FOI Charge Notices And Charge Decisions

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This charge notice relates to a Freedom of Information request received by the Department of Education on 15 August 2024 seeking all communications between a named individual (identity redacted under s.22) and the Department of Education or Minister for Education Jason Clare over the preceding five years, covering emails, documents, text messages, and other correspondence in any form. The Department interpreted the request as seeking external communications between the Minister and the individual in their personal or professional capacity. The Department issued a preliminary charge assessment of $191.00, comprising $120.00 for search and retrieval (8 hours at $15/hour) and $71.00 for decision-making and third-party consultation (3.57 hours at $20/hour after a 5-hour deduction). The requestor did not dispute the Department's scope interpretation by the specified deadline, so processing proceeded on that basis.