Office of Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash

Minister for Employment

Minister for Women
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service

Ms Eliza Berlage

By email: eliza.berlage@theconversation.edu.au

Dear Ms Berlage

Request under the Freedom o f Information A c t 1982 (Cth)

I refer to your correspondence o f 30 October 2017 to the office o f Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash,
Minister for Employment, via the Department o f Employment, in which you requested access under
the Freedom o f Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) to the following:

"Documents relating to the diary appointments o f the Minister in your Department's portfolio
area f o r Friday October 27 2017."

Decision

I am authorised to make decisions under the FOI Act. My decision regarding your request and the
reasons for my decision are set out below.

I have decided to grant access to one document and that certain information contained in that
document is exempt from release under section 47F o f the FOI Act.

Reasons for decision

Section 47F o f the FOI Act relevantly provides:

(1) A document is conditionally exempt i f its disclosure under this A c t would involve the
unreasonable disclosure o f personal information about any person...

Rights of review

Your rights o f review o f this decision are outlined at Attachment A.

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Should you have any enquiries concerning this matter, please contact foi@emplovment.gov.au.

Yours sincerely

Ben Davies
Chief o f Staff
29 / 11/ 2017

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Attachment A

Review by the Australian Information Commissioner

Section 54L o f the FOI Act gives you the right to apply to the Australian Information Commissioner
(AIC) to seek a review o f this decision.

If you wish to have the decision reviewed by the AIC you must apply for the review, in writing or by
using the online merits review form available on the AIC's website at www.oaic.gov.au, within 60
days o f receipt o f this letter. To assist the AIC your application should include a copy o f this decision
and your contact details. You should also clearly set out why you are objecting to the decision.

You can also complain to the AIC or Commonwealth Ombudsman about how the Minister handled an
FOI request, or other actions the Minister took under the FOI Act.

We are advised by the AIC that applications for review or complaint must be lodged with the AIC in
one o f the following ways:
Online: www.oaic.gov.au
Post: GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
Fax: +61 2 9284 9666
Email: enquiriesaoaic.gov.au

For general enquiries, please call 1300 363 992 or +61 2 9284 9749 for international.

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FRIDAY Notes

940am CBR: 0F811 arriving Melbourne 10:30a Boeing 737)

Cash, Michaelia (Senator)

11:35am MELB: 0F475 rriving Perth 12:45pm (Airbus 332).

Cash, Michaelia (Senator

CASH,Michaelia 27/11/2017 6:28 PM