Freedom
of Information Statement
This
year the Library did not receive any requests under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (Commonwealth).
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 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 other documentary 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
on the Library's web site, at: www.nla.gov.au.
Access
to archival records
Under
section 40 of the Archives
Act 1983 (Commonwealth), 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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