REFERENCE DOCUMENTS - RAL25/0004 (As Published)

                 External review

                 The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is an independent body responsible for
                 reviewing decisions made under the RTI Act.

                 An application to the OIC for external review must be made within 20 business days of the
                 date of the agency’s initial decision or internal review decision notice (whichever is relevant in
                 the circumstances).

                 An applicant can apply to the OIC for a review if the agency fails to issue a decision notice on
                 the RTI application within the statutory timeframe and has not sought approval from the
                 applicant to extend the timeframe.

                 An external review application can be made to the OIC if:

                 •   the agency has failed to make a decision within the time limits
                 •   you are unhappy with the agency’s initial decision or internal review decision

                 Applications for external review should be addressed to:

                          Office of the Information Commissioner
                          PO Box 10143
                          Adelaide Street
                          Brisbane QLD 4000

                 For further information about external reviews, please contact the OIC as follows:

                          Telephone:      (07) 3234 7373
                          Email:          [email protected]
                          Web page:       www.oic.qld.gov.au


                 Note: You may apply for an external review irrespective of whether the agency has
                       internally reviewed the decision.




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