OFFICIAL
 
Good afternoon Daniel
 
Thank you for your email on 10 July 2024 requesting access to documents
held by the Classification Board (the Board) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
 
You have requested access to:
 

 1. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':
- Classification Date: 28 February 2012
- File Number: T12/0678
- Classification Number: CLAS-214763

2. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':
- Classification Date: 2 August 2023
- File Number: T12/0678
- Classification Number: 252343

 
 
Your request has been allocated the reference number CB 25-024. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence.
 
Clarification of scope
 
We note that you have requested “all documents” relating to the game
‘Minecraft’.  To assist the classification board in processing your
request as quickly as possible, we are seeking your agreement to revise
your scope to the following key documents:
•            Classification Board reports
•            Classifiers blues papers, and
•            Classification Certificate.
 
We would be grateful if you could respond by COB Monday 15 July 2024
confirming if this is acceptable to you.
 
Timeframes
 
The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 9
August 2024. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in
the event that this occurs, the Board will notify you.  Where the due date
falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the timeframe will expire
on the next working day.
 
Other information
 
Please note that the Board considers the following information outside the
scope of your request unless you specifically request it:
•            personal information of third-party individuals; including
public servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures
and direct telephone numbers
•            any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents
captured by your request
•            any correspondence sent directly to or from you.
 
The Board may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations. You will be notified separately if the Board decides to
impose a charge. There is no charge for documents that contain your own
personal information.
 
Where documents are released to you under the FOI Act in response to your
request, the Board must publish those documents on its FOI Disclosure Log
within 10 business days of their release to you, unless they contain
personal information or business affairs information that would be
unreasonable to publish. Further information regarding the FOI Disclosure
Log can be found here.
 
Please note that the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) provides
administrative support to the Board in relation to the processing of FOI
requests. As such, should you have any questions relating to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact the Department’s FOI Section via email
to  [1][email address]
 
Kind regards
 
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division
P 02 6274 6294
E [2][Classification Board request email]
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
 
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[3]infrastructure.gov.au              [4][IMG]

 
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.
 
 
 
 
 
OFFICIAL
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel <[FOI #11666 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 July 2024 9:53 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Classification of the video game
'Minecraft'
 
Dear Classification Board,
 
I hereby submit a request under the FOI Act for the following document/s:
1. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':
- Classification Date: 28 February 2012
- File Number: T12/0678
- Classification Number: CLAS-214763
 
2. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':
- Classification Date: 2 August 2023
- File Number: T12/0678
- Classification Number: 252343
 
The below is out-of-scope:
- personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers
- any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request
- any correspondence sent directly to or from myself
 
Yours faithfully,
Daniel M
 
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Information requests to Classification Board? If so, please contact us
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[7]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
 
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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:
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OFFICIAL

 

Good afternoon Daniel

 

We refer to your request seeking access to documents held by the
Classification Board (the Board) under the Freedom of Information Act
1982, provided the reference CB 25-024.

 

The documents captured by your request contain information that describe
content which has been classified as PG and is not recommended for
individuals under the age of 15 without guidance from parents, teachers or
guardians as it contains content that viewers may find confusing or
upsetting, for example, language and themes that are mild in impact.

 

For this reason, the Board requests your written confirmation that it is
appropriate to provide you with descriptive material classified as PG by
close of business tomorrow, Wednesday 7 August 2024.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact the FOI team on the below details if you
wish to discuss any of the above.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [1][Classification Board request email]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[2]infrastructure.gov.au                [3][IMG]

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

OFFICIAL

 

_____________________________________________
From: FOI <[4][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2024 2:34 PM
To: Daniel <[5][FOI #11666 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Classification of the video
game 'Minecraft' [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

 

OFFICIAL

 

Good afternoon Daniel

 

Thank you for your email on 10 July 2024 requesting access to documents
held by the Classification Board (the Board) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

You have requested access to:

 

 1. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':
- Classification Date: 28 February 2012
- File Number: T12/0678
- Classification Number: CLAS-214763

2. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':
- Classification Date: 2 August 2023
- File Number: T12/0678
- Classification Number: 252343

 

 

Your request has been allocated the reference number CB 25-024. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence.

 

Clarification of scope

 

We note that you have requested “all documents” relating to the game
‘Minecraft’.  To assist the classification board in processing your
request as quickly as possible, we are seeking your agreement to revise
your scope to the following key documents:

•            Classification Board reports

•            Classifiers blues papers, and

•            Classification Certificate.

 

We would be grateful if you could respond by COB Monday 15 July 2024
confirming if this is acceptable to you.

 

Timeframes

 

The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 9
August 2024. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in
the event that this occurs, the Board will notify you.  Where the due date
falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the timeframe will expire
on the next working day.

