Freedom of Information (FOI) – Disclosure Log

The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to a request for access to an SBS document under the FOI Act. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011.

The disclosure log requirement does not apply to:

• personal information about any person, if publication of that information would be unreasonable
• information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person, if publication of that information would be unreasonable
• other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner, if publication of that information would be unreasonable
• any information, if it is not reasonably practicable to publish the information because of the extent of any modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed above.

The information described under ‘Disclosure log’ below has been released by SBS under the FOI Act and is available for public access. A link is provided if the information can be downloaded from this website.

Information that is not available on the SBS website may be obtained by writing to SBS:

• email: foi@sbs.com.au
• post: Locked Bag 028, Crows Nest NSW 1585
• telephone: 02 9430 3813 (Tollfree 1800 500 727; TTY 1800 502 828)

A charge may be imposed to reimburse SBS for the cost incurred in copying or reproducing the information or sending it to you.  There will be no charge for the time spent by SBS in processing the FOI request that led to this information being made available. You will be notified if any charge is payable, and required to pay the charge before the information is provided.

There may be documents in the disclosure log that are currently not available in HTML format. If you are unable to read the format provided please contact the FOI contact officer using the contact details set out above. SBS will try to meet all reasonable requests for an alternative format of the document in a timely manner and at the lowest reasonable cost.

Information attached to, or referred to, in the SBS disclosure log will generally be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.

The FOI Act also requires SBS to publish a range of information under the Information Publication Scheme (IPS). SBS’s IPS entry can be accessed here.

Information about making an FOI request in relation to information held by SBS is available here.

