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requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cwlth).
Freedom of Information Procedures And
Initial Contacts
A request for access to documents in the
possession of the Library is subject to the regulatory application fee of $30.
Applicants seeking access under the Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act should forward the $30 application fee with a written
request, providing an address to which responses may be sent, to:
The FOI Coordinator
Accountability and Reform Branch National Library of Australia
CANBERRA ACT 2600
The FOI Coordinator is available between 9 am
and 5 pm Monday to Friday and can be contacted on (02) 6262 1798 or by fax on
(02) 6273 4535.
If an applicant is dissatisfied with a decision
made under the FOI Act they may apply to the Director-General seeking an
internal review. A request to review a decision is subject to a regulatory
application fee of $40.
If access is approved, the Library will provide
such access on receipt of payment of any charges that apply.
Categories of Documents
Held
Library documents available for public access
include policy statements, catalogues and other indexes associated with the
Library's collections of books and materials. Documents available for purchase
by the public include a wide range of technical and general publications
produced by the Library. A range of descriptive brochures on the Library's
services is made available to the public free of charge. Other documents held
by the Library include minutes, reports and submissions associated with
internal and external committees, general correspondence relating to the
activities and functions of the organisation and administrative documents such
as management, staffing, finance and personnel records. Some of the above
publications are available electronically from the
Library's web site.
Access to Archival Records
Under Section 40 of the Archives Act
1983 (Cwlth), members of the public may apply to the National Archives of
Australia for access to records in the current open period; that is, records
which are more than 30 years old. People seeking access to the archival records
of the Library should make their requests in the first instance directly to the
National Archives of Australia.
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