OFFICIAL

Dear John,

Thank you for your email of 13 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:

“All documents relating to the classification of the publication 'Gender
Queer: A Memoir' (File number: T23/18990; Classification number:
CLAS-108096), including, but not limited to, classification reports, board
reports, classifier blues/censor notes and correspondence (both physical
and electronic); and All documents relating to the decision to call in the
aforementioned publication for classification; and Any correspondence from
the Queensland Police Service relating to the aforementioned publication”

Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI23-239. 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 13
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 John,

I refer to your request for 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).

Notification of Third-Party Consultation and Extension of Time

Your request captures documents which contain another individual’s
personal information and information concerning the business, commercial
or financial affairs or an organisation, or a person’s business or
profession affairs. Under section 27A and 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
Department time to consult with the relevant person or organisation. As
such, the statutory due date for your request is now 12/06/2023.

The consultation mechanism under section 27A applies when we believe the
individual (or their representative) may wish to contend that the
requested documents are exempt for reasons of personal privacy.

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.

Consent to disclose your identity as the FOI applicant

In accordance with the Privacy Act, we will not disclose your identity to
the third party without your consent to do so. While you are under no
obligation to consent to the disclosure of your identify as the FOI
applicant, third parties may be less likely to raise concerns about the
release of their information if they know who the FOI applicant is. If you
consent to the Department naming you as the FOI applicant to the third
party(s) for the purpose of this consultation, please let us know by: COB
10 May 2023.

Kind regards,

Sam

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information Section (FOI)

[1][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

[2]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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References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/

OFFICIAL

Dear John Smith,

On 13 April 2023, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) received a
request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 seeking to access:

All documents relating to the classification of the publication 'Gender
Queer: A Memoir' (File number: T23/18990; Classification number:
CLAS-108096), including, but not limited to, classification reports, board
reports, classifier blues/censor notes and correspondence (both physical
and electronic); and All documents relating to the decision to call in the
aforementioned publication for classification; and Any correspondence from
the Queensland Police Service relating to the aforementioned publication.

The Department has now made a decision on your request. Please see the
decision on access letter attached.

In order for you to access the documents released under this request, the
Department is seeking an alternative email address. This is required to
send Secure File Transfer Server links & instructions to, in order to
enable access to the documents. The email address does not need to be a
primary email address associated to your identity, but rather any email
address only accessible to you (even if temporary).

Yours sincerely,

Matthew

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

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