UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape  

Re: Freedom of Information Request

I refer to your email dated 21 December 2017, requesting access under the
Freedom Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to:

“… the Minister of Communications' diary for the period 11 September to 1
October 2017, in a 'weekly agenda' format..”

The documents you have requested are more likely to be held by the
Minister and therefore in accordance with section 16(1) of the FOI Act, we
have transferred your request (in full) to the Minister.  The Minister
accepted the full transfer of your request on 2 January 2018.

Yours sincerely

[1]cid:C4234CC5-D32A-44FF-A754-F96227B373F7

Senior Lawyer, FOI

Parliamentary Services Section  / Governance Branch

Department of Communications and the Arts

P +61 2 6271 1277

E [2][Minister for Communications request email]

GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601

[3]communications.gov.au

[4]cid:17F0759F-5B67-41BB-B991-66700A2CA00A [5]@CommsAu

[6]arts.gov.au

[7]cid:17F0759F-5B67-41BB-B991-66700A2CA00A [8]@artsculturegov

This email and any attachments may contain confidential information or
legal advice over which legal professional privilege can be claimed.  Such
privilege is not waived and you should ensure that, in the handling of the
advice, you avoid waiving privilege.  Please consult the author of the
advice if unsure about appropriate handling.

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Dear Mr Gothe-Snape

We are in receipt of your FOI request received by our Department on 21
December 2017 and transferred to us under s.16 of the FOI Act on 2 January
2018. I am advised that a decision on your request is currently due by 20
January 2018.

I request your agreement under s.15AA of the FOI Act to an extension of
time to Friday 2 February 2018. I anticipate that this two week extension
will enable sufficient time for your request to be processed and a
decision sent to you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Luke Tobin

Office of the Minister for Communications

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Thank you for your email to the office of Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield,
Minister for Communications, Minister for the Arts and Deputy Leader of
the Government in the Senate.

Your correspondence has been received and will be given early attention.

If the matter is urgent please contact the Ministerial Office on (02) 6277
7480.

If the matter relates to the Minister’s role as Senator for Victoria it
will be forwarded to his Electorate Office which can be contacted on (03)
9584 2455.

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Dear Mr Gothe-Snape

Thank you. We will be in touch between now and 2 February.

Regards

Luke

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UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape

We are in receipt of your FOI request received by our Department on 21
December 2017 and transferred to us under s.16 of the FOI Act on 2 January
2018. I am advised that a decision on your request is currently due by 20
January 2018.

I request your agreement under s.15AA of the FOI Act to an extension of
time to Friday 2 February 2018. I anticipate that this two week extension
will enable sufficient time for your request to be processed and a
decision sent to you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Luke Tobin

Office of the Minister for Communications

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UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape

Noting the attached exchange, please disregard the below email, which was
re-sent in error late yesterday afternoon. No further action is required
for the time being.

Regards

Luke Tobin

Office of the Minister for Communications

From: Minister
Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2018 4:39 PM
To: '[FOI #4277 email]'
<[FOI #4277 email]>
Cc: Minister <[email address]>
Subject: Request for extension of time [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Importance: High

UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Gothe-Snape

We are in receipt of your FOI request received by our Department on 21
December 2017 and transferred to us under s.16 of the FOI Act on 2 January
2018. I am advised that a decision on your request is currently due by 20
January 2018.

I request your agreement under s.15AA of the FOI Act to an extension of
time to Friday 2 February 2018. I anticipate that this two week extension
will enable sufficient time for your request to be processed and a
decision sent to you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Luke Tobin

Office of the Minister for Communications

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Dear Mr Gothe-Snape

Please find attached a Decision Letter in relation to your recent FOI
Request.

Regards

Office of the Minister for Communications

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