Letter

FOI internal review

Ask another DVA officer to remake an FOI decision that refused, delayed, or over-redacted your file.

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Information Access Unit
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
GPO Box 9998
Brisbane QLD 4001
Information.Access@dva.gov.au

Freedom of Information Act 1982 — request for internal review

Name: [to complete]
DVA file / client number: [to complete]
FOI reference: [to complete]
Decision dated: [to complete]

I request internal review of the FOI decision identified above.

The decision is wrong, incomplete, or out of time because:
[to complete]

I still seek access to:
[to complete]

Please have a different officer remake the decision within 30 days. Please send the internal review decision and any further documents electronically.

If DVA does not decide this internal review in time, I intend to apply to the Australian Information Commissioner for IC review.

Yours faithfully
[to complete]

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