Freedom of Information Contacts

Australian Government FOI Contacts

Ministers

Minister Phone Number
Assistant Treasurer (02) 6263 2976
Attorney-General (02) 6250 5693
Cabinet Secretary (02) 6271 5849
Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation   (02) 6213 6188
Minister for Ageing (02) 6289 1666
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (02) 6272 4341
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (02) 6271 1741
Minister for Climate Change and Water (02) 6274 2721
Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs (02) 6263 2976
Minister for Defence (02) 6266 4434
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel (02) 6266 4434
Minister for Education (02) 6121 6000
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (02) 6121 6000
Minister for Employment Participation (02) 6121 6000
Minister for the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (02) 6274 2721
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (02) 6244 7421
Minister for Finance and Deregulation (02) 6215 3347
Minister for Foreign Affairs (02) 6261 3499
Minister for Health and Ageing (02) 6289 1666
Minister for Home Affairs (02) 6250 5693
Minister for Housing (02) 6244 7421
Minister for Human Services (02) 6223 4697
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship 131 881
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (02) 6274 7531
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (02) 6213 6188
Minister for Resources and Energy (02) 6213 7027
Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy (02) 6213 6188
Minister for Social Inclusion (02) 6121 6000
Minister for Sport (02) 6289 1666
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (02) 6263 2976
Minister for the Status of Women (02) 6244 7421
Minister for Tourism (02) 6213 7027
Minister for Trade (02) 6261 3499
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs 133 254
Minister for Youth (02) 6121 6000
Prime Minister (02) 6271 5849
Special Minister of State (02) 6215 3347
Treasurer (02) 6263 2976
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Parliamentary Secretaries

Minister Phone Number
Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Prime Minister for Social Inclusion (02) 6121 6000
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement  (02) 6266 4434
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support (02) 6266 4434
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services (02) 6244 7421
Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Childcare (02) 6271 5849
Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance (02) 6261 3499
Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services 131 881
Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs (02) 6261 3499
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Northern Australia (02) 6274 7531
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector (02) 6121 6000
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing (02) 6289 1666
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade (02) 6261 3499
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (02) 6271 5849
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Departments

Department Phone Number
Attorney-General’s Department (02) 6250 5693
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (02) 6272 4341
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (02) 6271 1741
Department of Climate Change (02) 6274 2687
Department of Defence (02) 6266 4434
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (02) 6121 6000
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (02) 6275 9504
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (02) 6244 7421
Department of Finance and Deregulation (02) 6215 3347
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (02) 6261 3499
Department of Health and Ageing (02) 6289 1666
Department of Human Services (02) 6223 4414
Department of Immigration and Citizenship 131 881
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (02) 6274 7531
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (02) 6213 7742
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (02) 6213 7027
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (02) 6271 5849
Department of the Treasury (02) 6263 2976
Department of Veterans’ Affairs

133 254
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Other Australian Government agencies

(note: last updated on 25 May 2007)

