Authority Form – access to personal information
Use this form to authorise another person to apply on your behalf under the
Government Information
(Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) for access to your personal information held by the Department
of Education
I …………………………………………......……………………......….…………………......…..
(Please print full name)
authorise my Lawyer / Parent / Legal Guardian to receive personal information relating to me
and my child, and to deal with the Department of Education on my behalf concerning the
attached access application under the GIPA Act. I attach identification as required.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….............
(Name of lawyer, parent or other person to whom documents are to be provided)
REQUIREMENTS:
Lawyer
Authority from the client for specific records/information to be provided to lawyer
(e.g. current or former student; parent of a student under 12 years; from student over 12 years
or person whose information is being requested )
and
ID of person whose information is being requested
Parent or guardian of a student aged 12 to 18 years
Authority from student over 12 years
and
ID of student (e.g. passport, school identification, proof of age card or learner/driver licence)
and
proof of relationship to student (e.g. Medicare card, benefit card, birth certificate)
and
ID of parent or guardian making the application (e.g. driver licence, passport, other)
If child is under 12 years old, identification of parent and proof of relationship only is required; no authority from child is required.
Person acting on behalf of another person
ID of person whose information is being requested
and
ID of person authorised to act on their behalf (agent)
Signed
Signed
Person ………………………………………… Agent …………………………………..
I declare that the information I have provided on this form is true and correct.
Signed …………………………………………………………Date ………/………/………
Privacy Notice The information you provide on this application form is needed to process your GIPA application.
It is a legal requirement for you to give us this information. It will be stored securely. If you do not provide the required
information it could mean that your application is delayed or cannot be processed.
NSW Department of Education – Right to Access – Legal Services
Level 5, 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 GPO Box 33 Sydney NSW 2001 T 7814 3525
E xxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx