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Role of the Information Commissioner
Steps for access applicants
Requirements for a valid access application
Is FOI my best option?
What documents can I ask for?
Can I get everything I want under FOI?
What is personal information?
Amendment of personal information
Who do I contact to ask for documents?
Accessing police & medical records
Local govt, public sector employment & prisoner records
How much does it cost?
Can others access information about me or my business?
Applying for documents during the COVID-19 pandemic
The public interest
Children and people with intellectual difficulties
How long should it take to deal with an access application?
What if the agency says it doesn’t have the documents?
Can the agency refuse to deal with my access application?
What if the agency delays making a decision?
Review of agency decisions
What happens in an external review?
Application form for external review
For Agencies
Flowchart - Dealing with an access application
Thinking outside the FOI box
Key FOI principles for agencies
Key questions for decision-makers to consider
What is personal information?
Amendment of personal information
How long should it take to deal with an access application
The exemptions
Releasing documents that may be technically exempt
What if the documents cannot be found?
Large, complex or time-consuming applications
Calculating charges
Consulting third parties
What if there are many third parties to consult?
Writing a Notice of Decision
Repeated requests and unreasonable conduct
Information Statements and other required publications
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Recent media releases
26/09/2024:
IAID 2024 Joint Statement ‘Mainstreaming’ access to information a must for IAID 2024
18/06/2024:
Report on the Culture of Freedom of Information in Australia, published by Monash University on 18 June 2024
16/11/2023:
Association of Information Access Commissioners of Australia and New Zealand (AIAC) meeting communique - 3 November 2023, Perth, Australia
28/09/2023:
Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen recognise importance of the online space in accessing information
27/09/2023:
Results on Cross-Jurisdictional Community Attitudes Survey on Information Access 2023
26/07/2023:
Celebrating 30 years of the Office of the Information Commissioner in Western Australia
Previous media releases
2021-2022
28/09/2022:
Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen hail importance of enabling digital access
26/05/2022:
Joint statement by Australian Information Access Commissioners and Privacy Authorities: Principles for nationally consistent approaches to accessing Stolen Generations records
30/09/21:
Information Access Commissioners and Commonwealth Ombudsman release survey results on community attitudes
24/09/21:
Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsmen make recommendation to support Open by Design Principles
2019-2020
30/10/20:
'The Accountability Agencies at Albert Facey House' article for Brief magazine
28/09/20:
'Information Can Save Lives':
West Australian
opinion piece by the Information Commissioner
28/09/20:
International Access to Information Day 2020
06/05/20:
COVID-19: The duty to document does not cease in a crisis, it becomes more essential
17/04/20:
Transparency and access to information in the context of a global pandemic
30/09/19:
Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsman release survey results on community attitudes
26/09/19:
Right to Know essential to democracy in a digital world
16/07/19:
Catherine Fletcher appointed Information Commissioner
2017-2018
21/09/18:
Australia and New Zealand’s Information Access Commissioners join together in support of International Right to Know Day
27/11/17:
Australian Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsmen release national metrics on FOI access rights
22/09/17:
Appointment of acting WA Information Commissioner
21/09/17:
Australia and New Zealand Information Access Commissioners unite for citizens’ Right to Know
29/08/17:
Resignation of WA Information Commissioner
2015-2016
02/12/16:
250 years of FOI