(Materials are supplied in PDF format unless otherwise stipulated)

FOI Review:

Western Australia’s independent Information Commissioner has conducted a review about the manner in which Western Australian State and local government agencies administer the freedom of information (FOI) process. The FOI Review report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, 8th September 2010. The full report, a summary version of the report and the media statement advising of the reports release are available below:

• FOI Review - comprehensive report;
• FOI Review - summary report; and
• FOI Review - media statement.

• The Freedom of Information Act 1992 and Freedom of Information Regulations 1993 (HTML format).  
• PDF versions of the Information Commissioner's formal decisions are available here at this site. HTML versions are available from the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), including full text search facilities.
• Brochures: "Accessing Government Documents in Western Australia"; "Third Parties and Their Rights"; and "Checklist for Applicants"  in HTML or PDF formats.
• Advice on Non-compliant Notices of Decision.
• Advice on Consulting Officers of Agencies as Third Parties
• Articles giving guidance on FOI processes (inc. extracts from FOI Bulletins).

• Guidance on using the AustLII search facilities.
• Customer Service Charter (PDF).
• FOI Standards and Performance Measures available in PDF or DOC format.
• FOI Policy and Practice Manual available in PDF format.

• Information Commissioner's paper presented to:
  Australian Society of Archivists Inc.
  in Perth on 22/02/2001... also available in PDF formats.

• Information Commissioner's paper presented at:
  FOI: Past, Present and Future Conference
  in Hobart on 30/11/1999... available in PDF format.

• Information Commissioner's paper presented at:
  Australian Society of Archivists Inc. AGM
  in Perth on 10/07/2002... also available in PDF formats.

• Copy of A/Information Commissioner's speech to Integrity Legal’s Perth Legal Counsel conference on proposed Privacy and Freedom of Information Amendment Bills 2007 in PDF format.

• Copy of A/Information Commissioner's submission to Australian Government on Information Commissioner Bill 2009 and Freedom of Information (Reform) Bill 2009 in PDF format. 

Guides to assist in the understanding and application of some of the most commonly used exemption clauses:

• Clause 4(2)... (PDF)
• Clause 4(3)... (PDF)
• Clause 6........ (PDF)
• Clause 7........ (PDF)
• Clause 8........ (PDF)
  
  

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Online forms (not required but recommended):

• Application form for External Review (PDF) -  

  (a copy of the agency’s notice of decision on internal review must be attached)
   

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