Freedom of Information (FOI) and Information Privacy at the federal level are about accessing or correcting Commonwealth government documents and challenging those decisions in court.
When we may be able to help
- You want to appeal against a decision of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on the external review. This can only be done on a question of law.
If this is your situation, click here to read more about our Court and Tribunal services and how they may be able to help.
When we can’t help
- You are making a Freedom of Information (FOI) application
- You are internally reviewing a Freedom of Information (FOI) decision
- You are applying for corrections to your information
- You have a matter at the OAIC
- You have a matter that is currently under review at the Administrative Review Tribunal
If this is your situation, see below for resources and other places that may be able help.
More resources
Please see the following for further information:
Other places that may be able to help
Your local community legal centre may be able to give you some advice. To find your nearest community legal centre, you can use Community Legal Centres Queensland’s Find a CLC feature.