FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - SECT 51A Requirements of an application for annotation

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - SECT 51A

    An application for annotation must:

  (a)   be in writing; and

  (b)   as far as practicable, specify the document or official document containing the record of personal information that is claimed to require annotation; and

  (c)   be accompanied by a statement by the applicant that specifies:

  (i)   the information that is claimed to be incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading; and

  (ii)   whether the information is claimed to be incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading; and

  (iii)   the applicant's reasons for so claiming; and

  (iv)   such other information as would make the information complete, correct, up to date or not misleading; and

  (d)   specify an address in Australia to which a notice under this Part   may be sent to the applicant; and

  (e)   be sent by post to the agency or Minister, or delivered to an officer of the agency or a member of the staff of the Minister, at the address of the office of the agency or Minister (as the case may be) determined in accordance with paragraph   15(2)(d).