The ACT Freedom of misleading and is used, has been used or is available Information Act 2016 (the FOI for use by the agency. Act) How does an individual request an amendment? The FOI Act gives a legal right to: Requests for amendments should be made in access government information unless access to writing to the Directorate. A request can be sent to: the information on balance, be contrary to the public interest; The FOI Information Officer request information concerning you to be Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic changed if it is incomplete, out-of-date, Development Directorate incorrect or misleading; and Email to: appeal against a decision to restrict access to a document or refuse to amend/annotate a Post to: GPO Box 158 personal record. CANBERRA ACT 2601 What is Government Deliver to: Canberra Nara Centre Information? 1 Constitution Avenue CANBERRA ACT Government Information is information held by an agency or Minister, excluding information relating A request must: to a Minister’s personal or political activities or created or received by a Minister in the Minister’s include enough detail to enable the Directorate capacity as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. to identify the government information to be amended; and Government Information can include papers and state how the government information is other materials on which there is writing and any incomplete, incorrect, out of date or other material from which sounds, images or misleading; and writing are capable of being reproduced. This includes emails and other electronic records, texts, state the amendments the person considers voice mail, maps, diagrams, plans, photographs, necessary for the information to be complete, film, sound and video recordings, notebooks and correct, up to date or for it to no longer be diaries. misleading; and include an email or postal address that notices By its nature Government Information can include under this act may be sent to the person. details other persons or organisations, including other governments. This information is Note: CMTEDD can only deal with requests relating considered third party information for the purposes to information held by CMTEDD. For amendments of the act (See Third Party Consultation FOI to information held by other ACT Government Factsheet). agencies, requests should be made to the agency holding the information. What can be amended? A person can seek amendments to personal information held by a government agency about them that is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or
The ACT Freedom of Information Act 2016 (the FOI Act) The FOI Act gives a legal right to: access government information unless access to the information on balance, be contrary to the public interest; request information concerning you to be changed if it is incomplete, out-of-date, incorrect or misleading; and appeal against a decision to restrict access to a document or refuse to amend/annotate a personal record. What is Government Information? Government Information is information held by an agency or Minister, excluding information relating to a Minister’s personal or political activities or created or received by a Minister in the Minister’s capacity as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Government Information can include papers and other materials on which there is writing and any other material from which sounds, images or writing are capable of being reproduced. This includes emails and other electronic records, texts, voice mail, maps, diagrams, plans, photographs, film, sound and video recordings, notebooks and diaries. By its nature Government Information can include details other persons or organisations, including other governments. This information is considered third party information for the purposes of the act (See Third Party Consultation FOI Factsheet). What can be amended? A person can seek amendments to personal information held by a government agency about them that is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading and is used, has been used or is available for use by the agency. How does an individual request an amendment? Requests for amendments should be made in writing to the Directorate. A request can be sent to: The FOI Information Officer Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Email to: Post to: GPO Box 158 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Deliver to: Canberra Nara Centre 1 Constitution Avenue CANBERRA ACT A request must: include enough detail to enable the Directorate to identify the government information to be amended; and state how the government information is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading; and state the amendments the person considers necessary for the information to be complete, correct, up to date or for it to no longer be misleading; and include an email or postal address that notices under this act may be sent to the person. Note: CMTEDD can only deal with requests relating to information held by CMTEDD. For amendments to information held by other ACT Government agencies, requests should be made to the agency holding the information.