Transfield Contract Manus Island

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Dear Department of Immigration and Border Protection,

I write to you under the FOI act to request the Contract between the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and Transfield Services for the Manus Island Regional Processing Center.

Please note that the 'righttoknow.org.au' email address I have
provided is a valid email address that the Department can send
notices to for the purposes of the FOI Act 1982.

Yours faithfully,

deepthought

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Our references: FA 14/06/00439; ADF2014/20147

 

Dear Deep Thought

 

I am writing in regards to your FOI request seeking:  

 

I write to you under the FOI act to request the Contract between the
Department of Immigration and Border Protection and Transfield Services
for the Manus Island Regional Processing Center.

 

The department acknowledges your FOI request.

 

This email is also to advise you of my decision that you are liable to pay
a charge in respect of the processing of your FOI request in accordance
with s 29 of the FOI Act.  

 

Please see the attached letter for further information.

 

How to pay:

 

Include your FA Reference number and advise whether you wish to pay the
deposit or the full amount.

 

The deposit or full payment can be paid by cheque, money order, credit
card or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).

 

Cheques and money orders should be made payable to "Collector of Public
Monies" and sent to:

 

FOI & Privacy Policy Section

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

PO Box 25

BELCONNEN  ACT  2616

AUSTRALIA

 

Should you choose to pay by credit card, please complete the attached
credit card authorisation form (CCAF form), including your signature and
forward to FOI & Privacy Policy Section at the above address, or email to
[1][email address].  

 

Should you choose to pay by EFT the department’s bank account details are
as follows:

 

       •           Bank:                             CBA

       •           BSB:                              062987

       •           Account Number:       10016044

       •           Account Name:           DIBP Official Administered
Direct Credit Receipts Account.

 

When making the transfer you will need to quote the number of your request
- FA 14/06/00439 - so that your payment can be identified by our Finance
area.  Failure to do so may result in payments not being identified as FOI
related and could result in processing delays.

 

Please advise FOI when you have made the payment made by direct credit so
that we can contact the Finance area and they can issue a receipt. You
should also be aware that payments by direct credit are not processed in
real time. There is at least a one day delay between somebody paying money
into the department's account and notification of the payment via our bank
account statement.

 

 

Ashley Smith

FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Telephone: (02) 6225 8037

 

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Dear FOI,

Thank you for your very timely response to this FOI request.

As the Manus Island Regional Processing Center is of current public importance and subject to an Inquiry by the 'Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee' of the Australian Senate I ask that you consider a full waiver of the fees outlined above.

I believe the disclosure of this document will help to further advance public debate around the very important and contentious issue of Mandatory Detention of Refugees by the Australian Government and its Contractors.

Yours sincerely,

deepthought

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Good afternoon,

Please see my attached letter surrounding the waiver or reduction of charges.

Thank you Deep Thought.

Ashley Smith

FOI & Privacy Policy Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Telephone: (02) 6225 8037

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