Department Phone Number
Central Committees established under Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946  (02) 6121 6957
Aboriginal Hostels Limited  (02) 6212 2035
Aboriginals Benefit Account Advisory Committee  (08) 8944 5550
Acute Care Advisory Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Administrative Appeals Tribunal  (02) 9391 2474
Administrative Review Council  (02) 6250 5800
Aged Care Commissioner of Complaints  (02) 6289 1666
Aged Care Planning Advisory Committees  (02) 6289 1666
Airservices Australia  (02) 6268 5108
Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation  (02) 6023 8040
Anglo-Australian Telescope Board  (02) 9372 4812
Army & Air Force Canteen Service Board T/A Frontline Defence Services  (07) 3511 5600
Australia Council  (02) 9215 9000
Australian Accounting Standards Board  (03) 9617 7617
Australian Broadcasting Corporation  (02) 8333 5300
Australian Bureau of Statistics  (02) 6252 5557
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research  (02) 6261 2903
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (02) 6229 9314
Australian Communications and Media Authority  (02) 9334 7805
Australian Community Pharmacy Authority  (02) 6289 1666
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission  (02) 6243 1244
Australian Competition Tribunal  (02) 9230 8248
Australian Crime Commission  (03) 8636 7325
Australian Customs Service  (02) 6275 5621
Australian Drug Evaluation Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Australian Electoral Commission  (02) 6271 4687
Australian Federal Police  (02) 6246 2529
Australian Film Commission  (02) 2321 6429
Australian Film, Television and Radio School  (02) 9805 6616
Australian Fisheries Management Authority  (02) 6272 5114
Australian Hearing  (02) 9412 6941
Australian Industrial Registry  (03) 8661 7825
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (02) 6246 1194
Australian Institute of Criminology  (02) 6260 9216
Australian Institute of Family Studies  (03) 9214 7804
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare  (02) 6244 1174
Australian Institute of Marine Science  (07) 4753 4319
Australian Landcare Council  (02) 6272 5755
Australian Law Reform Commission  (02) 8238 6306
Australian Maritime College  (03) 6335 4709
Australian Maritime Safety Authority  (02) 6279 5052
Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund  (02) 6265 3683
Australian National Maritime Museum  (02) 9298 3619
Australian National University   (02) 6125 4237
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation  (02) 9717 3699
Australian Office of Financial Management  (02) 6263 2976
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority  (02) 6210 4785
Australian Postal Corporation  (03) 9204 8364
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority  (02) 9210 3006
Australian Public Service Commission  (02) 6202 3570
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency  (02) 9541 8315
Australian Research Council  (02) 6284 6611
Australian Securities and Investments Commission  (02) 9911 2443
Australian Sports Commission  (02) 6214 1366
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency  (02) 6206 0207
Australian Statistics Advisory Council  (02) 6252 5557
Australian Taxation Office  (03) 9285 1810
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) (02) 9390 2807
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)  (02) 6120 2631
Australian War Memorial  (02) 6243 4290
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation  (08) 8228 2000
Bureau of Meteorology  (03) 9669 4669
Centrelink  (02) 4974 3607
Civil Aviation Safety Authority  (02) 6217 1606
Classification Board (02) 9289 7164
Classification Review Board  (02) 9289 7164
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation  (02) 6121 6957
Comcare  (02) 6275 0034
Commissioner for Superannuation  (02) 6272 9080
Commonwealth Grants Commission  (02) 6229 8829
Commonwealth Ombudsman  1300 362 072
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)  (02) 6276 6123
Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board  (02) 6263 2976
Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Copyright Tribunal  (02) 9230 8567
Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee  (02) 9911 2950
Cotton Research and Development Corporation  (02) 6792 4088
Criminology Research Council  (02) 6260 9216
Crimtrac  (02) 6245 7718
CRS Australia  (02) 6289 1666
Dairy Adjustment Authority  (03) 9694 3785
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal  (02) 9230 8544
Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal  (02) 6257 3855
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority  (02) 6272 9080
Defence Housing Australia  (02) 6217 8408
Designs Office  (02) 6283 2061
Director Of National Parks  (02) 6274 1578
Director of Public Prosecutions  (02) 6206 5662
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency  (02) 9448 8526
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation  (02) 9201 2150
Family Court of Australia  (02) 6243 8719
Family Law Council  (02) 6250 6842
Federal Court of Australia  (02) 9230 8261
Federal Magistrates Court  (03) 8600 4476
Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal  (02) 9230 8879
Financial Reporting Council  (02) 6263 2976
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation  (02) 6285 0418
Food Standards Australia New Zealand  (02) 6271 2270
Forest and Wood Products Council  (02) 6272 5755
Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation  (03) 9614 7544
Future Fund Management Agency (03) 8656 6443
Gene Technology Regulator  (02) 6289 1666
General Practice Recognition Appeal Committee  (02) 6124 6025
General Practice Recognition Eligibility Committee  (02) 6124 6025
Grains Research and Development Corporation  (02) 6272 5525
Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation  (08) 8222 9266
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority  (07) 4750 0830
High Court of Australia  (02) 6270 6983
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission  (02) 9284 9645
Indigenous Business Australia  (02) 6121 2700
Indigenous Land Corporation  (08) 8100 7100
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia  (02) 6270 3435
Inspector-General of Taxation  (02) 8239 2111
Land and Water Australia  (02) 6263 6000
Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Advisory Committee (02) 6124 6025
Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Appeal Committee (02) 6124 6025
Medical Device Evaluation Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Medical Training Review Panel  (02) 6124 6025
Medicare Australia (02) 6124 7789
Medicare Benefits Advisory Committee  (02) 6124 6025
Medicare Participation Review Committees  (02) 6124 6025
Medicines Evaluation Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Merit Protection Commissioner  (02) 6272 3599
Migration Review Tribunal  (02) 9278 8543
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission  (02) 6289 6128
Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees No.1  (02) 6272 9080
Murray-Darling Basin Commission  (02) 6279 0128
National Archives of Australia  (02) 6212 3925
National Blood Authority  (02) 6211 8307
National Capital Authority  (02) 6271 2817
National Competition Council  (03) 9285 7474
National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee  (02) 6289 1666
National Gallery of Australia  (02) 6240 6634
National Health and Medical Research Council  (02) 6289 1666
National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme  (02) 6289 1666
National Library of Australia  (02) 6262 1798
National Museum of Australia  (02) 6208 5054
National Native Title Tribunal  (08) 9268 7296
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission  (02) 6279 1100
National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council  (02) 6289 1666
National Rural Advisory Council  (02) 6272 4860
NEPC Service Corporation (08) 8419 1203
Office of Australian War Graves (02) 6289 6128
Office of Film and Literature Classification  (02) 9289 7115
Office of Parliamentary Counsel  (02) 6270 1452
Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (03) 8509 3072
Office of the Employment Advocate  (02) 9246 0762
Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner  (02) 9284 9773
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator  (02) 6274 2192
Official Secretary to the Governor-General  (02) 6283 3512
Offshore Minerals Joint Authority  (02) 6213 7202
Overseas Specialist Advisory Committees - All States/Territories  (02) 6124 6025
Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal  (02) 6283 2958
Patent Office  (02) 6283 2958
Pathology Services Table Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal  (02) 6289 1666
Pharmaceutical Services Committees of Inquiry  (02) 6124 6025
Plant Breeder's Rights Advisory Committee  (02) 6272 3888
Private Health Insurance Administration Council  (02) 6215 7933
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman  (02) 8235 8777
Productivity Commission  (03) 9653 2107
Professional Services Review Scheme  (02) 6289 1666
Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys  (02) 6283 2958
PSS Board  (02) 6272 9080
Public Lending Right Committee  (02) 6271 1657
RAAF Veterans' Residence Trust Fund  (03) 9282 7850
RAN Central Canteens Fund  (02) 6265 3683
RAN Relief Trust Fund  (02) 6265 3683
Refugee Review Tribunal  (02) 9951 5840
Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations  (02) 6212 2258
Registration Committee  (02) 6215 7933
Remuneration Tribunal  (02) 6121 6957
Repatriation Commission  (02) 6289 6128
Repatriation Medical Authority  (07) 3815 9403
Reserve Bank of Australia  (02) 9551 9741
Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund  (02) 6266 3650
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation  (02) 6272 4656
Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Committee  (02) 6275 0034
Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority  (02) 6275 0034
Social Security Appeals Tribunal  (03) 9954 0762
Solicitor-General  (02) 6250 5693
Special Broadcasting Service Corporation  (02) 9430 3825
Special Medical Review Council  (03) 9284 6784
Specialist Recognition Advisory Committees  (02) 6124 6025
Specialist Recognition Appeal Committees  (02) 6124 6025
Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel  (02) 6272 3881
Sugar Research and Development Corporation  (07) 3210 0495
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal  (03) 8663 5512
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust  (02) 8969 2109
Tax Agents' Board (NSW) (03) 9275 2375
Tax Agents' Board (QLD) (03) 9275 2375
Tax Agents' Board (SA) (03) 9275 2375
Tax Agents' Board (TAS) (03) 9275 2375
Tax Agents' Board (VIC) (03) 9946 9322
Tax Agents' Board (WA) (03) 9275 2375
Therapeutic Goods Advertising Codes Council  (02) 6289 1666
Therapeutic Goods Committee  (02) 6289 1666
Therapeutic Goods Complaints Resolution Panel  (02) 6289 1666
Torres Strait Regional Authority  (07) 4069 0721
Tourism Australia  (02) 9361 1236
Trade Marks Office  (02) 6283 2958
Veterans' Review Board  (02) 6285 1911
Wheat Export Authority  (02) 6272 4703
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State and Territory FOI Contact Officers

