OFFICIAL

 

Dear Applicant

 

Thank you for your email of 9 February 2025 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:

 

All documents relating to the classification of the following computer
game titles:
a. ‘Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir’
- Classification Date: 23 October 2020
- Classification Number: 102988236

b. ‘Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind’
- Classification Date: 23 January 2021
- Classification Number: 102988439

c. ‘Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club’
- Classification Date: 20 May 2024
- Classification Number: CLAS-516993

 

Your request has been allocated the reference number CB 25-266. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence.

 

Timeframes

The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 11
March 2025. 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.

 

Clarification of scope

 

We note that you have requested “all documents” relating to the ‘Famicom
Detective Club Titles’.  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 Wednesday 12 February
2025 confirming if this is acceptable to you.

 

Other information

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

o personal information of third-party individuals; including public
servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and
direct telephone numbers
o any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by
your request
o 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 Department’s
FOI Disclosure Log can be found [1]here.

 

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
hesitate to contact the FOI Section via email to
 [2][email address]

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division

P 02 6274 6294

E [3][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

[4]infrastructure.gov.au                [5][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 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). However, we are
unable to provide access via Right to Know email addresses. Please contact
us to provide an alternative email address through which we can provide
you with access to our SFT system. Once you provide an email address, you
will receive an automated system email 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 Section • People, Culture and Change 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: Naomi Doe <[4][FOI #12820 email]>
Sent: Monday, 10 February 2025 12:30 PM
To: FOI <[5][email address]>
Subject: Re: FOI CB 25-266 - Acknowledgement of Request [SEC=OFFICIAL]

 

Dear FOI,

 

 

 

I agree to the change in scope.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Naomi Doe

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

 

 

OFFICIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Applicant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your email of 9 February 2025 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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All documents relating to the classification of the following computer

 

game titles:

 

a. ‘Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir’

 

- Classification Date: 23 October 2020

 

- Classification Number: 102988236

 

 

 

b. ‘Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind’

 

- Classification Date: 23 January 2021

 

- Classification Number: 102988439

 

 

 

c. ‘Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club’

 

- Classification Date: 20 May 2024

 

- Classification Number: CLAS-516993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your request has been allocated the reference number CB 25-266. Could you

 

please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future

 

correspondence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timeframes

 

 

 

The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 11

 

March 2025. 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarification of scope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We note that you have requested “all documents” relating to the ‘Famicom

 

Detective Club Titles’.  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 Wednesday 12 February

 

2025 confirming if this is acceptable to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other information

 

 

 

Please note that the Board considers the following information outside the

 

scope of your request unless you specifically request it:

 

 

 

o personal information of third-party individuals; including public

 

servants below the SES level and all email addresses, signatures and

 

direct telephone numbers

 

o any duplicates and drafts of final versions of documents captured by

 

your request

 

o 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 Department’s

 

FOI Disclosure Log can be found [1]here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not

 

hesitate to contact the FOI Section via email to

 

 [2][email address]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOI Coordinator

 

 

 

Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division

 

 

 

P 02 6274 6294

 

 

 

E [3][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

 

 

 

[4]infrastructure.gov.au                [5][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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