Freedom of Information

This section outlines the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s responsibilities for FOI policy and management of the FOI Act across the Australian Government.

The Commonwealth’s FOI Act applies only to the federal public sector. Information about FOI regimes applying to the public sectors of states and territories can be found on their respective websites listed below.

The Commonwealth’s FOI legislation is administered by the Privacy & FOI Policy Branch of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Prior to December 2007 this legislation was administered by the Information Law Branch of the Attorney-General’s Department.

State Websites

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Last Updated: 22 May 2008