Dear Mr Roth

ABC FOI 202425-027

The ABC refers to your request received on Wednesday, 25 August 2024
seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) to:

I am seeking copies of electronic correspondence (such as emails and text
messages) between the ABC and The Australia Institute, sent or received
between 1 January 2024 to 31 July 2024.

We wish to clarify the scope of your request so that we can search for the
documents that you seek.  Could you please specify the names of the ABC
staff or business units so that we can effectively and efficiently locate
and identify the documents. Please feel free to provide us with any
additional information which can assist us in progressing this request.

If you wish to discuss this matter via phone call, please let us know your
contact number and a suitable time to call.

Once you have clarified the scope of your request, the 30-day processing
period will commence.

Many thanks.

Kind regards

Uma

ABC FOI Team

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Dear Mr Roth

ABC FOI 202425-027

Thank you for clarifying your request. The clarified request is for the
following documents:

copies of electronic correspondence (such as emails and text messages)
between the News, Analysis and Investigations division of the ABC and The
Australia Institute, sent or received between 1 January 2024 to 31 July
2024.

A decision on your request is due by Thursday 10 October 2024, subject to
any suspension of the processing period or extension of time under the FOI
Act.

The ABC will advise you if third-party consultation is required.  Please
note that if any part of this request yields a large number of documents,
we will come back to you under ss 24 and 24AB to discuss possibilities of
further revising the scope of this request.

By making an FOI request, you are providing personal information to the
ABC. The ABC manages personal information in accordance with its Privacy
Policy - available at [1]ABC Privacy Policy – ABC Help - Australian
Broadcasting Corporation Help Centre. Personal information may be
disclosed in the course of processing this request, such as for the
purposes of consultation or internal reporting.

The ABC will consider your request in accordance with the FOI Act and
provide you with a decision as soon as practicable. 

Many thanks.

Kind regards

Uma

ABC FOI Team

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Dear Mr Roth

ABC FOI 202425-027

We made enquiries with the relevant business unit of the ABC to locate the
documents.

We have been advised the terms of the request in the current form would
require asking the entire News division of 2000 people.  Could you please
advise if you are able to narrow the scope, and specify the names of the
ABC staff or positions titles? This would assist the ABC in not having a
substantial and unreasonable diversion of resources.

Please also note that the ABC’s News, Analysis & Investigation unit is now
called the ABC News.

If you wish to discuss this matter via phone call, please let us know your
contact number and a suitable time to call.

Many thanks.

Kind regards

Uma

ABC FOI Team

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Dear Mr Roth,  

ABC FOI 202425-027 

The ABC is required to consult with a third party under s 27 of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) to seek their views on the
release of information you have requested. 

This means that your request is due by Monday 11 November 2024 as the
timeframe is automatically extended by 30 days under the Act.  

It is optional to be identified as the FOI applicant for the purposes of
consultation. If you consent to this, please let us know by return email.
  

Yours sincerely, 

Jessica 

ABC FOI Team 

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ABC FOI 202425-027

Good afternoon Mr Roth

The ABC is advanced at processing your request, however there are a large
number of search results requiring review and consultation.

Under s 15AA of the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act, it is
possible to agree an extension of time for processing for up to 30 days.

We would be grateful if you would consider agreeing a new due date of
Tuesday 26 November, or if possible a later date to accommodate the work
required to complete this file.

If you are happy to allow the ABC more time, this agreement needs to be
documented by email by Monday 11 November (which is the current due date).

We look forward to hearing from you about a due date you may be happy
with.

Many thanks for your consideration,

ABC FOI team

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ABC FOI 202425-027

Good afternoon Mr Roth

Thank you kindly for agreeing an extension of time until 26 November.

We would like to clarify a procedural point with you to make sure we are
processing this file correctly.

On 10 September you replied to Uma to narrow the scope to cover electronic
communciations held within the News team of the ABC that were sent to or
from the Australia Institute (paraphrased).

When Uma replied to you on 11 and 12 September 2024, she did not mention
that she had taken these proposed amendments to mean you had withdrawn the
original scope of 25 August and replaced it instead with a new scope
starting on 10 September (which was further claified on 12 Septmber). I
have compiled these exchanges with you to be a scope that reads that you
are seeking:

…copies of electronic correspondence (such as emails and text messages)
between the ABC News team (especially online content makers in News) and
The Australia Institute, sent or received from 1 January to 31 July 2024
inclusive.

Would you kindly confirm this matches what you are seeking?

If so, can you please document that you have withdrawn the earlier 25
August scope by making changes in September?

Alternatively, if this is not accurate, please let us know whether any
changes are required.

We are wanting to ensure the search results do what you are looking for.
If you could please respond by Monday morning, that would be great,

If you would like to chat by phone, our direct line is published here:
[1]Freedom of Information - About the ABC

Thanks so much for your patience.

Many thanks,

ABC FOI team

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