OFFICIAL

Dear Alex,

Thank you for your email of 1 April 2023 requesting access to documents
held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

You have requested access to:

“documents relating to the classification of the film Faces of Death, as
well as its sequels Faces of Death 2, 3 and 4.

I seek classification reports, censor notes, board reports, and any
correspondence with the distributor of these films that may have
influenced the board's decisions.”

Your request has been allocated the reference number [FOI23-226]. Could
you please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence with the Department.

Timeframes

The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 1
May 2023. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in the
event that this occurs, the Department 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 Department 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 Department 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 Department
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 Department 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 (FOI)

[3][email address]

P +61 2 6274 6294  
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

On 1 April 2023, you requested access to documents held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

We note that the records relating to your request date back to the 1980's and involve the retrieval of hard copy legacy files and the search and retrieval process has been complex as a result of that. In addition, the Department is currently processing a larger than usual number of FOI requests.

In the circumstances, we will require additional time in order to finalise a decision on access to the documents relevant to your request to ensure that it is as fulfilled and well informed as possible.

Section 15AA of the FOI Act enables the Department to seek your agreement to an extension of up to 30 days. At this point, we are requesting a 14-day extension.

If you agree to this extension, the due date for a decision to be provided to you will become 15 May 2023.

If you do not agree, we will need to consider seeking an extension from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

To assist us with the management of your request, we are requesting a response from you by COB Monday, 1 May 2023.

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email at [email address]

With kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section
Assurance, Integrity, Risk and Governance Branch
Finance, Governance, Budget and Business Services Division
E: [Classification Board request email]
T: +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

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

Thank you. We will continue to finalise your request as quickly as possible.

With kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section
Assurance, Integrity, Risk and Governance Branch
Finance, Governance, Budget and Business Services Division
E: [Classification Board request email]
T: +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

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

I refer to your request for access to documents held by the Classification
Board (the Board) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

Notification of Third-Party Consultation and Extension of Time

Your request captures documents which contain information concerning the
business, commercial or financial affairs or an organisation, or a
person’s business or profession affairs. Under section 27 of the FOI Act,
the Department is required to consult with the affected person or
organisation before making a decision on access to those documents.

For this reason, the period for processing your request has been extended
by 30 days under section 15(6) of the FOI Act in order to allow the Board
time to consult with the relevant person or organisation. As such, the
statutory due date for your request is now 14 June 2023.   I do note that
you have previously agreed to a 14-day extension of time. As such, the
Board will continue to process your request as quickly as possible and
will endeavour to finalise it before 31 May 2023 to reflect the extension
already agreed by you.

The consultation mechanism under section 27 applies when we believe the
person or organisation concerned may wish to contend that the requested
documents are exempt because their release would disclose trade secrets or
commercially valuable information or may adversely affect their business
or financial affairs.

With kind regards

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information Section

Assurance, Integrity, Risk and Governance Branch

Finance, Governance, Budget and Business Services Division

E: [1][Classification Board request email]

T: +61 2 6274 6294 

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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References

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1. mailto:[Classification Board request email]
2. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/
3. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/departm...

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 referred to in that decision will be provided to you through our Secure File Transfer system. We will provide you with details when they are available shortly.

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.

With kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section
Assurance, Integrity, Risk and Governance Branch
Finance, Governance, Budget and Business Services Division
E: [Classification Board request email]
T: +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

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

In order for us to be able to provide you with access to the Secure File Transfer system, we will require an alternative email address, which you can then use to establish an account and gain access to the documents.

Could you please contact us separately and provide us with that alternate point of contact so we can grant access to the documents released to you.

With kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section
Assurance, Integrity, Risk and Governance Branch
Finance, Governance, Budget and Business Services Division
E: [Classification Board request email]
T: +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

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

Access has now been granted to the file. You should receive an email directly providing you with details as to how to log on and access the files.

With kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section
Assurance, Integrity, Risk and Governance Branch
Finance, Governance, Budget and Business Services Division
E: [Classification Board request email]
T: +61 2 6274 6294
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601

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