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Fees and charges

There is an application fee for making a Freedom of Information (FOI) application and for making an application to review an FOI determination (decision).

There is no application fee to make a FOI application to amend your personal records.

The following fee and charges are effective from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Activity Fee
Application fee $42.00
Processing fees

Personal information

  • No charge for the first 2 hours spent processing an application
  • $15.90 for each subsequent 15 minutes spent by the agency

All other information

  • $15.90 for each subsequent 15 minutes spent by the agency
Photocopying $0.25 per page
Written transcripts $9.35 per page
Copying photographs, x-rays and electronic media Actual cost
Postage and delivery Actual cost
Application for internal review of a determination $42.00
Activity
Application fee
Fee
$40.75
Activity
Processing fees
Fee
Personal informationNo charge for the first 2 hours spent processing an application$15.40 for each subsequent 15 minutes spent by the agencyAll other information$15.40 for each subsequent 15 minutes spent by the agency
Activity
Photocopying
Fee
$0.25 per page
Activity
Written transcripts
Fee
$9.10 per page
Activity
Copying photographs, x-rays and electronic media
Fee
Actual cost
Activity
Postage and delivery
Fee
Actual cost
Activity
Application for internal review of a determination
Fee
$40.75
Activity
Application fee
Fee
$39.00
Activity
Processing fees
Fee
Personal informationNo charge for the first 2 hours spent processing an application$14.70 for each subsequent 15 minutes spent by the agencyAll other information$14.70 for each subsequent 15 minutes spent by the agency
Activity
Photocopying
Fee
$0.25 per page
Activity
Written transcripts
Fee
$8.70 per page
Activity
Copying photographs, x-rays and electronic media
Fee
Actual cost
Activity
Postage and delivery
Fee
Actual cost
Activity
Application for internal review of a determination
Fee
$39.00

Waiver and remission

Fees or charges may be remitted or waived if you:

  • hold a current State concession card issued by the Commonwealth;
  • hold a current concession card issued by the Department for Family and Community Services;
  • are totally and permanently incapacitated disability pensioner;
  • are a British Commonwealth Service Pensioner in receipt of a pension from and assessed as eligible by, the Commonwealth Department of Veteran Affairs;
  • are in receipt of Commonwealth unemployment of sickness benefits or State financial assistance;
  • hold a full-time student identification card issued under the State Transport Authority Act 1974; or
  • are suffering from financial hardship,

If you believe that you are eligible for a reduction of fees and charges, please supply copies of supporting documents with your FOI application.