Police policy on information disclosure in Tasmania.
Web Address: http://www.police.tas.gov.au/information-disclosure/
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Right to Information in Tasmania
Tasmanian Law Handbook chapter on Right to Information in Tasmania. Government agencies hold an enormous amount of information about each one of us personally and also of a more general kind. This information is in many forms. Personal information is contained in files, reports and computer records. General information is contained in reports, submissions, manuals of procedure and rules.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
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Right to Information Process
As of July 1 2010, the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) replaces the Freedom of Information Act 1991 (the FOI Act).
Organisation Address: 86 Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Phone: 1800 001 170
Web Address: http://www.ombudsman.tas.gov.au/right_to_information/process
Link Owner: Ombudsman Tasmania
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Right to Information Guidelines
The Ombudsman is required by s 49(1) of the RTI Act to issue and maintain Guidelines relating to certain aspects of the Act. These guidelines concern the Right to Information.
Organisation Address: 86 Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Phone: 1800 001 170
Web Address: http://www.ombudsman.tas.gov.au/right_to_information/right_to_information_guidelines_and_manual
Link Owner: Ombudsman Tasmania
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Taking Action
Decision-makers and members of the community can sometimes fail to act in the environment’s best interests. Sometimes, an environmental defender has to step up…
Organisation Address: 131 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2770
Web Address: http://www.edotas.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ELH-4th-edition-Chapter-13.pdf
Link Owner: Environmental Defenders Office
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How to Gather Information
This webpage provides information about how to gather information before making a submission or meeting with Council to take action. It is essential to gather as much information as you can about a proposal and its potential impacts and it can also help to know what the relevant laws or regulations are, which authorities are involved and what actions you can
Organisation Address: 131 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2770
Web Address: http://www.edotas.org.au/haveyoursay/how-to-have-your-say/how-the-system-works/2-3-how-to-gather-information/
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The First Step: The Treating Agency
A consumer’s first point of contact in attempting to resolve a complaint should always be with the authority which provides the service concerned. This applies to both public and private health care providers.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
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