FOI training courses conducted by State Records, in conjunction with the Australian Government Solicitor, during June and July 2008.FOI Training Courses - June/July 2008
The Indigenous Issues Special Interest Group of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) recently launched an initiative to provide two Loris Williams Scholarships.Loris Williams Scholarship awarded
Details the Australian Society of Archivists publication Keeping Archives, a practical guide addressing the real-life challenges of working with archival records.Keeping Archives 3 released
Notifying agencies that May 2007 version of the guideline for agencies making public access determinations for official records which they control is now available.Public Access Determination Guideline for Agencies
This area of the State Records of South Australia website provides assistance and general information to help you gain access to government documents using the South Australian Freedom of Information Act, 1991 (FOI).
The FOI Act gives you a legally enforceable right of access (subject to certain restrictions) to documents within South Australian State Government Agencies and Local Government Authorities and South Australian Universities.
It does not apply to private businesses or organisations in South Australia.
Separate legislation applies to the Commonwealth government and the governments of the other States and Territories in Australia.
In these web pages, you can:
learn about how FOI operates in South Australia
access the various forms that support your rights under the FOI Act
link to Privacy to learn its relationship with FOI.
how the functions of the agency affect members of the public
the various types of documents held by the agency which are available for access and
a description of how the public can obtain access or seek amendment to documents.
The purpose of the information statement is to provide people wanting access to information held by State and Local Government and Universities a snapshot of the types of documents held by that agency, what that agency does, and how a person can access the information they require.
The FOI Information Statement relevant to State Records of South Australia may be viewed at the link below.