Right To Know Statistics
Here you can see how well public bodies have responded to requests on Right To Know and meet the people most actively using it. You can also find statistics about requests over time.
Public Bodies
This section on public body statistics is currently experimental, so there are some caveats that should be borne in mind:
- The percentages are calculated with respect to the total number of requests, which includes invalid requests; this is a known problem that will be fixed in a later release.
- The classification of requests (e.g. to say whether they were successful or not) is done manually by users and administrators of the site, which means that they are subject to error.
- Requests are considered successful if they were classified as either 'Successful' or 'Partially Successful'.
- Requests are considered overdue if they are in the 'Overdue' or 'Very Overdue' states.
- The error bars shown are 95% confidence intervals for the hypothesized underlying proportion (i.e. that which you would obtain by making an infinite number of requests through this site to that authority). In other words, the population being sampled is all the current and future requests to the authority through this site, rather than, say, all requests that have been made to the public body by any means.
- Hidden requests are not counted. Unclassified requests do not count towards the percentages.
These graphs were partly inspired by some statistics that Mark Goodge produced for WhatDoTheyKnow, so thanks are due to him.
Public bodies with the most requests
Public Body | Number of requests |
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Department of Veterans' Affairs | 122 |
Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources | 123 |
Department of Defence | 124 |
Attorney-General's Department | 152 |
Department of Health | 155 |
Australian Federal Police | 161 |
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 177 |
Australian Taxation Office | 188 |
Services Australia | 214 |
Department of Home Affairs | 667 |
Public bodies with the most successful requests
Public bodies with the fewest successful requests
Public Body | Percentage of total requests |
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Department of the House of Representatives | 5 |
NSW Police Force | 8 |
Roads and Maritime Services | 11 |
Transport for NSW | 13 |
Prime Minister | 16 |
Therapeutic Goods Administration | 19 |
Victoria Police | 22 |
Services Australia | 23 |
Sydney Trains | 25 |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | 25 |
Public bodies with most overdue requests
Public Body | Percentage of requests that are overdue |
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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority | 15 |
Prime Minister | 16 |
NSW Police Force | 20 |
NSW Department of Education | 22 |
Department of Veterans' Affairs | 22 |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 25 |
Victoria Police | 26 |
Roads and Maritime Services | 26 |
Transport for NSW | 30 |
Department of the House of Representatives | 40 |
Public bodies that most frequently replied with "Not Held"
People
Most frequent requesters
Last 28 days
All time
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Ben Fairless
Joined in 2013
424
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J
James Smith
Joined in 2016
339
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Phillip Sweeney
Joined in 2014
254
-
N
Nigel Gladstone
Joined in 2016
158
-
J
Jackson Gothe-Snape
Joined in 2014
138
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J
John Smith
Joined in 2020
108
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Verity Pane
Joined in 2016
75
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Dan Monceaux
Joined in 2016
73
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P
P. Gale
Joined in 2013
65
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A
Asher Hirsch
Joined in 2016
65
Most frequent annotators
Last 28 days
All time
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Locutus Sum
Joined in 2013
600
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Ben Fairless
Joined in 2013
290
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Henare Degan
Joined in 2012
157
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Verity Pane
Joined in 2016
129
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Posty
Joined in 2013
71
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M
Mark R. Diamond
Joined in 2013
63
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Alex Sadleir
Joined in 2012
56
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Dan Monceaux
Joined in 2016
51
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J
James Baldwin
Joined in 2016
39
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E
Evelyn Doyle
Joined in 2012
35
Requests
Hidden
From time to time requests need to be hidden on Right To Know. This can happen for a number of reasons. For example, the request could be about someone’s personal information that shouldn’t be public or the contents could be abusive.
Here you can see how often Right To Know administrators have hidden requests.
