This Guideline, made pursuant to those sections of the GIPA Act, is made to assist agencies to interpret and apply the provisions in section 54 of the GIPA Act.
If you are dissatisfied with certain government agency decisions about releasing information, you can apply to the Information Commissioner to review those decisions.
Right to Information Officers (RIOs) are government agency staff who have authority and responsibility to meet their agency’s obligations under the GIPA Act.
This fact sheet aims to explain to individuals and organisations why they are being consulted by government agency and what their rights are under the GIPA Act.