For access to information held by a State or Territory agency, please first contact the relevant FOI Contact Officer in that State or Territory. 
General inquiries can be made to:

  • New South Wales:
    Premier's Department
    Governor Macquarie Tower
    1 Farrer Place
    SYDNEY NSW 2000
    Ph: 02 9228 4441
  • Tasmania:
    Department of Justice and Industrial Relations
    PO Box 825H
    HOBART TAS 7001
    Ph: 03 6233 8011
  • Victoria:
    Department of Justice
    121 Exhibition St
    MELBOURNE VIC 3000
    Ph: 03 8684 0063
  • Western Australia:
    Office of the Information Commissioner
    PO Box Z5386
    St George's Terrace
    PERTH  WA  6831
    Ph: 08 9220 7888
  • Queensland:
    Department of Justice and Attorney-General
    GPO Box 149
    BRISBANE QLD 4001
    Ph: 07 3239 0756
  • South Australia:
    State Records of SA
    PO Box 40
    ENFIELD PLAZA SA 5085
    Ph: 08 8343 6801
  • Australian Capital Territory:
    Department of Justice and Community Safety
    PO Box 921
    CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
    Ph: 02 6207 0520
  • Northern Territory:
    Office of the Information Commissioner
    GPO Box 3750
    DARWIN  NT  0801
    Ph: 08 8999 1500

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Last Updated: 21 May 2008