Week starting | Request hide events |
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2012-10-15 | 0 |
2012-10-22 | 0 |
2012-10-29 | 0 |
2012-11-05 | 0 |
2012-11-12 | 0 |
2012-11-19 | 0 |
2012-11-26 | 1 |
2012-12-03 | 0 |
2012-12-10 | 0 |
2012-12-17 | 0 |
2012-12-24 | 0 |
2012-12-31 | 0 |
2013-01-07 | 0 |
2013-01-14 | 0 |
2013-01-21 | 0 |
2013-01-28 | 0 |
2013-02-04 | 2 |
2013-02-11 | 1 |
2013-02-18 | 0 |
2013-02-25 | 0 |
2013-03-04 | 0 |
2013-03-11 | 0 |
2013-03-18 | 0 |
2013-03-25 | 0 |
2013-04-01 | 0 |
2013-04-08 | 0 |
2013-04-15 | 0 |
2013-04-22 | 0 |
2013-04-29 | 0 |
2013-05-06 | 0 |
2013-05-13 | 0 |
2013-05-20 | 0 |
2013-05-27 | 0 |
2013-06-03 | 0 |
2013-06-10 | 0 |
2013-06-17 | 1 |
2013-06-24 | 2 |
2013-07-01 | 1 |
2013-07-08 | 1 |
2013-07-15 | 0 |
2013-07-22 | 1 |
2013-07-29 | 1 |
2013-08-05 | 3 |
2013-08-12 | 1 |
2013-08-19 | 3 |
2013-08-26 | 0 |
2013-09-02 | 0 |
2013-09-09 | 1 |
2013-09-16 | 3 |
2013-09-23 | 1 |
2013-09-30 | 1 |
2013-10-07 | 0 |
2013-10-14 | 0 |
2013-10-21 | 0 |
2013-10-28 | 0 |
2013-11-04 | 0 |
2013-11-11 | 0 |
2013-11-18 | 0 |
2013-11-25 | 0 |
2013-12-02 | 0 |
2013-12-09 | 0 |
2013-12-16 | 0 |
2013-12-23 | 0 |
2013-12-30 | 0 |
2014-01-06 | 0 |
2014-01-13 | 1 |
2014-01-20 | 0 |
2014-01-27 | 1 |
2014-02-03 | 0 |
2014-02-10 | 3 |
2014-02-17 | 3 |
2014-02-24 | 0 |
2014-03-03 | 0 |
2014-03-10 | 0 |
2014-03-17 | 1 |
2014-03-24 | 0 |
2014-03-31 | 0 |
2014-04-07 | 0 |
2014-04-14 | 0 |
2014-04-21 | 1 |
2014-04-28 | 0 |
2014-05-05 | 0 |
2014-05-12 | 0 |
2014-05-19 | 0 |
2014-05-26 | 0 |
2014-06-02 | 0 |
2014-06-09 | 0 |
2014-06-16 | 2 |
2014-06-23 | 0 |
2014-06-30 | 0 |
2014-07-07 | 0 |
2014-07-14 | 0 |
2014-07-21 | 0 |
2014-07-28 | 1 |
2014-08-04 | 0 |
2014-08-11 | 0 |
2014-08-18 | 0 |
2014-08-25 | 0 |
2014-09-01 | 0 |
2014-09-08 | 0 |
2014-09-15 | 0 |
2014-09-22 | 0 |
2014-09-29 | 0 |
2014-10-06 | 0 |
2014-10-13 | 0 |
2014-10-20 | 1 |
2014-10-27 | 0 |
2014-11-03 | 0 |
2014-11-10 | 0 |
2014-11-17 | 1 |
2014-11-24 | 0 |
2014-12-01 | 0 |
2014-12-08 | 0 |
2014-12-15 | 0 |
2014-12-22 | 2 |
2014-12-29 | 1 |
2015-01-05 | 0 |
2015-01-12 | 0 |
2015-01-19 | 0 |
2015-01-26 | 0 |
2015-02-02 | 0 |
2015-02-09 | 0 |
2015-02-16 | 0 |
2015-02-23 | 0 |
2015-03-02 | 0 |
2015-03-09 | 0 |
2015-03-16 | 0 |
2015-03-23 | 0 |
2015-03-30 | 0 |
2015-04-06 | 0 |
2015-04-13 | 0 |
2015-04-20 | 0 |
2015-04-27 | 0 |
2015-05-04 | 0 |
2015-05-11 | 0 |
2015-05-18 | 0 |
2015-05-25 | 0 |
2015-06-01 | 0 |
2015-06-08 | 0 |
2015-06-15 | 0 |
2015-06-22 | 1 |
2015-06-29 | 0 |
