Freedom Of Information Notice Of Charges And Related Documents From 1 July 2022 To 1 October 2024 ​

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This FOI disclosure documents Home Affairs' charge assessment procedures for a Freedom of Information request (FA 23/01/01365) received on 31 January 2023. The Department determined a processing charge of $22.00 based on approximately 1.5 hours of search and retrieval work at $15 per hour, with no decision-making charges applied (the first five hours are waived). The notice outlines the requester's obligations to pay within 30 days, withdraw the request, or contest the charge. Grounds for contesting charges include improper calculation, financial hardship, or public interest considerations. The document provides standard procedural information about payment options, dispute resolution timelines (30 days for Department decision), and refund eligibility if statutory processing deadlines are exceeded. No substantive operational, policy, or security information regarding immigration, border protection, visa processing, detention, or cyber matters is revealed in this procedural disclosure