Documents showing how both Forces Command and Land Combat College
report under the Chief of Army within the Army/Defence command structure.
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Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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OFFICIAL
Dear Jedstar,
Please find attached the Decision relating to Defence FOI 419/25/26.
Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you are entitled to request a review of
this decision. Your review rights are attached.
Please contact this office should you require any further information.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
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Dear Department of Defence,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'Structure of Land Combat College / Forces Command, 2025'.
I believe section 47E(d) was incorrectly applied. The information sought — organisational structures of Forces Command and Land Combat College — is administrative in nature and routinely summarised in public sources such as annual reports. Its release would not adversely affect Defence’s proper and efficient operations.
I further request consideration under section 22 of the FOI Act for partial release of non-sensitive material, if applicable.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: http://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/st...
Yours faithfully,
Jedstar
OFFICIAL
Dear Jedstar,
This response is to acknowledge receipt of your email below.
In that email you requested an internal review under section 54 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) of the decision issued by Defence on 14/10/2025.
The review you are seeking is in relation to the scope of your original FOI request:
“…any documents (including organisational charts, reporting structures, or briefing papers) held by Defence that set out:
1. The current organisational structure of Forces Command, including subordinate units/formations;
2. The current organisational structure of the Land Combat College, including subordinate units/formations; and
3. Documents showing how both Forces Command and Land Combat College report under the Chief of Army within the Army/Defence command structure.”
The statutory deadline for Defence to issue an internal review decision is 30 days from the date we received the request. As the date for your decision falls on a weekend, you will receive your decision on the next business day which is 17 November 2025 .
In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Regards
FOI Review Team
FOI Review Directorate
Media and Information Disclosure Branch
Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division
Department of Defence
PO Box 7910
R1-05-A
Canberra BC ACT 2610
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