Our reference: 16/31568
02 March 2016
Jessica
By email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Jessica,
Freedom of Information Request 16-3
I refer to your request for access to documents relating to Cardinal Pell under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982. I have taken your request to be for:
1: Any correspondence between Cardinal George Pell and victims of abuse in
Ballarat Victoria.
2: Documents from Cardinal George Pell’s testimony from the Royal Commission of
Victoria in 1996 into victims of sexual abuse in Ballarat Victoria.
3: Documents from the Royal Commission on past testimonies made by Cardinal
George Pell on the issue of child sex abuse within the Catholic Church.
We received your request on
Monday 29 February 2016 and the 30 day statutory
period for processing your request commenced from the day after that date. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by
Wednesday 30 March 2016. The
period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult third parties or for other
reasons. We will advise you if this happens.
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Yours sincerely,
Shelby Simadas
FOI Coordinator