Freedom of Information – Business Rules

The FOI Act provides a legally enforceable right of access, subject to certain exemptions, to documents of most Commonwealth agencies (including PM&C), and official documents of Australian Government Ministers.

Purpose

These rules have been developed to:

  • ensure staff are aware of PM&C’s legal obligations under the FOI Act
  • set out the structure of FOI processing at PM&C, and
  • provide guidance for line area staff who are involved in the processing of an FOI request.