What is right to information?
The Queensland Veterans' Council (QVC) is committed to providing access to information held by the QVC unless, on balance, it is contrary to the public interest to provide that information.
The QVC is therefore committed to providing the Queensland public with easier access to it's information.
The Right to Information Act 2009 came into effect on 1 July 2009, replacing the Freedom of Information Act 1992. The Information Privacy Act 2009 was created in order to protect the privacy of individuals.
For more information about Right to Information, refer to the Office of the Information Commissioner (www.oic.qld.gov.au).
Applying for information
While the QVC will proactively release information to the community about its activities, the Right to Information Act 2009 provides a formal means of requesting access to information held by the QVC that is not normally publicly available.
The Information Privacy Act 2009 provides members of the public with the means to access personal information and to ensure that this information is accurate, complete, up-to-date and is not misleading.
How to access or amend information
Right to Information and Information Privacy access or amendment applications are processed by the QVC.
QVC will help determine if the information is accessible through an administrative access process, or will advise if you need to make a Right to Information or Information Privacy access application to access it.
Fees and charges
There is no application fee or processing charge for Information Privacy access or amendment applications, but you may be charged for access to copies of documents (Note: there are no access charges for documents provided by email or on CD/DVD).
Right to Information access applications must be accompanied by an application fee. This fee cannot be waived.
In addition to the RTI access application fee, you may be charged for:
- processing (if your application takes longer than five hours to process); and
- access to documents (no access charges if documents are provided by email or on CD/DVD).
Processing and/or access charges may be waived in certain circumstances.
View the current fees and charges for Right to Information and Information Privacy applications.
Enquiries and feedback
If you have any queries or feedback regarding Right to Information or Information Privacy, please contact the QVC Secretariat at email secretariat@qvc.qld.gov.au.
Related information
Right to Information Act 2009 – Queensland Legislation
Information Privacy Act 2009 – Queensland Legislation