A Copy Of The FOI Decision Letter For Record Foi21/164 Held By The Department Since Its Decision Date, 5 October 2021.

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This FOI decision letter (5 October 2021) concerns a request for documents regarding the Great Seal of the Commonwealth and alleged termination of the Commonwealth's constitutional status. The applicant sought evidence of an instrument that purportedly terminated the Commonwealth's status as an "indissoluble Federal Commonwealth under the Crown of the United Kingdom," requested acknowledgement of any change in authority from the Crown to the Australian Government, and sought notice of such change to the public. The request references correspondence from David Lewis dated 16 August 2021 and invokes constitutional amendment procedures under section 128 of the Constitution. The decision letter does not disclose the actual decision outcome on the released page; the document excerpt ends before the substantive determination. Applicant details and recipient information have been excluded by agreement. The request appears to contest the constitutional foundations of Australian sovereignty and Commonwealth structure.