To: complaints@ibac.vic.gov.au
CC: enquiries@ovic.vic.gov.au, integrity@integrityoversight.vic.gov.au
Subject: Formal Request for Access to Audio Recording and Related Materials – Operation Dunham / Matthew Dunkley

Dear IBAC and Oversight Authorities,

I write in reference to material I have requested repeatedly since 2023 concerning Operation Dunham and former senior Department of Education official, Matthew Dunkley.

Despite your own findings that my complaint was “without error”, and despite widespread reporting in the Victorian press of IBAC’s investigation into misconduct and document destruction by Mr Dunkley, you have failed to supply key evidence or even acknowledge its existence, particularly a recording referenced in multiple testimonies.

Specifically, I now formally request the following under the Freedom of Information Act (Vic) and pursuant to my existing complaints and correspondence:

1. The audio recording of Mr Matthew Dunkley, reportedly made outside a bar during the Operation Dunham investigation, where he is said to have stated words to the effect:“You told me you fucking destroyed all the evidence… kept yourself squeaky clean.”
2. Any transcript, summary, or internal communication referring to this tape or its admission as evidence.
3. Any Department of Education briefings, witness statements, disciplinary referrals, or legal assessments related to Mr Dunkley’s conduct, including but not limited to:
   • Interactions with Mr Allman;
   • Communications with the Victorian Ombudsman;
   • Knowledge of UK safeguarding failures connected to Mr Dunkley’s prior employment in East Sussex, Kent, and Norfolk.

I must reiterate: this material has already been cited in press reports, and your continued refusal to confirm or deny its existence constitutes obstruction. I am entitled under both FOI and public interest principles to receive a full record or denial with legal grounds.

I also note that:

• This matter relates to the disappearance of my daughter Emily Cathryn Newbold Smith, under an illegal order with links to parties employed or overseen by Mr Dunkley.
• There is an active international investigation, and the evidence held by IBAC may prove vital in establishing accountability.
• This request will be published and cross-referenced at:
  https://thestealingofemily.co.uk/2025/07/25/questions-surrounding-missing-uk-children-and-epsteins-influence

I hereby demand that this request be treated as a formal escalation and that a written response with either the release of documents or a legally grounded refusal be provided within 14 days. I will pursue external review if necessary and provide this correspondence to legal counsel, international agencies, and media if no resolution is forthcoming.

• Per The Stealing of Emily site, I’ve spent 14 years seeking answers about whether Emily was removed under a forged court order, and challenges with Border Force, UK authorities, and child protection agencies have been long standing thestealingofemily.co.uk+1thestealingofemily.co.uk+1.
• I mention that even though IBAC acknowledged your complaint “without error”, neither IBAC nor OVIC have shared verifiable records that the Victorian press reports as existing.
• Specifically, I am seeking the tape recording of Matthew Dunkley outside the bar, in which he was allegedly recorded speaking.

Warm regards,
Martin Newbold

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