SBS Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides

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Dear Special Broadcasting Service Corporation,

This is a Freedom of Information Request for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation

Yours faithfully,

Alex Pentland

Natalie Tan (SBS Australia), Special Broadcasting Service Corporation

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Natalie Tan (SBS Australia)

8 Jan 2024, 9:05 am AEDT

Dear Mr Pentland,
 
FOI Request – Reference 376114
 
I acknowledge receipt of your request for documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). SBS will notify you of its decision within
the timeframes set by the FOI Act, that is, within 30 days from the date
SBS received your request (which was 4 January 2024 - relating to access
to SBS's Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides, subject to any relevant
extension of time provisions (which we would notify to you if necessary).
 
In the meantime, please let me know if you have any queries.
 
Kind regards
 

Natalie Tan

Privacy and Freedom of Information Advisor
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SBS 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon, NSW 2064
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23 Jan 2024, 4:01 pm AEDT

Dear Mr Pentland, 
 
FOI Request – Reference 376114

 

Under s 15AA of the FOI Act an extension of up to 30 days can be granted
by agreement. 
 
To assist in processing your request, SBS requests an extension for the
full 30 day period. This extension is sought due to:

* The extent of the search involved in locating all the documents that
fall within the scope of your request and the subsequent
decision-making process

 
If you agree to grant SBS this extension, the revised due date for making
a decision on your FOI request would be 1 March 2024.
 
We would be grateful if you could please confirm your agreement to this
extension by next Tuesday, 30 January 2024. If you agree to this
extension, we will notify the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner of the extension of time.
 
Please let me know if you have any queries.
 
Kind regards,

Natalie Tan

Privacy and Freedom of Information Advisor
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SBS 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon, NSW 2064
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Dear Special Broadcasting Service Corporation,

I consent and agree to the extension to the process.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Pentland

Natalie Tan (SBS Australia), Special Broadcasting Service Corporation

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Natalie Tan (SBS Australia)

24 Jan 2024, 3:43 pm AEDT

Good Afternoon Mr Pentland, 
 
Thank you for agreeing to the extension of your FOI Request and kindly not
we have informed the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner of
the extension granted. 
 
SBS would like to clarify the scope of your request and would like to
understand what you are looking for. For example, are you looking for
corporate documents? 
 
We would also like to check with you if your request intends to capture
editorial guidelines as well? 
 
Please let us know, 
 
Kind regards, 
 

Natalie Tan

Privacy and Freedom of Information Advisor
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SBS 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon, NSW 2064
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Dear Special Broadcasting Service Corporation,

Thanks for the reply.

For the purposes of clarification, this request is primarily concerned with corporate documents used by thr SBS Corporation. I acknowledge that difficulties can arise from editorial or journalistic guidelines, so for the purposes of this request, I am happy to exclude those.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Pentland

OAIC - FOI DR,

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Our reference: RQ24/00357

Agency reference: 2023/366

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Alex Pentland

Extension of time under s 15AB

Dear Parties,

Please find attached an extension of time decision relating to the above
referenced FOI request.

 

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[1][IMG]   Hannah Holswilder

Director, Freedom of Information Branch

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Dear Mr Pentland, 
 
FOI Request – Reference 376114
 
Please find attached a letter from SBS's FOI Decision-maker, and the
document for release referred to in the letter.
 
Kind regards,

Natalie Tan

Privacy and Freedom of Information Advisor
[1][email address]

SBS 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon, NSW 2064
Australia

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