Except in the case of an objection by a third party direct to the Information Commissioner, the Act provides for two consecutive levels of review:
These review provisions will only apply to an initial decision made on or after 1 July 2004.
An applicant has 30 days, from the date of receipt of the notice of decision, to seek a review of our initial decision.
The Department then has 30 days to review the decision and notify the applicant of the outcome. A review is taken to be refused if the applicant is not notified of a decision within 30 days of the Department accepting the application and application fee (where applicable).
Applicants are encouraged to use the standard application forms, available from this website or the Information Manager.