OFFICIAL

Dear Applicant

We write to acknowledge receipt of your request, under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), seeking the following documents:

1) A copy of any/all Treasury family and domestic violence (FDV) leave
policies or procedures (however named) in force on 1 January 2023

2) Same as (1) but in force on 1 July 2023

3) Same as (1) but in force on 31 December 2023

This includes documents where the changes (if any) between dates are minor
or might otherwise be considered inconsequential

I exclude draft documents

I exclude staff personal information for non-SES staff (acting SES are
included as SES)

I exclude direct phone numbers for all staff

I exclude the non-domain part of emails that are not publicly available.
For example, [1][email address] or
[2][email address] would be [redated]@treasury.gov.au and
[redacted]@apsc.gov.au respectively

The Treasury received your request on 4 December 2025. The FOI Act
provides that we have 14 days to acknowledge, and 30 days to process, the
request. This period may be extended if we need to consult third parties
or for other reasons. We will advise you if this happens.

As you may be aware, the Treasury closes between Christmas and New Year
and a large number of staff schedule additional leave around this time.
Due to this disruption and the current workload of the Treasury in
preparing for the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, we may not be able
to process your request within the expected timeframe.

We would be grateful if you would agree to extend the statutory timeframe
by 21 days to 24 January 2025. Under section 15AA of the FOI Act you can
agree to extensions of up to 30 days. A response by COB Monday 22 December
2025 would be appreciated.

We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the
amount of any such charge as soon as possible.

We make the following assumptions that affect the scope of the request.
These are set out below.

It is our usual practice:

·       not to disclose the personal information of government employees
or the personal contact details of senior government employees (including
those of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will generally be
released.

·       not to release duplicates of any document captured within the
scope of the request.

·       only the final version of a document will be considered within
scope.

Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the
above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be
processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your
request.

We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if
you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

If you have any questions in relation to your application, please contact
the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Officer

The Treasury

Ph: +61 2 6263 2800

e: [3][email address]

The Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) may collect your personal
information where it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to,
our functions, including those under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(FOI Act) and the Privacy Act 1988. We may collect your name, email
address and telephone number in order to contact you about your request or
privacy complaint. We hold personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Act and our privacy policy. If you have an enquiry or complaint
about your privacy, please contact the Privacy Officer on 02 6263 2800 or
via e-mail [4][email address]. You can find further information
about how the Treasury handles personal information in the Treasury’s
[5]privacy policy.

If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by
return email and delete all copies. If this email or any attachments have
been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any
confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information
contained within the email or attachments.

OFFICIAL

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OFFICIAL

Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) team of the
Department of the Treasury (Treasury).

FOI request acknowledgement
We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (FOI Act). The FOI Act provides that we have 30 days to process
the request. This period may be extended if we need to consult third
parties or for other reasons.

We will advise you if this happens.

We will advise you if a charge is payable to process your request and the
amount of any such charge as soon as possible.

It is our usual practice:
• not to disclose the personal information of government employees or the
personal contact details of senior government employees (including those
of the Treasury). The names of senior officers will generally be released.
• not to release duplicates of any document captured within the scope of
the request.
• only the final version of a document will be considered within scope.

Please inform us if you do not agree to the request being processed on the
above assumptions. If we do not hear from you, your request will be
processed on the basis that these documents are outside the scope of your
request.

We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if
you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact.

We will also contact you if your request is invalid because it does not
meet the requirements of section 15(2) of the FOI Act.

If you have any questions in relation to your application, please reply to
this email.

Requests to ministers
The Treasury provides secretariat services to its portfolio ministers in
FOI matters. If you are seeking documents from the Treasury and a
minister’s office, you must submit separate requests (one per recipient),
clearly identifying in each request where it
is intended to be directed.

Request for extension of time
Due to a higher than usual volume of FOI requests, we are experiencing
some delays in our FOI processes. We therefore seek your agreement to
extend the processing time by 30 days under section 15AA of the FOI Act.
If you agree to this additional time, we would
be grateful if you could reply to this email with “I agree to a 30-day
extension of time” at your earliest opportunity.

Non-FOI matters
If your correspondence does not relate to FOI, is not an FOI request, or
is not seeking access to your personal information, we are unable to
assist you through this inbox, and your correspondence will not be
responded to. For non-FOI matters, please refer
to Treasury contact details here:
https://treasury.gov.au/the-department/c.... Please Note: The
information contained in this e-mail message and any attached files may be
confidential information and may also be the subject of legal professional
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by error please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete
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OFFICIAL