FOI Disclosure Log

From 1 May 2011 the tribunals are required to make available information released in response to FOI requests within 10 working days after the day on which a person is given access to the document.

Will all documents released under the FOI Act be published?

No. Documents which fall within the following categories are exempt from this requirement:

• personal information about any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’;
• information about the business, commercial, financial or professional affairs of any person if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’;
• other information covered by a determination made by the Australian Information Commissioner if publication of that information would be ‘unreasonable’;
• any information which it would not be reasonably practicable to publish because of the extent of modifications that would need to be made to delete the information listed in the above dot points.

Methods of publication

The three methods by which information may be published include:

• making the information available for downloading from the agency’s website;
• linking to another website where the information can be downloaded; or
• giving details of how the information may be obtained.

Disclosure Log

The information listed in the Disclosure Log has been released by the tribunals under the FOI Act. 

Information listed in the Disclosure Log may be removed after 12 months, unless the information has enduring public value.

Disclosure log no.	Description	Date listed
N0001	Copies of Country Research & Library Services monthly reports (Melbourne) for the period of January 2005 to December 2006 (excluding July 2005) and National Structure and Responsibilities chart for the period of January 2005 and November 2006.	29/06/2011
N0002	Copies of documents relating to the abolition of full fee waivers of the MRT application fee on the basis of severe financial hardship – implementation plan, working group emails, relevant parts of briefs and operational report.	15/12/2011

Note: Most FOI requests to the tribunals are made by review applicants in relation to their tribunal files. These releases do not meet the criteria for public release in this disclosure log.

How can I access the information in the Disclosure Log?

You can request copies of the information contained in the Disclosure Log by emailing a request with the details of the information requested, including the Disclosure Log number, to nsw.registry@mrt-rrt.gov.au.

Alternatively, you can send a written request to one of the registries of the tribunals:

Questions or comments

If you have any questions or wish to make any comments in relation to the Disclosure Log please contact:

Team Leader, Post Finalisation & Access
New South Wales Registry
Phone (02) 9276 5000

OR

email nsw.registry@mrt-rrt.gov.au.

The FOI Act requires the tribunals to publish a range of information which is available under the Information Publication Scheme page.

Information about making a FOI request, in relation to information held by the tribunals, can be found under the Freedom of Information page.