Film and Literature Board of Review Decisions
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Five text messages - Signed PDF version
Description: 29 January 2014
File Size: 167k
Into the River (Dissenting Opinion) - Signed PDF version
Description: 17 December 2013
File Size: 150k
Into the River (Majority Decision) - Signed PDF version
Description: 17 December 2013
File Size: 334k
Two Little Boys (Decision) - Accessible PDF version
Description: 14 September 2012
File Size: 126k
Two Little Boys (Decision) - Signed PDF version
Description: 14 September 2012
File Size: 1446k
Front - Issue 163 (magazine) (Decision) - Accessible PDF version.
Description: 10 August 2012
File Size: 133k
Front - Issue 163 (magazine) (Decision) - Signed PDF version.
Description: 10 August 2012
File Size: 358k
Applicant A for a review of a series of electronic images (Final Decision) - Signed PDF version
Description: 4 May 2012
File Size: 274k
Applicant A for a review of a series of electronic images (Final Decision) - Word doc version
Description: 4 May 2012
File Size: 89k
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Final Decision) - Signed PDF version
Description: 10 February 2012
File Size: 461k
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Final Decision) - accessible PDF version
Description: 10 February 2012
File Size: 128k
Peter John Hartley Review (Final Decision) - Signed PDF version
Description: 5 December 2011
File Size: 433k
Peter John Hartley Review (Final Decision) - Word document version
Description: 5 December 2011
File Size: 99k
LA Zombie (Dissenting Decision)
Description: 7 June 2011
File Size: 348k
LA Zombie (Majority Decision)
Description: 7 June 2011
File Size: 468k
Ronald Clark (Decision Summary)
Description: 18 February 2011
File Size: 130k
Ronald Clark (Decision)
Description: 18 February 2011
File Size: 174k
Hopgood Application (Decision)
Description: 16 August 2010
File Size: 201k
Takinori Sato (Decision)
Description: 23 April 2010
File Size: 227k
Doing It With Betty (Decision)
Description: 21 April 2009
File Size: 349k
Grand Theft Auto IV - Unedited Version (Decision)
Description: 17 September 2008
File Size: 691k
Untitled 'bedroom scene' - cell phone video (Decision)
Description: 8 September 2008
File Size: 515k
Peaceful Pill Handbook (Decision 8)
Description: 12 September 2008
File Size: 778k
Peaceful Pill Handbook (Decision 7)
Description: 14 July 2008
File Size: 313k
Peaceful Pill Handbook (Decision 5)
Description: 7 July 2008
File Size: 490k
Peaceful Pill Handbook (Decision 3)
Description: 20 June 2008
File Size: 334k
End of Spear (Decision No. 1)
Description: 2 July 2008
File Size: 552k
Hostel Part II (Decision No. 2)
Description: 23 November 2007
File Size: 124k
Hostel Part II (Decision No. 1)
Description: 24 August 2007
File Size: 781k
Apocalypto (Decision No. 4)
Description: 27 June 2007
File Size: 139k
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