ANSTO Freedom of Information Request

Request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)

Privacy collection notice

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) collects the personal information requested in this form to process your application under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).

Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and ANSTO's Privacy Policy. ANSTO will use your personal information to assess and process your FOI request. If there is an external review of the decision, we may need to disclose some of your personal information to the review body.

Before you make a request

Before submitting an FOI request, please consider whether:

the information is already publicly available on ANSTO's website
ANSTO may be able to provide the information administratively without a formal FOI request;
another Commonwealth agency may hold the documents you seek; and
your request is sufficiently specific to allow ANSTO to identify the requested documents.

Submitting your request

You can complete the digital form on this page. Alternatively download this form and submit it physically via post.

Postal address: FOI Officer, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232

Contact ANSTO FOI

You can contact ANSTO FOI by filling out this enquiry form or by post.

Postal address: FOI Officer, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC NSW 2232

1. Applicant details

Title

Full name/pseudonym (required)

Organisation

Phone number

Preferred method of contact (required)

Post

Phone

2. Are you seeking your own personal information?

Select one:

Yes – the documents contain or relate to my personal information

No – the documents do not contain or relate to my personal information

Identity verification

If you are requesting access to your own personal information, ANSTO may ask you to provide evidence of your identity before processing your request.

Privacy Act v FOI Act

Where a request concerns personal information, ANSTO may consider whether it is more appropriately handled under the FOI Act, the Privacy Act, or another administrative access pathway, depending on the circumstances and your preference where relevant.

3. Details of documents requested

Please provide enough information to help ANSTO identify the documents you seek. Include subjects, names, business areas, projects, keywords and date range where known: (required)

4. Preferred access format

Select one: (required)

Electronic copy by email

Inspection

Hard copy by post

5. Agreement to exclude

By agreeing to exclude these documents you will reduce the length of time it takes to process your request

You agree to exclude documents you have already provided to us, or we have previously sent to you (required)

Yes

You agree to exclude ANSTO and Commonwealth agency contact details other than the official public channels (direct telephone numbers and email addresses) (required)

Yes

You agree to exclude job titles of ANSTO and other Commonwealth employees below SES level (required)

Yes

You agree to exclude draft documents (required)

Yes

You agree to exclude duplicate documents (required)

Yes