![]() Under the FOI Act, you may apply to us to amend or annotate a record of your personal information, but only in respect of records to which you have obtained lawful access and only records which have an administrative purpose. Applicants can make a complaint that there has been an interference with their privacy under the Privacy Act to the Information Commissioner.Īmending, correcting or annotating personal information FOI Act amendment and annotation There is no right to a review of a decision on its merits. Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and appeal to the Federal Court is available in some circumstances. Privacy access requests can be answered in different ways, for example, we could provide an oral explanation of a decision or action, create a new document rather than provide a redacted version of existing documents or compile data for the applicant.Īpplicants may apply for internal review and/or Information Commissioner review. We do not have to create a new document in order to respond to a request. The privacy access procedures require only that that we respond to the request (by either providing access or refusing access) within 30 days.Īccess under the FOI Act is to existing documents. Extensions of time (for a further 30 days) are available in some situations, including for consultation with a third party. Under the Privacy Act (APP 12) there are no formal requirements that a request must meet.Ī request must be acknowledged within 14 days and a decision made in 30 days. the FOI Act includes a right to apply for internal review or Information Commissioner review of an access refusal decision.ĭifferences between the FOI Act and the Privacy Act access to information provisions FOI Act access requestĪ request made under the FOI Act must meet certain requirements (it must be in writing, state it is an FOI request, reasonably identify the document and include a contact address).the FOI Act has a consultation process for dealing with documents that contain the personal or business information of third parties.an FOI access request can relate to any document held by an agency and is not limited to personal information.The FOI Act may be a more comprehensive mechanism to use for personal information access requests becaus:e You can make a request under the Privacy Act to access or correct your personal information by emailing, calling or writing to:īARTON ACT 2600 Accessing personal information More information about making an FOI request is available on our Freedom of information page. You can make a request under the FOI Act to access or correct your personal information by emailing, calling or writing to:įreedom of Information and Privacy Section However, there may be a charge involved for us to process a request under the FOI Act if your request goes beyond a request for your own personal information. There are no fees or charges for providing access to or correcting personal information under the Privacy Act. As a result, you have a choice whether to seek access to or correction of your personal information under the Privacy Act (APP 12 and APP 13) or under the FOI Act. These rights to access and correction of personal information under the Privacy Act and the FOI Act operate independently. You can also apply under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)to access and correct documents we hold containing your personal information. You also have a right to request corrections to any personal information we hold about you if you think it is inaccurate, out-of-date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. Under the Privacy Act 1988, (Privacy Act), you have a right to access your personal information that is held by this department. Accessing and correcting personal information. ![]() Commonwealth legal services expenditure.Agency Head gifts and benefits register.Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.Independent National Security Legislation Monitor.Appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.Biographical details-Katherine Jones PSM.National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention.
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