UNCLASSIFIED

Dear Mr Newton

Transfer of freedom of information request to another agency.

I refer to your request for access to documents relating to the

Attorney-General’s appointment calendar and online copyright under the

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

I am writing to tell you that your request has been transferred to the

Office of the Attorney-General. Under section 16(1) of the FOI Act, a

request may be transferred if the requested document is not in the

Department’s possession but in the possession of another agency or if the

subject matter of the document is more closely connected with the

functions of another agency.

Accordingly, on 30 January 2015, your request was transferred to the

Office of the Attorney-General which has possession of the requested

documents and whose functions are more closely connected to the subject

area.

We received your request on 22 January 2015 and the 30 day statutory

period for processing your request commenced from the day after that

date. The Office of the Attorney-General will treat your request as

though it received it the same day that we did. You should therefore

expect a decision from Office of the Attorney-General by 21 February

2015. The period of 30 days may be extended if Office of the

Attorney-General needs to consult third parties or for other reasons.

They will advise you if this happens.

Regards

Jo

FOI Contact Officer

Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Office of Corporate Counsel

Attorney-General's Department | 3 - 5 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600

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