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Attachment A
Your Review Rights
If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you may apply for internal review or Information
Commissioner review of the decision. We encourage you to seek internal review as a first step
as it may provide a more rapid resolution of your concerns.
Internal review
Under section 54 of the FOI Act, you may apply in writing to IPEA for an internal review of my
decision. The internal review application must be made within 30 days of the date of this letter.
Where possible please attach reasons why you believe review of the decision is necessary. The
internal review will be carried out by another officer within 30 days.
Information Commissioner review
Under section 54L of the FOI Act, you may apply to the Information Commissioner to
review my decision. An application for review by the Information Commissioner must be made
in writing within 60 days of the date of this letter, and be lodged in one of the following ways:
online: https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=ICR_10
email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001
More information about Information Commissioner review is available on the Office of the
Australian Information Commissioner website. Go to https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom‐of‐
information/your‐freedom‐of‐information‐rights/freedom‐of‐information‐reviews/information‐
commissioner‐review
FOI Complaints
If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your FOI request, please let us know what
we could have done better. We may be able to rectify the problem. If you are not satisfied with
our response, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner. A complaint to the
Information Commissioner must be made in writing. Complaints can be lodged in one of the
following ways:
online: https://forms.business.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=ICCA_1
email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
post: GPO Box 5218 Sydney 2001
More information about complaints is available on the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom‐of‐information/reviews‐and‐
complaints/make‐an‐foi‐complaint/.
if you are not sure whether to lodge an Information Commissioner review or an Information
Commissioner complaint, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has more
information at: https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom‐of‐information/reviews‐and‐complaints/.
One Canberra Avenue, Forrest ACT 2603 Telephone 02 6215 3000
www.ipea.gov.au
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