Documents Relating to Approval of the Cybersafety Help Button for Distribution by Software Distribution Platforms

Geordie Guy made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Communications and the Arts

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Dear Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy,

I am writing to request under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, documents which relate to the distribution of the department's "Cybersafety Help Button" by third party platforms such as Apple's App Store or Google Play, including submissions to those services for review and inclusion (where applicable) and documents which comprise the outcome of those submissions.

Yours faithfully,

Geordie Guy

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Your reference: FOI Request 26-42352d77

Our reference: Freedom of Information Request No. FOI 20-1213

 

I refer to your correspondence received by the Department on 29 November
2012 requesting access under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI
Act) to:

 

Documents which relate to the distribution of the Department’s
“Cybersafety Help Button” by third party platforms such as Apple’s App
Store or Google Play, including submissions to those services for review
and inclusion (where applicable) and documents which comprise the outcome
of those submissions.

 

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Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

Level 3, 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603

GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601

 

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Dear Sir

DBCDE FOI No. 20-1213 – Decision on Access

The following documents relating to your FOI request have been
provided via email:

• Decision on Access – Statement of Reasons • Schedule of Documents
• OAIC FOI Fact Sheet 12 - Applicant Review Rights

Documents being released to you are being uploaded to the Right to
Know website.

FOI Officer Client Engagement & FOI | Governance Branch Phone +61 2
6271 1741 www.dbcde.gov.au

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Level 3, 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603 GPO Box 2154 Canberra
ACT 2601

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Dear Sir

 

Freedom of Information Request No. 20-1213 – Decision on Access

 

Please find attached the following documents relating to your FOI request:

 

·         Decision on Access – Statement of Reasons

·         Schedule of Documents

·         OAIC FOI Fact Sheet 12 - Applicant Review Rights

 

Due to email size limitations, documents being released to you have been
uploaded directly to the Right to Know website.

 

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Yours sincerely

 

FOI Officer

Client Engagement & FOI | Governance Branch

Phone +61 2 6271 1741

[1]www.dbcde.gov.au

 

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

Level 3, 38 Sydney Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603

GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601

 

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Henare Degan left an annotation ()

A write up by the requester: http://www.geordieguy.com/2012/12/dbcdes...

Henare Degan left an annotation ()

Mentioned in this article: "The Government Submitted A Stupid App To Apple Seemingly On Purpose"

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