Dear Mr Johns

Reference: ABC FOI 201920-014

Many thanks for your email requesting documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

I note you have requested access to the following documents:

“1) All documents including emails and messaging service messages (eg
whatsapp and similar) between Neil Mercer and Dan Oakes regarding the
Afghan files publications.”

The 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after your application was received, being 6 August 2019. Subject to
any suspension of the processing period or extension of the time for
deciding this application, the ABC is required to make a determination in
relation to this application by 4 September 2019.

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Kind regards
Juliana

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Dear P Johns

Apologies for the delay.

The decision in this matter will be with you on Monday.

Kind regards

[1]ABC Juliana Walsh
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From: P Johns <[FOI #5561 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2019 4:01 PM
To: Juliana Walsh <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FOI Request ABC FOI 201920-014 [ABC-Legal.FID60220]

Dear Juliana Walsh,

The request is well overdue. How long do you intend to take?

Yours sincerely,

P Johns

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Dear Mr Johns

Reference: ABC FOI 201920-014

Many thanks for your email requesting documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

I note you have requested access to the following documents:

“1) All documents including emails and messaging service messages (eg
whatsapp and similar) between Neil Mercer and Dan Oakes regarding the
Afghan files publications.”

The 30-day statutory period for processing your request commenced from the
day after your application was received, being 6 August 2019. Subject to
any suspension of the processing period or extension of the time for
deciding this application, the ABC is required to make a determination in
relation to this application by 4 September 2019.

Please note that the ABC is required by the FOI Act to publish accessed
information on its website within 10 working days after the release of the
documents to the FOI applicant.

You should also be aware that by making an FOI request, you may be
providing personal information to the ABC. The ABC will manage any such
information in accordance with the ABC’s Privacy Policy. Details of that
policy are available on the ABC’s website:
[1][3]http://about.abc.net.au/abc-privacy-poli.... Please note that
personal
information (such as your name) may be disclosed in the course of
processing this request, for instance for the purposes of consultation or
internal reporting.

Your request will be considered and you will be provided with a decision
as soon as practicable.

Kind regards
Juliana

[2]ABC Juliana Walsh
FOI and Corporate Governance Advisor
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P +61 2 8333 5304
E [email address]
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Dear P Johns

Please find attached the ABC’s decision in the matter FOI 201920-014.

Kind regards

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Dear P Johns

Thank you for your email.

Part VI of the FOI Act provides applicants with the opportunity to ask for
internal review of agency decisions, rather than handling or processes.
However, processes are examined in the course of the independent reviewer
creating a fresh decision for you.

Please see
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Please let me know if you are happy for me to pass on your comments to the
ABC’s internal reviewer so they can provide you with a new decision in
this matter. If you wish, please also let me know of any specific
contentions you have with the decision itself, so that I may pass these on
as well.

Kind regards

Juliana

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From: P Johns
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 10:06:49 PM (UTC+10:00) Canberra,
Melbourne, Sydney
To: FOI ABC
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Afghan files

Dear Australian Broadcasting Corporation,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Australian Broadcasting
Corporation's handling of my FOI request 'Afghan files'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[4]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/a...

Yours faithfully,

P Johns

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