Right to Information Act 2009
Application for Assessed Disclosure
APPLICANT’S DETAILS:
Title:
Name:
Postal Address:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Work Phone:
Home Phone:
Mobile Phone:
Email Address:
Public Authority or Minister applied:
Glenorchy City Council
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General topic of information applied for:
Description of efforts made prior to this application to obtain this infor-
mation:
APPLICATION FEES
Application Fee Included:
OR
Application for Waiver:
REASON FOR REQUEST OF FEE WAIVER:
Member of Parliament:
Journalist:
General Public Interest or benefit:
Impecunious applicant: (in financial hardship)
Details of Financial Hardship:
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Details of the information sought:
By signing I authorise Glenorchy City Council to update my details listed within this form.
Applicant’s Signature:
Date:
OFFICE USE ONLY:
Proof of Identify Signed and verified: (please tick)
RTI Fee Receipt #
Privacy Statement:
Council collects personal information to carry out its operations as a Tasmanian Local Govern-
ment. This personal information may be used for other purposes permitted by law. The information
may be shared with contractors and agents of the Council for this purpose, law enforcement agencies,
courts and other organisations.
You do not have to provide your personal information but if full information is not provided the Council
may be unable to action your application or request. You can find out more about how the Council
manages personal information and how you can request access or corrections to it in the Council’s Pri-
vacy Policy available on the Council website or on request.
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Information about assessed disclosure under the
Right to Information Act 2009
Object of the Act
Section 3 of the Act include 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 collected by public authorities is collected 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 member 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 intent 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 to be exercised so as to facilitate and promote, promptly and at the lowed
reasonable cost, the provision of the maximum amount of official information.
Applications for Assessed Disclosure
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Applications are to be addressed to:
Right to Information Officer
Glenorchy City Council
PO Box 103
Glenorchy TAS 7010
• Applications are to be made in writing and include the information required by Regulation 4 of the
Right to Infor-
mation Regulations 2010.
• Applications are to be accompanied by the application fee. This fee is 25 fee units, which is $42.50 as at 1 July 2022
and is indexed annually.
• An Application can apply for the application fee to be waived were the applicant is a Member of Parliament in the
pursuit of their official duty; where the applicant is impecunious (financial hardship); where the applicant is a journal-
ist and is acting in the connection with their professional role; 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 ap-
plicant to further define the application.
• If a need to consult with a third party arises, a further 20 working days will be allowed in addition to the original 20
days.
• If these time limits are not confirmed with, the application will be deemed to be refused and the applicant may apply
to the Ombudsman for a review of that decision.
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