2015-07-06 | 0 |
2015-07-13 | 1 |
2015-07-20 | 1 |
2015-07-27 | 5 |
2015-08-03 | 2 |
2015-08-10 | 5 |
2015-08-17 | 2 |
2015-08-24 | 2 |
2015-08-31 | 2 |
2015-09-07 | 4 |
2015-09-14 | 3 |
2015-09-21 | 0 |
2015-09-28 | 0 |
2015-10-05 | 2 |
2015-10-12 | 3 |
2015-10-19 | 0 |
2015-10-26 | 0 |
2015-11-02 | 5 |
2015-11-09 | 2 |
2015-11-16 | 1 |
2015-11-23 | 1 |
2015-11-30 | 2 |
2015-12-07 | 2 |
2015-12-14 | 1 |
2015-12-21 | 0 |
2015-12-28 | 2 |
2016-01-04 | 3 |
2016-01-11 | 6 |
2016-01-18 | 1 |
2016-01-25 | 0 |
2016-02-01 | 1 |
2016-02-08 | 5 |
2016-02-15 | 0 |
2016-02-22 | 2 |
2016-02-29 | 1 |
2016-03-07 | 3 |
2016-03-14 | 3 |
2016-03-21 | 4 |
2016-03-28 | 5 |
2016-04-04 | 2 |
2016-04-11 | 2 |
2016-04-18 | 1 |
2016-04-25 | 2 |
2016-05-02 | 3 |
2016-05-09 | 0 |
2016-05-16 | 4 |
2016-05-23 | 1 |
2016-05-30 | 0 |
2016-06-06 | 2 |
2016-06-13 | 4 |
2016-06-20 | 2 |
2016-06-27 | 6 |
2016-07-04 | 0 |
2016-07-11 | 2 |
2016-07-18 | 15 |
2016-07-25 | 3 |
2016-08-01 | 3 |
2016-08-08 | 2 |
2016-08-15 | 2 |
2016-08-22 | 2 |
2016-08-29 | 3 |
2016-09-05 | 8 |
2016-09-12 | 2 |
2016-09-19 | 38 |
2016-09-26 | 4 |
2016-10-03 | 12 |
2016-10-10 | 9 |
2016-10-17 | 4 |
2016-10-24 | 6 |
2016-10-31 | 1 |
2016-11-07 | 0 |
2016-11-14 | 4 |
2016-11-21 | 2 |
2016-11-28 | 4 |
2016-12-05 | 6 |
2016-12-12 | 2 |
2016-12-19 | 1 |
2016-12-26 | 2 |
2017-01-02 | 1 |
2017-01-09 | 7 |
2017-01-16 | 2 |
2017-01-23 | 3 |
2017-01-30 | 8 |
2017-02-06 | 5 |
2017-02-13 | 4 |
2017-02-20 | 3 |
2017-02-27 | 3 |
2017-03-06 | 3 |
2017-03-13 | 3 |
2017-03-20 | 4 |
2017-03-27 | 1 |
2017-04-03 | 2 |
2017-04-10 | 3 |
2017-04-17 | 2 |
2017-04-24 | 3 |
2017-05-01 | 4 |
2017-05-08 | 3 |
2017-05-15 | 7 |
2017-05-22 | 7 |
2017-05-29 | 3 |
2017-06-05 | 5 |
2017-06-12 | 1 |
2017-06-19 | 7 |
2017-06-26 | 3 |
2017-07-03 | 3 |
2017-07-10 | 1 |
2017-07-17 | 0 |
2017-07-24 | 2 |
2017-07-31 | 0 |
2017-08-07 | 1 |
2017-08-14 | 2 |
2017-08-21 | 2 |
2017-08-28 | 2 |
2017-09-04 | 0 |
2017-09-11 | 0 |
2017-09-18 | 0 |
2017-09-25 | 0 |
2017-10-02 | 1 |
2017-10-09 | 1 |
2017-10-16 | 1 |
2017-10-23 | 1 |
2017-10-30 | 1 |
2017-11-06 | 2 |
2017-11-13 | 0 |
2017-11-20 | 1 |
2017-11-27 | 0 |
2017-12-04 | 0 |
2017-12-11 | 0 |
2017-12-18 | 0 |
2017-12-25 | 0 |
2018-01-01 | 4 |
2018-01-08 | 2 |
2018-01-15 | 0 |
2018-01-22 | 0 |
2018-01-29 | 1 |
2018-02-05 | 0 |
2018-02-12 | 1 |
2018-02-19 | 0 |
2018-02-26 | 0 |
2018-03-05 | 2 |
2018-03-12 | 0 |
2018-03-19 | 0 |
2018-03-26 | 0 |
2018-04-02 | 0 |
2018-04-09 | 1 |
2018-04-16 | 0 |
2018-04-23 | 0 |
2018-04-30 | 0 |
