Freedom of Information
The ACT Ombudsman performs the functions and exercises the powers required of the Ombudsman under Part 7 of the FOI Act including to:
- conduct merits reviews (Ombudsman review) of access decisions
- consider requests to grant extensions of time to decide access applications
- monitor the operation of the FOI Act, including the publication of Open Access information by agencies and Ministers, and agency compliance with the FOI Act
- make open access information declarations
- make guidelines for the FOI Act, and
- investigate complaints about an agency or Ministers’ action in relation to their functions under the FOI Act.
FOI guidelines
For a list of FOI guidelines, click here.
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- Acknowledgement of access application
- Acknowledgement of extension
- Application not valid and will not be processed
- Clarification request
- Confirmation of scope
- Fee estimate
- Application processing suspended
- Application closed - suspended for more than three months
- Email to business unit - information search request
- Access application transfer - letter to transferee
- Access application transfer - letter to applicant
- Information held by two or more agencies
- Access application transfer - letter to applicant
- Third party consultation - file note
- Third party consultation - notice to third party
- Third party consultation - notice to applicant
- Third party consultation - decision notice covering letter
- Consultation notice to applicant - refusal to deal
- Access application decision notice
- Decision not made in time - letter to the Ombudsman
- Third party consultation - notice of Ombudsman review