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66 Disclosures and Legal Compliance FOI applications Members of the public may submit formal FOI applications for documents held by the agency which are not publicly available. A formal application for information must be: • in writing; • give enough information to enable the requested documents to be identified; • give an Australian address to which notices can be sent; • accompanied by a $30 application fee, unless the information relates to a personal matter, (which is free-of-charge). An additional charge may apply for the processing of non-personal information. The fee is reduced by 25 per cent for pensioners and financially disadvantaged persons; and • addressed to our Freedom of Information Coordinator. FOI application forms are available from the Department’s internet website at www.dpi.wa.gov.au click on ‘About Us’, then ‘Freedom of Information’. The contact details for the Department for Planning and Infrastructure FOI Coordinator is: Ms Norma Lambert FOI Coordinator Department for Planning and Infrastructure Albert Facey House 469 Wellington Street PERTH WA 6000 Processing FOI applications The Department’s FOI unit is responsible for processing FOI applications for the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. The FOI Coordinator is the designated decision-maker for both the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the WAPC. The FOI unit is the initial contact point for members of the public, applicants, third parties, the Office of the Information Commissioner and other public sector agencies for all FOI-related matters. Under the FOI Act, the agency is required to respond to FOI applications within 45 days of receipt, unless an extension of time is granted. The average time to process applications during 2008–09 was approximately 25 days. FOI fees and charges The rate of fees and charges are set under the FOI Act. Apart from the application fee for non-personal information, all charges are discretionary. Details of fees and charges are listed below: Personal information about applicant No fee Application fee (for non-personal information) Charge for time taken dealing with the application $30.00 $30.00 per hour Charge for access time supervised by staff $30.00 per hour Charges for photocopying $30.00 per hour for staff time and 20 cents per copy
Personal access to Information Where an applicant is granted permission to inspect documents, a time will be set which is mutually convenient to the applicant and to the agency. Where access to documents is refused, in part or in full, we will notify the applicant of the reasons. Rights of review The FOI Act provides that, should applicants be dissatisfied with a decision of the Department, there is a process whereby that decision can be reviewed. In accordance with Section 40 of the FOI Act, internal review applications should be forwarded in writing to the Department within 30 calendar days of the date of decision. Following an internal review, matters remaining in dispute can be submitted to the Office of the Information Commissioner (ICO) for ‘external review’. Such applications must be submitted within 60 days from the date of decision. No fees or charges apply to internal or external reviews. Disclosures and Legal Compliance FOI statistics for 2008–09 (as at June 2009) Applications Amount Total received 250 Internal reviews 10 External reviews 5 Transferred to another agency 19 Public information The Department’s publications and technical reports are available from its library and through the Library and Information Service of Western Australia. Many are also available through the Department’s website at www.dpi.wa.gov.au then click on ‘Publications’. 67
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