Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 is Commonwealth legislation that allows the general public to seek access to information held by any Commonwealth agency or authority.

SWAGºÏ¼¯ is a Commonwealth authority and subject to the Act.

Please Note:  SWAGºÏ¼¯is currently experiencing an increase in FOI requests and this is impacting on our ability to address requests within minimum processing times.

If you are lodging a request it is most likely that the current increase in requests will require that SWAGºÏ¼¯seek extensions from applicants (as per FOI Act s 15AA ) or, where appropriate, seek an extension of time from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

For advice on what to consider before making an FOI please see /freedom-of-information/foi-requests or email foi@anu.edu.au for advice.

SWAGºÏ¼¯supports the release of information via the Information Publication Scheme see /freedom-of-information/information-publication-scheme

Other current interest web sites include:

FOI Disclosure Log
Information Publication Scheme

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