Freedom of Information
Introduction
Under the 
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act), members of the public can seek access to documents and files held by the Department. The objects of the FOI Act are to give the Australian community access to information held by the Government of the Commonwealth, by:
- requiring agencies to publish the information; and
- providing for a right of access to documents.
How to make a Freedom of Information application
Applications for access to documents do not need to be in a specific format or on a special form, but must:
- be in writing
- state that the request is an application for the purposes of the FOI Act
- provide enough information to enable the Department to identify the documents being sought; and
- provide details of how notices under the FOI Act can be sent to the applicant.
Further information
Further information about the way the Department is organised, its powers, the type of decisions made within the Department, arrangements for public involvement in work of the Department, and the documents held by the Department, is set out in Appendix 6 of the 2009-10 Annual Report.
Further information about the department’s processes for actioning requests under the FOI Act can be found in the department’s Guidelines for Processing Freedom of Information Requests.
Guidelines for Processing Freedom of Information Requests (PDF, 348 KB)
Guidelines for Processing Freedom of Information Requests (RTF, 1 MB)
Applications should be sent to:
The FOI Officer
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
GPO Box 2154
CANBERRA ACT 2601
or to: foi@dbcde.gov.au
Charges
Written notice of charges payable will be provided to the applicant, as appropriate.
Further information
Further information about the way the Department is organised, its powers, the type of decisions made within the Department, arrangements for public involvement in work of the Department, and the documents held by the Department, is set out in Appendix 6 of the 2009-10 Annual Report
How to contact the FOI Officer
The Department's FOI Officer can be contacted on (02) 6271 1741 or by email at foi@dbcde.gov.au
Contacts
The FOI Officer
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
GPO Box 2154
Canberra ACT 2601
