Freedom of information guidance for government agencies
Below are resources to designed to help freedom of information decision-makers in government agencies and minister’s offices.
We recommend reading our FOI Essentials toolkit – it summarises FOI principles, requirements and processes, and includes links to further reading on our website.
Information Publication Scheme review
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) requires the OAIC and Australian Government agencies to review compliance with the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) every 5 years. The review is now complete.
More guidance
Covers administrative access and proactive disclosure of government-held information; includes our FOI Guide and FOIstats Guide
Freedom of information reviews
Explains the review process and the type of reviews involved
Guidance on handling a freedom of information request
Covers issues that may arise processing an FOI request
