Right to Information
The Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act) aims to make more information available, provide equal access to information across all sectors of the community, and provide appropriate protection for individuals' privacy.
The right to information gives you the right to access and amend information held by public sector agencies in Queensland, unless there is a good reason for it not to be provided. You have a right to access your personal information held by government under the Information Privacy Act 2009. You have a right to access personal and non-personal information held by government under the Right to Information Act 2009.
This legislation replaces the former Freedom of Information Act 1992 (FOI).
Right to Information is the Queensland Government's approach to giving the community greater access to information. Applicants are encouraged to contact Council’s Governance Branch to see whether the information being requested can be released by Council's administrative processes prior to making an application under the RTI Act.
How do I access information?
- Payment of the RTI fee must be paid at time of application (if applicable), processing and access charges may also apply.
- All RTI applications should provide sufficient information to allow the identification of the documents you are seeking
- Provide an address for notices of the Act to be sent to the applicant
- Applications can be lodged in person at the Customer Service Centres or by post addressed to:
Right to Information / Information Privacy
South Burnett Regional Council
PO Box 336
KINGAROY Q 4610
Fees and charges
The Office of the Information Commissioner publishes a detailed guideline on fees and charges for applications under the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act).
The information available via the publication scheme is available at no cost. However, in some cases access charges may apply to cover the costs of photocopying, postage or supervised access to inspect documents.
How do I amend my application?
You may apply to amend documents containing personal information you believe is inaccurate, misleading, out of date or incomplete. You need to have seen or accessed the documents before you can apply to have them amended.
To apply to amend your personal information, submit a detailed description in writing by post, email or in person at the Customer Service Centres. Alternatively you can download and complete the Right to Information Access Application Form(PDF, 785KB).
There is no application fee but you may need to give the Council evidence of your identity.
Publication Scheme
Our publication scheme lists information which you can routinely obtain from Council. The information is organised into seven groups. Most Queensland Government Agencies will provide information in a similar way.
Administrative Access Scheme
Council seeks to proactively release information informally where it can via the Administrative Access Scheme and the information you are seeking may be already accessible through this process. Contact Council to find out more information.
Disclosure Log
In our disclosure log, you will find details of non-personal information released under the Right to Information Act 2009.