Corporate Information

The Screen Australia Act 2008 is available on the CommLaw website.

Screen Australia's Charter of Operations sets out the organisation's vision and priorities for 2009/10.

Annual Report

Screen Australia's first annual report was released in September 2009. You can download the entire publication in a single pdf: Screen Australia Annual Report 08/09 (PDF 22mb), or download it in three smaller sections below:
Section 1 (PDF 7.5mb), Section 2 (PDF 6.7mb), Section 3 (PDF 8.2mb)

Policies

Screen Australia has a Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF file, 476 KB) which applies to its staff and consultants, and a Board Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF file, 228 KB) which applies to its board members.

See also: Files created by Screen Australia.

Screen Australia Privacy Practices

Screen Australia is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 which requires that we comply with the Information Privacy Principle (IPPs) set out in that Act. The IPPs set out how Australian Government agencies should collect, use, store and disclose personal information and how individuals can access records containing their personal information.

The personal information handling practices the Australian Film Commission (AFC), one of the three agencies that merged to form Screen Australia on 1 July 2008, are detailed in the annual Personal Information Digest.

General enquiries about Screen Australia’s compliance with the IPPs can be made to the Privacy Contact Officer who can be contacted by writing to:

Privacy Contact Officer
Screen Australia
GPO Box 3984
Sydney NSW 2001
privacy@screenaustralia.gov.au

Any complaints about Screen Australia’s personal information handling practices can be made to the Privacy Contact Officer or to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Details of Screen Australia's information gathering and dissemination practices in relation to its website are outlined in the Website Privacy statement.

Complaints about Screen Australia

Screen Australia welcomes feedback on the quality of its services, either verbally or in writing, including by email. Complaints will be referred to the relevant Director, who will work with the staff of the section involved to ensure speedy resolution of the complaint.

Screen Australia undertakes to keep complainants informed of the progress of their complaints.

You can lodge a complaint with the Commonwealth Ombudsman (1300 362 072 for the cost of a local call) if you are dissatisfied with Screen Australia’s complaints-handling procedures or if your complaint is not resolved satisfactorily.

FOI Requests to Screen Australia

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, members of the public can seek access to documents and files held by Screen Australia.

Applications must be in writing and there is a $30 application fee. Cheques and money orders should be made payable to the Collector of Public Monies. FOI requests should be sent to:

The Freedom of Information Contact Officer
Screen Australia
GPO Box 3984
Sydney NSW 2001

Requests may also be lodged via email to foi@screenaustralia.gov.au. If a request is lodged by email, payment of the $30 application fee would still need to be made either by:

• including in the email an authorisation to charge the fee to a credit card (providing the name on the card, the card number and the card’s expiry date) or
• forwarding a cheque or money order, together with a copy of the email, to the above address.

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 provides that charges may be imposed for processing requests.

The FOI Coordinator can be contacted on 02 8113 1056 to discuss any prospective request.