How to apply or access information
Applications for assessed disclosure of information held by the Department of Justice should be addressed to:
Right to Information Officer
Department of Justice
GPO Box 825
Hobart TAS 7001
If you are seeking information held by other Departments, please refer to the RTI section on their websites. The Department of Justice form cannot be used to obtain information held by other Departments.
Fees
Applications are to be accompanied by the application fee. This fee is 25 fee units, which is $38.75 as at 1 July 2017 and is indexed annually.
Please do not submit payment to the Department of Justice if the information you seek is held by another Department.
If the information is already publicly available, your application may be refused with the loss of the application fee.
Waiving fees
You can apply to have the fee waived under the following circumstances.
- proven financial hardship
- Members of Parliament in connection with their official duty
- if you can provide proof that the information sought is to be used for the benefit of the general public
Application form
Application for Assessed Disclosure of Information (docx, 166.0 KB)
Application for Assessed Disclosure of Information (pdf, 93.7 KB)
Once we've received your application
- we may need to contact you to confirm details before proceeding
- your application will be assessed by an officer
- you will be advised of outcome no later than 20 working days
- if the request is large or complex we may ask for additional time
- we may forward it to another public authority
- if consultation needs to take place with 3rd parties you will be advised no later than 40 working days
Refused application
If the application or part of the application is refused, then the reasons for the refusal to provide the information must be provided as part of the decision together with details on the right to seek a review of the decision. This is done by writing to:
Principal Officer
Right to Information
Department of Justice
GPO Box 825
Hobart TAS 7001
If your request is not processed in the timeframe, you are able to seek a review by the Ombudsman.