Dear Michael Galbraith,

I refer to your application in which you seek access to documents under
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (ABS reference FOI 201617/19)
regarding:

Copies of the following documents in relation to the Census 2016 website
used by Australians to answer the Census questions:
   
    1. Final approved versions of the system design, system requirements
and architecture documents.
    2. Testing scenarios, reports and results for the website including
load testing results.
    3. Invoices, payment records or contracts with external parties
related to the website.

Your request was received by the ABS on 10 August 2016 and the 30 days
statutory period for processing your request commenced from that date.  If
this request will take longer than 30 days to process, we will contact you
to negotiate an extension of time.

You will be notified of any charges in accordance with the Freedom of
Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations, should they apply, in relation
to your request as soon as practicable.
Regards,

Lachlan MacRae

FOI Contact Officer

Australian Bureau of Statistics

(P) (02) 6252 7203
(E) [1][ABS request email]   (W)  [2]www.abs.gov.au

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Dear Mr Galbraith,

This email refers to your FOI request (201617-19) received on 10 August
2016.

The purpose of this email is to advise you, as required under Section 24AB
of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) that a practical refusal
reason exists under Section 24AA of the FOI Act in relation to your
request.

The reasons for this practical refusal and the actions required by you are
set out in the attached letter.

(See attached file: 20161719.pdf)

The FOI Act requires that you respond to this notice before the end of the
consultation period, which is 2 September 2016.  

Kind regards,

FOI Contact Officer

Australian Bureau of Statistics

(P) (02) 6252 7203

(E) [1][ABS request email]   (W)  [2]www.abs.gov.au

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Dear Mr Galbraith,

The ABS has not heard from you regarding rescoping of your Freedom of
Information request within the 14 day timeframe. Accordingly, under
Section 24AB(7)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 I notify you
that your request has been withdrawn. If you wish to continue with this
matter you will be required to submit a new freedom of information
request.

Regards

FOI Contact Officer

Australian Bureau of Statistics

(P) (02) 6252 7203

(E) [1][ABS request email]   (W)  [2]www.abs.gov.au

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