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Dear Mr Pentland

 

Thank you for your request.

 

Can you please clarify item (b)? Discussions between the DFAT secretary
and who regarding former Prime Minister Abbott’s visit to Hungary?

 

Kind regards

 

DFAT FOI Team

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-----Original Message-----

From: Alex Pentland <[FOI #11359 email]>

Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 1:04 AM

To: FOI FOI <[DFAT request email]>

Subject: [EXTERNAL] Freedom of Information request - Tony Abbott's 2024
Trip to CPAC Hungary

 

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Dear Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

 

This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom
of Information Act 1982.

 

I seek access to the following:

(a) All correspondence between the DFAT and the Australian Government
entities in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to
Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024

 

(b) notes, summaries or records of discussions between the DFAT Secretary
and Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to Hungary and appearance at
CPAC Hungary in 2024

 

(c) Any submissions sent by the DFAT to the Foreign Minister or the Trade
Minister in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to
Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024

 

(d) Any submissions sent by the Foreign Minister or the Trade Minister to
the DFAT in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to
Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alex Pentland

 

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FOI Request: LEX 10714

 

Dear Mr Pentland

 

Thank you for your email dated 26 April 2024 seeking access to documents
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

This email sets out some information about how your request will be
processed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the department).

 

Scope of request:

You have sought access to:

 

(a) All correspondence between the DFAT and the Australian Government
entities in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to
Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024

 

(b) notes, summaries or records of discussions between the DFAT Secretary
and Tony Abbott regarding former Prime Minister Abbott’s visit to Hungary
in 2024

 

(c) Any submissions sent by the DFAT to the Foreign Minister or the Trade
Minister in relation to Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to
Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024

 

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Hungary and appearance at CPAC Hungary in 2024

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Pentland <[FOI #11359 email]>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2024 12:02 AM
To: FOI FOI <[DFAT request email]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Freedom of Information request - Tony Abbott's
2024 Trip to CPAC Hungary [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

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Dear FOI Team

 

Thanks for your swift reply, and I must apologise for my typo. I think I
accidentally copied part of the clause while copying and made an error my
my end

 

 

 

Clause (b) *should* read as follow:

 

"(b) notes, summaries or records of discussions between the DFAT Secretary
and Tony Abbott  regarding former Prime Minister Abbott’s visit to Hungary
in 2024"

 

 

 

I hope to be more cautious with my phrasing in future.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Alex Pentland

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

OFFICIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Mr Pentland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you please clarify item (b)? Discussions between the DFAT secretary

 

and who regarding former Prime Minister Abbott’s visit to Hungary?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DFAT FOI Team

 

 

 

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