The Personal Information Protection Act 2004 governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. The Department of Justice is the custodian of personal information it collects.
The links below sets out the policy applied by the Department of Justice in managing personal information.
View the complete policy as a web page
View the complete policy as a Word document (DOC, 94.5 KB)
How to access your information
Access or correction of Personal Information
The Personal Information Protection Act 2004 provides that, upon request, you can access your personal information held by the Department. Any such request is to be in writing addressed to the Department and must include an address to which a response can be made as well as proof of identify to confirm the authenticity of your request.
If the Department refuses your request or does not respond within 20 working days, you may make a second request which will be processed in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Right to Information Act 2009. Depending upon the nature of the request, a fee may be charged in accordance with section 16 of the RTI Act.
If you consider the personal information to be incorrect, incomplete, out of date or misleading, you can request that the information be amended by specifying the amendments that you want made.
To request an amendment to your information, you can write to:
Office of the Secretary
Department of Justice
GPO Box 825
Hobart TAS 7001
Or email: secretary@justice.tas.gov.au
If you are not satisfied with the handling or outcome of your request to access or correct your personal information, you can lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman's Office can be contacted on 1800 001 170 (free call in Tasmania) or 1300 766 725 (cost of local call anywhere in Australia), and by email at ombudsman@ombudsman.tas.gov.au.