Right to Information Act
The Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act):
- gives you a right to apply for access to documents held by government departments, agencies and Ministers
- gives you a right of amendment of personal information held by government agencies, ministers and departments
- requires a separate application to each department, agency or Minister you seek information from. There may be an application fee for an RTI Act application
- requires each government agency to publish a publication scheme
- requires departments and Ministers to have a disclosure log. Documents accessed by an applicant may be published to the disclosure log
- establishes the Information Commissioner and Right to Information Commissioner to oversee Right to Information in Queensland
The RTI Act applies to:
- Government departments
- Ministers
- Local governments
- Public authorities
- Certain government-owned corporations and subsidiaries
- Health and hospital services
- universities.
Credit card payments are accepted as part of an online application process. Credit card details are not accepted for payment of the application fee by email, facsimile or telephone. Please contact the relevant department or agency to confirm their preferred payment method.