Our ref: FOI-2021-10009
16 March 2021
Anonymous
Emailed to:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Anonymous
Freedom of Information request – Extension of Processing time – Third Party Consultation
I refer to your request for access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (
the FOI
Act) received by this Office on 15 February 2021.
Your request for documents was framed in the fol owing 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…”
I have decided that it is necessary for me to consult with a third-party organisation on seven of the
documents within the scope of your request under s 27 of the FOI Act.
For this reason, the period for processing your request has been extended by 30 days in accordance
with s 15(6) of the FOI Act. The processing period for your request wil now end on
16 April 2021.
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
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Website:
ombudsman.gov.au
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