Dear Broadcasting Standards Authority,

I request the following under the OIA:

1. All correspondence (including emails, letters, text messages, and records of phone calls or meetings) between the BSA and the following parties, from 1 January 2024 to the date this request is received, on any subject relating to The Platform, Sean Plunket, the BSA's jurisdiction over online broadcasters, or the future or abolition of the BSA:
a. The office of the Minister of Media and Communications;
b. The Prime Minister's office;
c. Any New Zealand First or Act party representative, staff member, or associate;
d. Sean Plunket, or any employee, representative, funder, investor, or associate of The Platform;
e. Any lobbyist, lawyer, or third party acting on behalf of The Platform or its backers.

2. Any communications received by the BSA that could be construed as threatening, warning of, or advocating for the abolition or reform of the BSA in connection with its jurisdiction decision over The Platform.

3. Any internal BSA records — including board minutes, staff emails, briefing notes, or memoranda — discussing:
a. Political reaction to the jurisdiction decision over The Platform;
b. The possibility that the jurisdiction decision could trigger legislative or ministerial action against the BSA;
c. Any anticipated or actual pressure from Ministers, coalition parties, or The Platform and its associates to reverse, reconsider, or narrow the jurisdiction decision.

4. Any legal advice obtained by the BSA regarding its vulnerability to legislative abolition or mandate reduction following the jurisdiction decision.

5. Any records identifying the funders, investors, or financial backers of The Platform, where these were known to or held by the BSA in connection with the complaint or jurisdiction decision.

Yours faithfully,

Stephanie Mudgeway