7Principles to be applied to assist screen and digital games industries

7 Principles to be applied to assist screen and digital games industries

7 Principles to be applied to assist screen and digital games industries

(1) This section applies if a decision-maker is making a decision in relation to screen or digital games production including under this Act or another Act.

(2) The decision-maker must ensure the following principles are complied with in making the decision—

(a) applications for access to locations, services and approvals for screen or digital games production must be decided within—

(i) timeframes provided in—

(A) a policy published by the decision-maker making the decision, or

(B) the applicable filming protocol, or

(ii) if a timeframe for deciding the application is not provided in a policy or protocol referred to in subparagraph (i)—a reasonable timeframe,

(b) access to locations and services for screen or digital games production must be supported whenever practicable, taking into account public amenity, safety, security and other operational requirements,

(c) fees for access to locations, services from government sector agencies or other approvals for screen or digital games production must be kept to a minimum and reflect only the cost of the access, service or approval being provided.

(3) In this section—

decision-maker means the following—

(a) a Minister,

(b) the head of a government sector agency,

(c) a local council.