Review an FOI request - Commonwealth

Use this form if you want the outcome of your Freedom of Information (FOI) request to be reviewed in the Commonwealth under s 93A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

In an OAIC review, the Information Commissioner (IC) will conduct a merit review (e.g., look at your request and reconsiders it and determine what the correct decision should have been.

If your application was denied, you have 60 days from the time you received the outcome of your review to file a request with the IPC.

If your application was partially allowed, you have 30 days to apply for a review.

An OAIC review is free.

Personal information

Full name

What is your preferred contact method

Contact Number (daytime)

Mobile

Postal address

Other contact details (e.g., fax or international address)

Have you contacted the OAIC before about this matter and received a reference number? Please enter it here.

Do you have a representative for this matter?

Please attach a copy of their authority to act on your behalf

Please provide their name

Please provide their organisation

What is your relationship with this person?

What is their preferred contact method

Representative Contact Number (daytime)

Mobile

Postal address

Other contact details (e.g., fax or international address)

Agency or Minister Information

Name of Agency/Minister

Contact Number (daytime)

Postal address

Have you previously contacted the agency/minister and received a reference number for your application?

Have you received a decision?

When was the decision given?

Why are you applying for a review?

Please provide a summary of why you think the decision was wrong

How would you like this to be resolved?