OFFICIAL

Dear Tyler

If you are seeking further information or documents relating to the former
Letters Patent relating to the Office of the Governor-General please refer
to the National Archives of Australia.

See:  [1]https://www.naa.gov.au/

It may be of interest that you can access a list of former
Governor-General’s of the Governor-General website at [2]Former
Governors-General | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
(gg.gov.au).

Open access documents not available under FOI

Section 12(1)(a) of the FOI Act sets out what records are excluded and
cannot be requested under the FOI Act, this includes a document, or a copy
of a document, which is, under the Archives Act 1983, within the open
access period within the meaning of that Act unless the document contains
personal information (including personal information about a deceased
person.

Documents created over 20 years ago are within the open access period
provided by section 3(7) of the Archives Act. I note the published
[3]Letters Patent dated 21 August 2008 revoked the Letters Patent dated 21
August 1984.

As such you are not entitled to seek access to such documents under the
FOI Act.

I hope this information is of assistance to you in re-directing your
request to the appropriate agency.

Yours Sincerely

Adviser | FOI Section[]

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

p. (02) 6271 5849

Ngunnawal Country, One National Circuit  Barton  ACT  2600  |  PO Box
6500  CANBERRA  ACT  2600
e. [4][email address]  w. [5]pmc.gov.au

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[8]cid:image003.jpg@01D78E24.FF2DAFB0 The
Department
acknowledges
and pays
respect to
the past,
present and
emerging
Elders and
Traditional
Custodians
of Country,
and the
continuation
of cultural,
spiritual
and
educational
practices of
Aboriginal
and Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples.

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