Disclosure log

Ref No.	Date of access	FOI request	Information published in the disclosure log	Other information
456129	16/05/25	SBS policies and procedures that aim to eliminate: – sex discrimination and sexual harassment – aim to address bullying and harassment -racial discrimination – SBS uses to investigate allegations of misconduct	Document 1	Some information has been redacted pursuant to s22 (irrelevant matters) and s47F (Personal Privacy) of the FOI Act.
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450219	16/05/25	SBS staff correspondence with Australian Jewish Association	Document 1	Some information has been redacted pursuant s47F (Personal Privacy) of the FOI Act.
425604	01/11/24	SBS expenditure on advertising, promotions, and audience research between 1 September 2023 – 23 September 2024	Document 1
390944	30/08/24	TV Lunch with SBS Scripted	Documents 1-2	Documents not published under section 11C(1) of the FOI Act.
399797	27/08/2024	1. SBS Record Keeping Policy 2. All internal emails, external emails, other modes of correspondence, minutes of board meetings concerning the documentary The Forgotten Australians (2010) Director: Nicola Woolmington; Narrator: Judy Davis (Consuello Pty Ltd created for SBS television) 3. All internal emails, external emails, other modes of correspondence, minutes of board meetings concerning the documentary Eighty Twenty: Mark Opitz Remembers (2023) Director: Adele Chynoweth (Tutwork Productions).	Document 1	Some information has been redacted pursuant to s22 (irrelevant matters)
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			Documents 3-36	Documents not published under section 11C(1) of the FOI Act.
379700	22/03/2024	SBS Relocation Project	Document 1
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378544	18/03/2024	Coverage of Israel – Gaza War	Document 1	Some information has been redacted pursuant to s22 (irrelevant matters) and s47F (Personal Privacy) of the FOI Act.
376114	01/03/2024	SBS Style, Brand and Writing Guidelines	Document 1	Some information has been redacted pursuant to s7(2), Sch 2 Part II Div 1 (Program material) and s47E(d) of the FOI Act.
377215	09/02/2024	All information and documents relating to SBS Scripted process, assessment notes on the requestor’s specific application.		Document not published under section 11C(1) of the FOI Act.
334559	18/08/2023	All letters and emails between SBS and the Eurovision Song Contest Fans of Australia Network (OGAE Australia) between 2013 and 2023.	Documents 1–18	Some information has been redacted pursuant to section 47F (personal privacy) of the FOI Act.
340975	08/08/2023	Classification Board Reports held by SBS for the movies Eastern Promises; Trainspotting; T2 Trainspotting; Hardcore Henry; Head On; Horns; Green Room; Starry Eyes; The Hateful Eight; The Voices; Bone Tomahawk; Boys Don’t Cry; Orgazmo; Spring Breakers; Monster’s Ball; Killer Joe; Showgirls; I Want You; In the Cut; Clockers; Oldboy; RoboGeisha; Mr Holmes; 500 Days Of Summer; To Die For; Nightcrawler; and documents which detail how SBS cut or edit those movies.	Classification Board Report: The Eastern Promises.Classification Board Report: T2 Trainspotting.Classification Board Report: Hardcore Henry. Classification Board Report: Head On. Classification Board Report: Horns. Classification Board Report: Green Room. Classification Board Report: Starry Eyes. Classification Board Report: The Hateful Eight. Classification Board Report: The Voices. Classification Board Report: Bone Tomahawk. Classification Board Report: Boys Don’t Cry. Classification Board Report: Spring Breakers. Classification Board Report: Killer Joe. Classification Board Report: Showgirls. Classification Board Report: Nightcrawler.	A range of material described in a number of these documents has been classified as suitable for individuals over the age of 18 years (R18+) and is restricted to adults as it contains content that is considered high in impact for viewers. Please contact us at foi@sbs.com.au if you would like a copy of these documents.
337236	04/08/2023	Copies of agendas including attachments and minutes of meetings of the SBS Board held in the two years prior to the date of this request; and copies of any assessments or examinations of the state and territory jurisdictional distribution of SBS staff and the location of SBS capital assets conducted over this period.	Document 1
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331688	06/06/2023	Departments’ Freedom of Information (FOI) logs for the period 2013-2023, including any secondary departments controlled by the agency.	Document 1
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327523	31/5/2023	Classification Board Reports and documents relating to how SBS edited movies: Smokin’ Aces, The Boondock Saints, and Nymphomaniac	Classification Board Report: The Boondock Saints.	Material described in this document has been classified as suitable for individuals over the age of 18 years (R18+) and is restricted to adults as it contains content that is considered high in impact for viewers. Please contact us at foi@sbs.com.au if you would like a copy of this document.
304773	08/03/2023	Documents submitted to the SBS Board of Directors and/or the SBS Managing Director, and reports, studies, assessments or reviews undertaken or commissioned by SBS, related to proposals to relocate SBS’s Headquarters.	304773_Documents
302245	25/01/2023	Contract or fee agreement with Martin Tyler with respect to his commentary for the 2022 FIFA World Cup	302245_Document 1
301829	22/12/2022	Policies concerning the advertising of online gaming or gambling services on SBS services. Limited to the current Board and/or sub-committees.	The relevant documents are publicly available at: SBS Code of PracticeSBS Commercial, Funding and External Relationships Guidelines
261295	24/6/2022	Access to the applicant’s documents and personal information relating to the 2022 recruitment of the SBS Portuguese Executive Producer, as well as the documents relating to the other candidates shortlisted, including journalism test results, “candidate scores” and all other notes and relevant documentation which assisted in the recruitment decision	261295_Documents	Some documents have been redacted or not published under section 11C(1) of the FOI Act.
250856	18/5/2022	Documents relating to contact from Senator Eric Abetz to SBS since 2012	Document 1
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207262	7/12/2021	Correspondence between Mr Vic Alhadeff and SBS staff or the SBS Chair; records, notes or emails made of or relating to phone or verbal contact between Mr Alhadeff and SBS staff or the SBS Chair; and internal documents relating to contact by and issues raised by Mr Alhadeff and SBS’ response—for the period 1 January 2017 to 1 October 2020:	Document 1
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189284	3/09/2021	Documents relating to the AWEI scheme	Document 1
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2020/02	22/06/2020	Documents relating to sharing of data with third parties	Document 2
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2019/10	15/11/2019	Documents relating to the ABC & SBS Efficiency Review	Document 1
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2019/07	2/08/2019	Documents relating to staff turnover rates since 2015	Document 1
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2019/01	7/02/2019	SBS Gift Register	Document 1
2017/08	1/10/2017	Documents relating to accidental forwarding of an email from the Dept. of Social Services	Document 1
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2017/05	27/07/2017	Correspondence relating to use of the SBS logo on the Australian Marriage Equality website	Email file note
2017/01	2/03/2017	Documents related to the legal basis for, advice provided on, and SBS’s decision to, adhere to the Workplace Bargaining Policy 2015.	Document 1
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2016/06	6/12/2016	A copy of the current FOI Delegations, and any related directions issued in respect of FOI.	Document 1
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2015/07	30/06/2015	Documents, emails and other correspondence generated by SBS senior managers since 30 March this year regarding: the leaking of an email by Andrew Clark in late March about the need for journalists to generate “quirky” stories for the evening news bulletin, which was subsequently leaked to The Guardian; the social media activity of former SBS reporter Marion Ives; the monitoring of staff emails and social media activity.	Document 1 with irrelevant information redacted
2015/01	16/02/2015	Sections of the SBS Board Minutes (with related minuted text, resolutions and tabled documents if any) in which there is a direct or indirect reference to Save Our SBS, as occurred at Board meetings held between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2014 (with the date, time and place of the meeting, listing all those who were in attendance).	SBS Board paper extracts
2014/02	1/04/2014	Correspondence from Joseph Skrzynski AO Chair of SBS to the Minister of the Department of Communications between 08/09/13 to 20/01/14	Correspondence with redactions – 2014-02 Attachment (PDF, 484 KB)
2014/01	21/03/2014	Audience and other stakeholder feedback about SBS’s use of Al Jazeera English content for the period 8 August 2011 to 31 December 2013.	Feedback received by SBS Audience Relations. Extracts from documents relating to a complaint received via the office of the Minister. 2014-01 – Attachment (PDF, 256 KB)
2013/02	15/03/2013	Copies of reports or advice resulting from the Arup Pty Ltd ‘Corporate cultural change’ consultancy.	Documents representing the key output of the consultancy:
			2013-02 — Document 1 (PDF, 3760 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 2 (PDF, 905 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 3 (PDF, 39 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 4 (PDF, 251 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 5 (PDF, 357 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 6 (PDF, 538 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 7 (PDF, 202 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 8 (PDF, 202 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 9 (PDF, 604 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 10 (PDF, 472 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 11 (PDF, 238 KB)
			2013-02 — Document 12 (PDF, 377 KB)
2013/01	12/03/2013	Details of programs featuring various classifiable elements broadcast in 2010, 2011 and 2012.	List of programs broadcast for the years specified with classification and consumer advice information.	Available on request from the FOI Contact Officer — refer above.