Dear Mr Ferguson

FOI REQUEST - REFERENCE NUMBER 201920-066

I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) in your email of 26 June 2020.
Specifically, you have sought access to the following:

“… documents informing of redundancy sent to ABC ME staff in Melbourne in
June 2020.”

I confirm that the 30 day statutory period for processing your request
commenced from the day after your application was received, being 27 June
2020.

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E: [2][email address]

From: Angus Ferguson <[FOI #6432 email]>
Sent: Friday, 26 June 2020 7:02 PM
To: FOI ABC <[ABC request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - ABC ME Melbourne Staff
Redundancy letter

Dear Australian Broadcasting Corporation,

I seek a copy of the documents informing of redundancy sent to ABC ME
staff in Melbourne in June 2020.

The redundancy is referenced within this article:
[3]https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/06/abc-me-...

I ask that the usually applicable FOI fee be waived in this instance on
the grounds of the operating of the public broadcaster being in the public
interest, and financial hardship.

Yours faithfully,

Angus Ferguson

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Dear Mr Ferguson,

Please find attached the ABC’s decision on the matter FOI 201920-066.

Thank you for your patience.

Kind regards,

Gukby

[1]ABC Gukby Sim

FOI Coordinator

Corporate Governance, Privacy & FOI Legal Assistant

ABC Legal
P: 02 8333 1873

 
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the
First Australians
and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and
work.

From: Angus Ferguson <[2][FOI #6432 email]>
Sent: Friday, 26 June 2020 7:02 PM
To: FOI ABC <[3][ABC request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - ABC ME Melbourne Staff
Redundancy letter

Dear Australian Broadcasting Corporation,

I seek a copy of the documents informing of redundancy sent to ABC ME
staff in Melbourne in June 2020.

The redundancy is referenced within this article:
[4]https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/06/abc-me-...

I ask that the usually applicable FOI fee be waived in this instance on
the grounds of the operating of the public broadcaster being in the public
interest, and financial hardship.

Yours faithfully,

Angus Ferguson

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][FOI #6432 email]

Is [6][ABC request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Australian Broadcasting Corporation? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[7]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...

This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
[8]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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