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Your FOI rights
Learn how to request access to documents, amend personal information, make a complaint, and apply for a review.
What are my FOI rights in Victoria?
The Victorian FOI Act allows you to request access to documents and ask for your personal information to be amended if it is incorrect or misleading. It applies to all Victorian public sector agencies and Ministers including government departments, local councils, public hospitals and health services, public schools, universities, TAFE institutes, and statutory authorities.
How can OVIC help me?
OVIC independently oversees how Victorian public sector agencies and Ministers carry out their responsibilities under the FOI Act. We can investigate and handle complaints about how Victorian public sector agencies and Ministers handle FOI requests, and we can independently review FOI decisions made by Victorian public sector agencies and Ministers.
Find and request access to documents
How to find and access information outside of FOI
Learn what the proactive and informal release of information by agencies means.
How to make a freedom of information request
Learn how to make a freedom of information request for documents held by public sector agencies in Victoria.
Find the contact details of an agency
Use our database to find the contact details of the Victorian public sector agency you want to make a request to.
Exempt documents and information
Read about each of the exemptions and the types of documents that agencies do not need to provide access to.
Make a freedom of information request online
Make your freedom of information request online using the Victorian Government portal.
Request an amendment to personal records
How to make a request for an amendment
Learn how to request a correction or amendment to a document that contains your personal affairs information.
Find the contact details of an agency
Use our database to find the contact details of the Victorian public sector agency you want to make a request to.
Complaints about an agency or Minister
Learn about each step in the FOI complaint process
If there is a problem with how a Victorian public sector agency or Minister handles your FOI request you can make a complaint.
Download and complete the FOI complaint form
Email this form to us to make an FOI complaint about a Victorian public sector agency or Minister.
Review of an agency or Minister's decision
Learn about each step in the FOI review process
Learn how to apply for an independent review of a decision made by a Victorian public sector agency or Minister under the FOI Act.
Download and complete the FOI review form
Email this form to us to apply for an independent review of a Victorian public sector agency or Minister's FOI decision.
Resources and guides
Find detailed guidance on interpreting and administering the FOI Act, exemptions and Professional Standards.
The Professional Standards detail how agencies must administer the FOI Act.
Search our published review decisions and case notes by keywords, exemptions and sections.