The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives individuals a legally enforceable right of access to government documents, subject to specific exemptions.
Exemptions include:
The eSafety Commissioner’s work in relation to offensive or illegal content under Schedule 5 and 7 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 is also a specific exemption in the FOI Act.
We will publish documents in the disclosure log for 12 months.
Date information listed in disclosure log | 1/8/2018 |
Summary of FOI request received by the Office | The applicant sought documents in relation to regulatory actions undertaken by the Office to prevent or reduce harm being done to children and adults by pornographic material on the internet. The applicant also sought information on the use of the Commissioner’s powers under schedule 5 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth). |
Description of information released under this disclosure log (and whether released in full or part) | The applicant was referred to the Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015 (Cth), the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth), specific pages to the Office’s website, as well as the Internet Industry Codes of Practice – Internet and Mobile Content. Other documents were exempt under section 7(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). |
Links to documents | Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015 (Cth), Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth), Internet Industry Codes of Practice – Internet and Mobile Content, eSafety webpage ‘Offensive and illegal content complaints’, eSafety webpage ‘eSafetyWomen’ |
Date when the documents will be deleted from this website | 12 months after publication. |
Other information | There is no other information. |
Date information listed in disclosure log | 1/8/2018 |
Summary of FOI request received by the Office | The applicant sought documents since 1 January 2017 relating to the Office’s cyberbullying complaints data, high level internal audits and reports relating to the Office’s progress towards its regulatory functions, and high level ministerials and briefings to the portfolio Minister or the Office of the Prime Minister. |
Description of information released under this disclosure log (and whether released in full or part) | 15 documents were released in full and three documents were released in part to the applicant. A number of documents were exempted under sections 34(1)(a), 47C, 47(E)(d), 47E and under Schedule 2, Part II, Division 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth). Information that was irrelevant to the scope of the request was redacted under section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. |
Links to documents | Document 1, Document 2, Document 3, Document 4, Document 5, Document 6, Document 7, Document 8, Document 9, Document 10, Document 11, Document 12, Document 13, Document 14, Document 15, Document 16, Document 17, Document 18, |
Date when the documents will be deleted from this website | 12 months after publication. |
Other information | There is no other information. |
Date information listed in disclosure log | 2/7/2018 |
Summary of FOI request received by the Office | The applicant sought documents relating to User Experience, User Interaction and Technical research regarding the ‘quick exit’ button on the Office’s website. |
Description of information released under this disclosure log (and whether released in full or part) | 23 documents were released in full to the applicant. Information that was irrelevant to the scope of the request was redacted under section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. |
Links to documents | Document 1, Document 2, Document 3, Document 4, Document 5, Document 6, Document 7, Document 8, Document 9, Document 10, Document 11, Document 12, Document 13, Document 14, Document 15, Document 16, Document 17, Document 18, Document 19, Document 20, Document 21, Document 22, Document 23 |
Date when the documents will be deleted from this website | 12 months after publication. |
Other information | There is no other information. |
Date information listed in disclosure log | 7/3/2018 |
Summary of FOI request received by the Office | The applicant sought documents relating to correspondence between themselves and the Office. |
Description of information released under this disclosure log (and whether released in full or part) | Eight documents were released in full to the applicant. One document was released in part with redaction of personal information. A number of documents were exempted under section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act. |
Links to documents | Statement of Reasons, Document 1, Document 2, Document 3, Document 4, Document 5, Document 6, Document 7, Document 8, Document 9, Document 10. |
Date when the documents will be deleted from this website | 12 months after publication. |
Other information | There is no other information. |
Date information listed in disclosure log | 22/12/2017 |
Summary of FOI request received by the Office | The applicant sought documents relating to the Office’s Information Publication Scheme and Operational Information |
Description of information released under this disclosure log (and whether released in full or part) | Two documents and links to information publically available on the eSafety website were provided to the applicant. Three documents were exempted under Schedule 2, Part II, Division 1. |
Links to documents | Document 1, Document 2, Statement of Reasons |
Date when the documents will be deleted from this website | 12 months after publication. |
Other information | There is no other information. |