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Our references: FA 14/07/00725; ADF2014/25298

Dear Robin de Garis

Thank you for your email, received 26 July 2014 in which you have

clarified the scope of your request.

I have accepted the revision to the scope of your request and have amended

the scope to include:

I would like to request under the FOI act, a copy of correspondence

regarding the decision of naming of "Australian Border Force", the new

DIBP agency which is to be established on the 1 July 2015.

For the sake of clarification I have underlined the amended parts of the

scope. If this is not accurate please write to the department as soon as

possible to advise that the scope has been misinterpreted.

The processing of your request has recommenced and the new due date for

your request is Tuesday 19 August 2014.

This is in accordance with s.24AB(8) of the FOI Act.

Update on request

Following the clarification of the scope of your request the department

has begun the search and retrieval process for documents relating the

naming of the Australian Border Force.

Yours Sincerely

Janelle Raineri

A/g Assistant Director | Authorised Decision Maker

FOI & Privacy Policy Section

Parliamentary and Executive Coordination Branch I Immigration and Border

Protection Portfolio

E: [1][email address]

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

From: Robin de Garis [mailto:[FOI #711 email]]

Sent: Saturday, 26 July 2014 7:57 PM

To: FOI

Subject: TRIM: Re: Notice under s.24AB of FOI Act - Correspondence

regarding the name "Border Force" - FA 14/07/00725 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear FOI,

I wish to clarify that my request related to the Australian Border Force,

which is to be established on the 1 July 2015.

Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Robin de Garis

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

UNCLASSIFIED

Our references: FA 14/07/00725; ADF2014/25298

Dear Robin de Garis

I refer to your request made under the Freedom of Inforamtion Act 1982

(the Act) on 16 July 2014, seeking access to:

a copy of correspondence regarding the decision of naming of "Border

Force", the new DIBP agency.

The purpose of this email is to advise you (as required under s.24AB of

the Act) that I consider a 'practical refusal reason' exists under s.24AA

of the Act in relation to your request.

I have set out my reasons in the attached notice.

The Act requires that you respond to this notice before the end of the

consultation period, which is close of business Tuesday 5 August 2014.

In accordance with s.24AB(8) of the Act the legislated processing time

for your request is ‘suspended’ during the consultation period, please

refer to the attached notice for further details.

As advised in the notice, you may reply to me at this email address

([1][DIBP request email]).

Publicly avilable informaiton

The Australian Border Force, which is to be establiched on the 1 July

2015, was announced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

on the 9 May 2014.

See: [2][2]http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/sm...

The Australian Customs and Border Protection agencies ‘Border Force’ is a

part of their 2013 service capability review. Information about this work

group is avialable in the ‘Blueprint for Reform 2013-2018’.

See:

[3][3]http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resour...

I hope this information is of assistance

Yours Sincerely

Janelle Raineri

A/g Assistant Director | Authorised Decision Maker

FOI & Privacy Policy Section

Parliamentary and Executive Coordination Branch I Immigration and

Border Protection Portfolio

E: [4][DIBP request email]

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