The Freedom of Information Act 1982 gives you the right to apply for access to documents held by government agencies and ministers. You can also apply to amend personal information about you held by government agencies.
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner
OVIC is the primary regulator and source of independent advice about how the public sector collects, uses and discloses information. Visit the OVIC website for information about freedom of information (FOI), including:
FOI Part II statements (publicly available Victorian Government documents)
Information statements under Part II of the FOI Act provide an overview of the types of documents held by departments and agencies and how you can access the information you may require. They are designed to help you locate publicly available information.
You'll find an organisation's Part II information statements on their corporate website (links below).
If searching for a specific topic that you can’t find in the information statements, you can try asking via the department or agency’s customer service centre.
Freedom of information requests
You can request access to documents held by the Victorian Government by submitting a freedom of information (FOI) request and paying the non-refundable application fee.
Each department and many agencies have their own FOI unit and some have different process.
Department and agency FOI contact details can be found on the Office of Victorian Information Commissioner website.
Department FOI information
Below are links for department-specific information about FOI processes and links to Part II statements where available.
Department of Education
- Departmental information about FOI.
- DE FOI contact details.
- Read the Department of Education's FOI Part II Statements.
Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action
- Departmental information about FOI.
- DEECA FOI contact details.
- Read the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action's FOI Part II Statements.
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
- Departmental information about FOI and how to make an FOI request.
- DFFH FOI contact details.
- Read the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing's FOI Part II Statements.
Department of Government Services
Department of Health
- Departmental information about FOI.
- DH FOI contact details.
- Read the Department of Health's FOI Part II Statements.
Department of Justice and Community Safety
- Departmental information about FOI.
- DJCS FOI contact details.
- Read the Department of Justice and Community Safety's FOI Part II Statements.
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
- Departmental information about FOI.
- DJSIR FOI contact details.
- Read the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions' FOI Part II Statements.
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Department of Transport and Planning
Department of Treasury and Finance
- Departmental information about FOI.
- DTF FOI contact details.
- Read the Department of Treasury and Finance's FOI Part II Statements.
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