9 August 2024
Mr Daniel M
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Daniel
DECISION – REF. NO ABC FOI 202425-007
I refer to your email sent Saturday 13 July 2024 seeking access under the
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the
FOI Act) to:
I hereby submit a request under the FOI Act for the following document/s:
1. Documents pertaining to the cost of producing the "Who Broke Britain?" video series;
a) Broken down per-episode, or
b) If a per-episode cost is not available, the cost of producing the whole series.
I am happy for a single document to be created which satisfies the request…
A decision on your request is due by
Wednesday 12 August 2024.
Authorisation
I am authorised by the Managing Director of the ABC to make decisions about FOI
requests under s 23 of the FOI Act.
Decision
At the time of your request, the ABC did not hold a document
1 containing this
information, however it has performed calculations and provides the information on
page 2 of this letter.
Material taken into account
In making my decision I have considered:
• the scope of your request
• the content of the documents requested
• the FOI Act
• the guidelines issued by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
under s 93A of the FOI Act (
the Guidelines)
1 s 17 of the FOI Act
Legal ABC Ultimo Centre, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007
GPO Box 9994 Sydney NSW 2001 |
Email: xxx.xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
Locating and identifying documents
The search for documents included approaching the ABC’s Finance team.
I consider all reasonable steps were taken to identify and locate relevant documents
that answer your request. I am satisfied that the searches conducted were thorough
and all reasonable steps have been taken to locate the documents relevant to your
request. I find that the ABC is not in possession of further documents.
Reasons for decision
In my view it is in the public interest to provide this information under FOI.
The average cost of producing the whole series of five episodes is approximately:
$28,635
Review rights
Your review rights are set out in
Annexure A.
Yours sincerely
Ali Edwards
Head of Rights Management & FOI Decision Maker
xxx.xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
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Annexure A – Your Review Rights
If you are dissatisfied with this decision you can apply for Internal Review by the ABC, or
Information Commissioner (IC) Review. You do not have to apply for Internal Review before
seeking IC Review.
APPLICATION FOR INTERNAL REVIEW BY THE ABC
You have the right to apply for an internal review of the decision refusing to grant access to
documents in accordance with your request. If you apply for an internal review, a delegate
who is not the person who made the initial decision will undertake a review and make a fresh
decision.
You must apply in writing for an internal review of the decision
within 30 days of receipt of
this letter. No particular form is required, although it helps if you set out the reasons for
review in your application and include the decision under review.
Application for a review of the original decision should be emailed to: xxx.xxx@xxx.xxx.xx
or posted to: FOI Coordinator
ABC Legal
GPO Box 9994
SYDNEY NSW 2001
APPLICATION FOR INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (IC) REVIEW
Alternatively, you have the right to apply for a review by the Information Commissioner of the
decision refusing to grant access to documents in accordance with your request. Your
application must:
• be in writing;
• be made
within 60 days of receipt of this letter (the original decision or the internal
review decision, or a deemed refusal decision);
• give details of how notices may be sent to you (for instance, an email address); and
• include a copy of the decision for which a review sought.
Please refer to the OAIC website the IC review process page for further information including
the online form for applying for IC review:
https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/your-freedom-of-information-
rights/freedom-of-information-reviews
Alternatively, an application for IC Review can be emailed to: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx or
posted to:
Director of FOI Dispute Resolution
GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 2001
The Information Commissioner has a discretion not to undertake a review.
COMPLAINTS TO THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
You may complain to the Information Commissioner about action taken by the ABC in the
performance of functions, or exercise of powers, under the FOI Act. The Information
Commissioner may make inquiries for the purpose of determining whether or not to
investigate a complaint.
Complaints can be made in writing to: GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
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