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How to apply for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth): fees, the 30-day decision deadline, exemptions, and the review ladder to the Information Commissioner and the ART.
How FOI, RTI and GIPA work across Australia: nine separate regimes, application fees, decision deadlines and review bodies compared for the Commonwealth and every state and territory.
How SA's Freedom of Information Act 1991 works: the $44.70 fee from July 2026, 30-day deadline, and the Ombudsman-or-SACAT review choice.
How ACT FOI works under the Freedom of Information Act 2016: no application fee, 30-working-day deadline, no internal review, and the Ombudsman then ACAT review path.
The Northern Territory's Information Act 2002: $30 non-personal fee, free for your own personal information, the 30-day decision deadline, and the Information Commissioner to NTCAT review path.
How Victoria's FOI Act 1982 works: the $34.50 application fee, 30-day decision deadline, no internal-review step, and the OVIC then VCAT review path.
How WA's Freedom of Information Act 1992 works: the 45-day deadline, $30 fee, and a review ladder to the Supreme Court, not SAT.
How GIPA works in NSW: who it covers, the four release pathways, the $30 application fee, 20-working-day deadline, exemptions and the internal review, IPC and NCAT review options.
How Queensland's RTI Act works post-IPOLA: the $59.60 fee, free personal-information requests, 25-business-day deadline, and internal review then OIC then QCAT.
How Tasmania's Right to Information Act 2009 works: the push-model disclosure duty, the $49.00 application fee for 2026-27, the 20-working-day deadline, and Ombudsman-only external review.