Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 gives you the right to access to documents held by Council, subject to exemptions. You also have the right to ask us to change or remove incorrect information about you.
 
Many Council documents are published on our website or may be available upon request. Before making an FOI request, view the below list of publicly available information. Accessing information outside of the FOI process is may be more time and cost effective for you.

 

Publicly Available Information(PDF, 377KB)  

 
If the information you are seeking isn’t available through the above means, and you aren’t able to contact the relevant department at Council to obtain this information, you may be able to access the documents through a Freedom of Information request.
 
Making an FOI Request

 

Online

To submit a freedom of information request, simply fill out our online form.

Freedom of information

 

Email

Send your freedom of information request in writing to info@moorabool.vic.gov.au. You don’t have to use our Freedom of Information form, but you may find it helpful as it contains questions which help us process your request efficiently as possible.

 

 

In person

You can hand your written freedom of information request to one of our customer service counters. You don’t have to use our Freedom of Information form, but you may find it helpful as it contains questions which help us process your request as efficiently as possible.

 

 

Post

You can mail your written freedom of information request to the below address:
 
FOI Officer
PO Box 18
Ballan
Victoria 3342
 
You don’t have to use our Freedom of Information form, but you may find it helpful as it contains questions which help us process your request as efficiently as possible.

 

 

What happens next?
In order to progress your request, payment is first required. Our customer service team will give you a call to arrange payment of the fee. Once the application fee has been paid and we have confirmed that your request is valid, we start progressing your FOI request.
 
How much do FOI requests cost?
FOI application fee                                                                 $33.60
Search time                                                                             $24.50 per hour (charged per quarter hour)
Creating a document from a computer/database            $50 per hour or part thereof
Supervised inspection                                                           $24.50 per hour or part thereof
Photocopies or electronic documents – A4                      20c per page
Photocopies or electronic documents – A3                      50c per page
Plans – A2                                                                               $10 per plan
Plans – A3                                                                               $12 per plan
 
Council may consider reducing or waiving the FOI application fee at its discretion on a case-by-case basis.

 

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