FOI Charges Notices And Decisions.

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This document is a FOI charges notice rather than a substantive disclosure of departmental records. It notifies a requestor that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has assessed a preliminary processing charge of $53.04 for a FOI request received on 30 August 2024. The charge covers search and retrieval (3 hours at $15/hour), decision-making time, document examination, redaction and scheduling, and statement of reasons preparation, with a deduction for the statutory 5 free hours of decision-making time. The department holds 21 documents comprising 32 pages relevant to the request. The requestor must respond within 30 days to either pay the charge (minimum $20 deposit required), contest the assessment, withdraw the request, or revise its scope. The specific subject matter of the underlying FOI request is redacted under s47E(d) of the FOI Act.