2018-05-07 | 0 |
2018-05-14 | 3 |
2018-05-21 | 0 |
2018-05-28 | 1 |
2018-06-04 | 0 |
2018-06-11 | 0 |
2018-06-18 | 0 |
2018-06-25 | 0 |
2018-07-02 | 0 |
2018-07-09 | 0 |
2018-07-16 | 0 |
2018-07-23 | 2 |
2018-07-30 | 1 |
2018-08-06 | 0 |
2018-08-13 | 3 |
2018-08-20 | 0 |
2018-08-27 | 0 |
2018-09-03 | 0 |
2018-09-10 | 0 |
2018-09-17 | 1 |
2018-09-24 | 0 |
2018-10-01 | 1 |
2018-10-08 | 0 |
2018-10-15 | 0 |
2018-10-22 | 0 |
2018-10-29 | 0 |
2018-11-05 | 0 |
2018-11-12 | 0 |
2018-11-19 | 0 |
2018-11-26 | 0 |
2018-12-03 | 0 |
2018-12-10 | 0 |
2018-12-17 | 1 |
2018-12-24 | 0 |
2018-12-31 | 0 |
2019-01-07 | 1 |
2019-01-14 | 0 |
2019-01-21 | 0 |
2019-01-28 | 0 |
2019-02-04 | 0 |
2019-02-11 | 0 |
2019-02-18 | 0 |
2019-02-25 | 0 |
2019-03-04 | 2 |
2019-03-11 | 0 |
2019-03-18 | 0 |
2019-03-25 | 0 |
2019-04-01 | 0 |
2019-04-08 | 0 |
2019-04-15 | 0 |
2019-04-22 | 0 |
2019-04-29 | 5 |
2019-05-06 | 1 |
2019-05-13 | 0 |
2019-05-20 | 2 |
2019-05-27 | 0 |
2019-06-03 | 0 |
2019-06-10 | 0 |
2019-06-17 | 0 |
2019-06-24 | 1 |
2019-07-01 | 0 |
2019-07-08 | 0 |
2019-07-15 | 0 |
2019-07-22 | 4 |
2019-07-29 | 0 |
2019-08-05 | 5 |
2019-08-12 | 0 |
2019-08-19 | 1 |
2019-08-26 | 0 |
2019-09-02 | 0 |
2019-09-09 | 0 |
2019-09-16 | 0 |
2019-09-23 | 0 |
2019-09-30 | 0 |
2019-10-07 | 1 |
2019-10-14 | 7 |
2019-10-21 | 5 |
2019-10-28 | 4 |
2019-11-04 | 5 |
2019-11-11 | 10 |
2019-11-18 | 0 |
2019-11-25 | 0 |
2019-12-02 | 0 |
2019-12-09 | 2 |
2019-12-16 | 0 |
2019-12-23 | 0 |
2019-12-30 | 0 |
2020-01-06 | 0 |
2020-01-13 | 0 |
2020-01-20 | 0 |
2020-01-27 | 0 |
2020-02-03 | 1 |
2020-02-10 | 0 |
2020-02-17 | 0 |
2020-02-24 | 0 |
2020-03-02 | 0 |
2020-03-09 | 4 |
2020-03-16 | 0 |
2020-03-23 | 0 |
2020-03-30 | 0 |
2020-04-06 | 0 |
2020-04-13 | 0 |
2020-04-20 | 0 |
2020-04-27 | 0 |
2020-05-04 | 0 |
2020-05-11 | 0 |
2020-05-18 | 0 |
2020-05-25 | 0 |
2020-06-01 | 0 |
2020-06-08 | 0 |
2020-06-15 | 0 |
2020-06-22 | 0 |
2020-06-29 | 0 |
2020-07-06 | 0 |
2020-07-13 | 0 |
2020-07-20 | 0 |
2020-07-27 | 0 |
2020-08-03 | 0 |
2020-08-10 | 0 |
2020-08-17 | 0 |
2020-08-24 | 0 |
2020-08-31 | 0 |
2020-09-07 | 0 |
2020-09-14 | 1 |
2020-09-21 | 0 |
2020-09-28 | 0 |
2020-10-05 | 0 |
2020-10-12 | 0 |
2020-10-19 | 0 |
2020-10-26 | 1 |
2020-11-02 | 0 |
2020-11-09 | 0 |
2020-11-16 | 0 |
2020-11-23 | 0 |
2020-11-30 | 0 |
2020-12-07 | 9 |
2020-12-14 | 4 |
2020-12-21 | 0 |
2020-12-28 | 7 |
2021-01-04 | 0 |
2021-01-11 | 0 |
2021-01-18 | 1 |
2021-01-25 | 1 |
2021-02-01 | 1 |
2021-02-08 | 2 |
2021-02-15 | 0 |
2021-02-22 | 1 |
2021-03-01 | 0 |