Our ref: FOI-2021-10009
19 February 2021
Anonymous Anonymous
Emailed to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Anonymous
Freedom of Information request – Acknowledgment
I acknowledge receipt of your email dated 15 February 2021, in which you requested access to
documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)
. Your request for documents was
framed in the following way:
“…Additionally, under the FOI Act, I request access to any document(s) that sets out the key
words, topics and other parameters that determine the contents of the regular media
briefings provided to the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman pursuant to the
agreement the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman has entered into with the media
monitoring company referred to in the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s decision
on my request…”
Duplicates/irrelevant information
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receive multiple copies, we will only consider and make a decision on one copy of each identical
document.
Timeframes
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This 30 day period may be extended if we need to consult third parties, impose a charge (a fee for
processing your request) or for other reasons. We wil let you know if this happens.
If you have any questions, you may contact me via email at xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
or by using the contact details in the footer of this letter.
Yours sincerely
Caitlin Christie
Paralegal
Legal Team
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Phone: 1300 362 072
GPO Box 442, Canberra ACT 2601 ▪ Phone 1300 362 072 ▪ ombudsman.gov.au
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Website: ombudsman.gov.au
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