Right to Information Act 2009
Application for Assessed Disclosure
Applicant’s details:
Name:
Title:
Postal address:
Daytime contact information:
Telephone:
Business
Home
Mobile
Email:
Public authority or Minister applied to
General topic of information applied for:
(one sentence summary of information requested)
Description of efforts made prior to this application to obtain this information:
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Details of the information sought:
If there is insufficient room in the space provided please attach further details
The Department may publish any response to a request for information made under the
Right to Information
Act 2009.
Application Fee included ($35.00) OR Application for waiver
Member of Parliament
Financial hardship
General public interest or benefit
If application for personal information, proof of identity provided
For the release of your personal information you must provide photo identification or a copy of photo identification which has been
certified as a true copy by a Justice of the Peace or a Commissioner for Declarations is the minimum acceptable.
Applicant’s signature:
Date:
This form constitutes a tax invoice on receipt of payment. Please retain a copy for your records. Forward
the completed form with cheque/money order or completed credit card authority to:
Right to Information
Department of Premier and Cabinet
GPO Box 123
HOBART TAS 7001
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xxx.xx
Credit Card Details:
Mastercard
Visa
Amount $37.00
Card Number:
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Expiry: __ / __
Name on Card:
Contact Phone:
Cardholder Signature:
ABN 58 612 621 159
Information about assessed disclosure under the
Right to Information Act 2009
Object of the Act
Section 3 of the Act includes this statement of the objects of the Act:
(1) The object of this Act is to improve democratic government in Tasmania –
(a) by increasing the accountability of the executive to the people of Tasmania; and
(b) by increasing the ability of the people of Tasmania to participate in their governance; and
(c) by acknowledging that information col ected by public authorities is col ected for and on behalf of the people of
Tasmania and is the property of the State.
(2) This object is to be pursued by giving members of the public the right to obtain information held by public authorities and
Ministers.
(3) This object is also to be pursued by giving members of the public the right to obtain information about the operations of
Government.
(4) It is the intention of Parliament –
(a) that this Act be interpreted so as to further the object set out in subsection (1); and
(b) that discretions conferred by this Act be exercised so as to facilitate and promote, promptly and at the lowest
reasonable cost, the provision of the maximum amount of official information.
Applications for assessed disclosure
• Applications are to be addressed to:
Right to Information
Department of Premier and Cabinet
GPO Box 123
HOBART TAS 7001
• Applications are to be made in writing and include the information required by Regulation 4 of the
Right to Information
Regulations 2010.
• Applications are to be accompanied by the application fee. This fee is 25 fee units, which is $34.00 as at 1 July 2010 and is
indexed annual y.
• An applicant can apply for the application fee to be waived where the applicant is a Member of Parliament in the pursuit of
their official duty; where the applicant is experiencing financial hardship (we take that to mean that you are on income
support payments and would usual y ask to see evidence that you are in receipt of Centrelink or Veterans Affairs
payments); and where the information sought is intended to be used for a purpose that is of general public interest or
benefit.
Responsibilities of the public authority
• Applicants are to be notified of the decision on an application for assessed disclosure within 20 working days of the
application being accepted by the public authority.
• Before the application is accepted, the public authority has a maximum of 10 working days to negotiate with the applicant
to further define the application.
• If a need to consult with a third party arises, a further 20 working days wil be al owed in addition to the original 20 days.
• If the officer assessing your request does not get back to you in the timeframe al owed or negotiated, as outlined in section
46 of the
Right to Information Act 2009, you may make an application for review to the Ombudsman.
Proof of Identity
• If you are applying for personal information related to you which is held by a public authority you wil need to provide
proof of identity prior to any information being released to you. This should be done at the time of making your
application.
• Photo identification or a copy of photo identification which has been certified as a true copy by a Justice of the Peace or a
Commissioner for Declarations is the minimum acceptable.
Publication policy
• The Department may publish any response to a request for information made under the
Right to Information Act 2009.
