Whole of government Right to Information and Information Privacy
Before you make an application, we recommend you contact the relevant agency.
This webpage is currently under review due to amendments to the Information Privacy Act 2009 and Right to Information Act 2009.
The Queensland Government is committed to giving the community access to information held by the Government.
The following legislation came into effect on 1 July 2009:
The Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act) were enacted as a result of the independent and comprehensive review of the Queensland freedom of information legislation, The Right to Information (the Solomon Report) in June 2008.
An application for access to information under the RTI Act is a formal method of information access, often referred to as a method of last resort. This is because there is a preference to provide information administratively, avoiding the need and potential cost of a formal method of access.
Queensland’s Right to Information and Information Privacy legislation is designed to make more information available to members of the community, and provide a framework for the lawful management and handling of individuals’ personal information.
Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009 provide for:
- greater transparency in data breach management
- tighter protections around sensitive personal information
- more information to people about what we will do with their personal information when we collect it;
- a single way to access and correct government information under the RTI Act; and
- a clearer provision in the Criminal Code Act 1899, section 408E (misuse of restricted computer).