FOI Jurisdiction

The FOI Act gives every member of the public a right to:

• access documents which are held by government-related agencies, statutory authorities, councils, public hospitals and universities, subject to certain exceptions in the Act; and 
• have records which concern their personal affairs amended, if those records are available for use by the agency in connection with its administrative functions and are incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading in a material respect.

The Ombudsman is able to investigate and review Freedom of Information actions and determinations concerning access to documents, amendment of records and other FOI related issues. 

Information about how to make an application for access to documents or amendment of records under the FOI Act can be found on the State Records website.