19 January 2026
Jimp
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
ACMA file reference: ACMA2026/28
Dear Jimp
Request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act
1982
I refer to your
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) request dated and
received 8 January 2026, in which you sought an ‘audio recording of the voice
prompt played to callers of Emergency Triple Zero (000), that says "You have
dialled Emergency Triple Zero, your call is being connected."’
I confirm that I am an authorised decision maker within the meaning of section
23 of the FOI Act.
Material taken into account
I have taken the following material into account in making my decision on
access:
• your request
• the FOI Act; and
• the guidelines issued by the Australian Information Commissioner under
section 93A of the FOI Act.
Decision on access
I have decided to refuse your request for documents identified in your FOI
request in accordance with subsection 24A(1) of the FOI Act.
Subsection 24A(1) provides as follows:
‘An agency or Minister may refuse a request for access to a document if:
(a) all reasonable steps have been taken to find the document; and
(b) the agency of Minister is satisfied that the document: (i) is in the
agency’s or Minister’s possession but cannot be found; or (ii) does not
exist.’
The reasons for my decision, the findings on material questions of fact and the
material on which those findings were based are set out below.
I have arranged for ACMA staff to conduct searches of the ACMA’s document
management systems, made enquiries of relevant ACMA staff, as well as
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undertaking my own searches, and have been unable to locate the document(s)
you have requested.
Accordingly, pursuant to subsection 24A(1) of the FOI Act, I am refusing your
request for access after taking all reasonable steps to find the document and
being satisfied that the document does not exist within the ACMA.
Further information
While the ACMA does not have an audio recording of the information you are
seeking, the text of the message played to all callers of the triple zero number is
available on the ACMA’s website, under the heading ‘When you dial Triple Zero
(000)’
: https://www.acma.gov.au/emergency-calls
Please find enclosed the ACMA's Information Sheet entitled
Freedom of
Information Act 1982 - Rights of Review of Applicants.
Further information about the FOI Act is available on the ACMA's website at
https://www.acma.gov.au/freedom-information
Yours sincerely
Morgan Vaudrey
Freedom of Information Coordinator
Legal Services Division
Authorised decision maker pursuant to subsection 23(1) of the FOI Act
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