 

Other information

 

Please note that the Board considers the following information outside the
scope of your request unless you specifically request it:

•            personal information of third-party individuals; including
public servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures
and direct telephone numbers

•            any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents
captured by your request

•            any correspondence sent directly to or from you.

 

The Board may impose a charge for the work involved in providing access to
the documents in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Charges)
Regulations. You will be notified separately if the Board decides to
impose a charge. There is no charge for documents that contain your own
personal information.

 

Where documents are released to you under the FOI Act in response to your
request, the Board must publish those documents on its FOI Disclosure Log
within 10 business days of their release to you, unless they contain
personal information or business affairs information that would be
unreasonable to publish. Further information regarding the FOI Disclosure
Log can be found here.

 

Please note that the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) provides
administrative support to the Board in relation to the processing of FOI
requests. As such, should you have any questions relating to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact the Department’s FOI Section via email
to  [6][email address]

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [7][Classification Board request email]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[8]infrastructure.gov.au                [9] << OLE Object: Picture
(Device Independent Bitmap) >>

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICIAL

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel <[10][FOI #11666 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 July 2024 9:53 PM
To: FOI <[11][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Classification of the video game
'Minecraft'

 

Dear Classification Board,

 

I hereby submit a request under the FOI Act for the following document/s:

1. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':

- Classification Date: 28 February 2012

- File Number: T12/0678

- Classification Number: CLAS-214763

 

2. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':

- Classification Date: 2 August 2023

- File Number: T12/0678

- Classification Number: 252343

 

The below is out-of-scope:

- personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers

- any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request

- any correspondence sent directly to or from myself

 

Yours faithfully,

Daniel M

 

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[12][FOI #11666 email]

 

Is [13][Classification Board request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Classification Board? If so, please contact us
using this form:

[14]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:

[15]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...

 

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

 

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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OFFICIAL

 

Good afternoon Daniel

 

When the decision and documents for CB 25-024 are ready to be released,
the documents will be made available by Secure File Transfer (SFT) to your
nominated email address.

 

Could you please confirm your email address to send through the documents
via secure file transfer?

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [1][Classification Board request email]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[2]infrastructure.gov.au                [3][IMG]

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

OFFICIAL

 

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OFFICIAL

 

Good morning Daniel

 

The documents and decision for CB 25-024 will be sent to you today.

 

To be able to receive the documents, we require an email address that is
not via right to know so that the documents can be made available by
Secure File Transfer (SFT).

 

Could you please nominate an email address to send through the documents
to via secure file transfer?

 

If you could do this as soon as possible, it would be much appreciated.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [1][Classification Board request email]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[2]infrastructure.gov.au                [3][IMG]

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

 

OFFICIAL

 

From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2024 1:05 PM
To: Daniel <[FOI #11666 email]>
Subject: CB 25-024 - Email Address Confirmation for Secure File Transfer
[SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

OFFICIAL

 

Good afternoon Daniel

 

When the decision and documents for CB 25-024 are ready to be released,
the documents will be made available by Secure File Transfer (SFT) to your
nominated email address.

 

Could you please confirm your email address to send through the documents
via secure file transfer?

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [4][Classification Board request email]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[5]infrastructure.gov.au               

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

 

OFFICIAL

 

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OFFICIAL

 

Good afternoon

 

I refer to your request below for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

Please find attached a decision in response to your request, the documents
will be made available by Secure File Transfer (SFT) to your nominated
email address. An automated system email will be provided to your
nominated email address which will include instructions on setting up your
access.

 

Section 11C of the FOI Act requires publication of documents released
under the FOI Act on the Department’s FOI disclosure log, subject to
certain exceptions, including where publication of personal, business,
professional or commercial information would be unreasonable. The
documents released to you will be published on the disclosure log within
10 working days.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information and Privacy Section • Legal, FOI and Privacy
Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [1][Classification Board request email]

GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

 

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS  •  ENRICHING COMMUNITIES  •  EMPOWERING REGIONS

[2]infrastructure.gov.au                [3][IMG]

 

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.

I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.

I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.

 

OFFICIAL

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel <[4][FOI #11666 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 July 2024 9:53 PM
To: FOI <[5][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Classification of the video game
'Minecraft'

 

Dear Classification Board,

 

I hereby submit a request under the FOI Act for the following document/s:

1. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':

- Classification Date: 28 February 2012

- File Number: T12/0678

- Classification Number: CLAS-214763

 

2. All documents relating to the classification of the video game
'Minecraft':

- Classification Date: 2 August 2023

- File Number: T12/0678

- Classification Number: 252343

 

The below is out-of-scope:

- personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers

- any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request

- any correspondence sent directly to or from myself

 

Yours faithfully,

Daniel M

 

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[6][FOI #11666 email]

 

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