Accessing Information

Right to Information is the Queensland Government’s approach to giving the community greater access to information. The Queensland Government has made a commitment to provide access to information held by the government and its agencies, unless on balance it is contrary to the public interest to provide that information.

The Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009 came into effect on 1 July 2009, replacing the Freedom of Information Act 1992.

The Right to Information reforms aim to make more information available, provide equal access to information across all sectors of the community, and provide appropriate protection for individuals’ privacy.

Searching for information

Before submitting a Right to Information application, or Information Privacy application for access solely to your own personal information, you should check to see if the information is already available. The disclosure log publishes information which has been released in response to RTI access requests, while our publication scheme describes and categorises information routinely made available from the Board.

Some of the Board’s information may be released administratively.

You can access this information without having to lodge a formal application.

Administrative access may be used for the following information:

• certain types of non-personal information devoid of sensitivity and confidentiality
• an individual’s own information but not that of another person, unless consent has been provided.

Where a document contains the personal or commercial information of more than one person, the information will only be accessible through administrative access when all parties have given prior written consent.

Requesting information

You can request information by applying online.

Alternatively, you can download the Right to Information and Information Privacy Information access application form from www.rti.qld.gov.au and submit it:

• in person at the Board office, 26 Wood Street, Warwick
• by mail to PO Box 332, Warwick, Q 4370

Fees and charges

There is an initial $49.70 application fee for all Right to Information applications. This fee cannot be waived.

There is no application fee for Information Privacy applications.

No processing charges are payable if the agency spends less than 5 hours processing an application. If the agency spends more than 5 hours, the charge is $7.70 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof) spent processing the application.

The applicant is not charged for processing of documents that contain personal information.

The Board may also charge 25 cents per A4 page if the applicant wishes to receive black and white photocopies. No charge will apply if to access documents on CD/DVD.

Credit card details will not be accepted for payment of the application fee via email, facsimile or telephone. Credit card payments will only be accepted in hard copy via post or as part of an online application process.

Statutory time frames

Valid applications must be processed within 25 business days of receipt. A further 10 business days can be added if consultation with third parties is required.

The Board may negotiate a further extension of time with the applicant, if additional processing time is required. This extension of time does not affect an applicant’s right of review.

Amending personal information held by the Board

You can apply to have any of your personal information held by the Board amended if you believe it is:

• Inaccurate
• Incomplete
• Out-of-date

If you wish to amend the information, you must first complete the Information Privacy Personal Information Amendment Application Form and then submit it to the Board.

Right of review

If you are dissatisfied with our decision, you can apply to have that decision examined under internal review by the Board CEO.  Alternatively, you may apply for an external review direct to the Office of the Information Commissioner, irrespective of whether the Board has internally reviewed the decision.

An application to have a decision internally reviewed must be made within 20 business days of the date of the letter communicating the original decision. If you remain dissatisfied with the Board’s internal review decision, you may still request an external review by the Information Commissioner.

For external review, you must apply in writing to the Information Commissioner within 20 business days of the date of the internal review decision, or within 20 business days of the original decision if you elect to bypass internal review and proceed direct to external review.

Please contact the Board CEO for more information.

Contact for the Darling Downs Moreton Rabbit Board

Darling Downs Moreton Rabbit Board

PO Box 332

Warwick Q 4370

Phone: 07 4661 4076
Email:  ceo@ddmrb.org.au

More information

• Accessing government-held information – Office of the Information Commissioner
• Amending personal information held by government – Office of the Information Commissioner
• Right to information and information privacy – Queensland Government