Fees and charges
| How to make a request | |
| Release of your own information | |
| Fees and charges | |
| What you can expect from us |
There is no application fee or processing charges for requests for access to documents containing only personal information about you. However, processing charges may apply to other requests. All charges are set by FOI regulations. The most common charges are:
| Item | Charge |
| Search and retrieval: time spent searching for or retrieving a document | $15.00 per hour |
| Decision making: time we spend in deciding to grant or refuse a request, including examining documents, consulting with other parties, and making deletions | First five hours: Nil
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| Transcript: preparing a transcript from a sound recording, shorthand or similar medium | $4.40 per page of transcript
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| Photocopying | $0.10 per page
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| Inspection: supervision by an agency officer of your inspection of documents or hearing or viewing an audio or visual recording at our premises | $6.25 per half hour
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| Delivery: posting or delivering a copy of a document at your request | Cost of postage or delivery
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If we decide to impose a charge, we will give you a written estimate and the basis of our calculation. Where the estimated charges is between $20 and $100, we may ask you to pay a deposit of $20, or where the estimated charge exceeds $100, we may ask you to pay a 25% deposit before we process your request.
ANSTO cannot impose a charge if we fail to make a decision on an FOI request within the statutory processing period, including any authorised extension of that period.
You can ask for the charge to be waived or reduced for any reason, including financial hardship or on the grounds of public interest. If you do so, you should explain your reasons and you may need to provide some evidence.