Removal notices for violent videos
Dear Sir/Madam,
I request copies of the following documents:
Any removal notices issued in relation to any of the following videos:
- Video depicting the killing of Iryna Zarutska
- Video depicting the killing of Charlie Kirk
- Video depicting the killing of Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah
I object to the redaction of names and personal information of public servants on relevance grounds.
Please release the responsive documents through administrative access if possible.
If the documents are not available administratively, please treat this as a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
I am writing to acknowledge your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) received on 8 October 2025.
We will proceed on the basis that you do not require duplicates or drafts
of material in scope.
The FOI Act allows 30 days for processing your request. This period may be
extended for charges and third-party consultation. We will let you know if
this occurs.
We will contact you at the email address above unless you advise
otherwise. Any documents released to you as part of this decision will be
published on our disclosure log unless one of the relevant exceptions
apply. Further information about the FOI Act, including eSafety’s
publication obligations, is available on our website at
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FOI Coordinator
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OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
Please find attached correspondence regarding your freedom of information
request to eSafety.
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FOI Coordinator
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OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
I am writing to acknowledge your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) received on 8 October 2025.
The FOI Act allows 30 days for processing your request. This period may be
extended for charges and third-party consultation. We will let you know if
this occurs.
We will contact you at the email address above unless you advise
otherwise. Any documents released to you as part of this decision will be
published on our disclosure log unless one of the relevant exceptions
apply. Further information about the FOI Act, including eSafety’s
publication obligations, is available on our website at
[1]https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/corp....
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
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OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
Please find a decision and statement of reasons in the above matter
attached.
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OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
As you may know, some online material relevant to your FOI request was
reclassified by the Classifications Review Board on 5 December 2025. We
had not been notified of this reclassification at the time of our decision
on 8 December 2025.
One effect of this reclassification is that some material withheld from
disclosure under section 7(2) of the FOI Act may no longer have been a
record of class 1 material for the purposes of the FOI Act or Online
Safety Act 2021 at the time of our decision, as its RC classification had
been revised to R18+. Accordingly, some of the redactions we made under
section 7(2) of the FOI Act may have been incorrect.
We will review the reclassification decision and provide you, on an
administrative basis, with an updated set of documents reflecting this
change in due course, noting that the reclassification decision may not
apply to all footage of the relevant events.
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FOI Coordinator
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From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 8 December 2025 5:37 PM
To: 'John Smith' <[FOI #13814 email]>
Subject: FOI 25217 - Notice of decision [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Dear Applicant
Please find a decision and statement of reasons in the above matter
attached.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
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