Overview of section 36 RTI Act

Section summary

Section 36 of the RTI Act concerns advising applicants of  'processing charges' and 'access charges' in relation to access applications under the RTI Act. The agency must notify the applicant of the total amount of the estimated charges; if the applicant does not accept or confirm the estimated processing and access charges, the application will be taken to have been withdrawn.

Other relevant RTI/IP Act sections

Section 18 RTI Act This section defines 'processing period' and sets out how it is to be calculated.

Section 56 RTI Act This section concerns 'processing charges' and 'access charges'.

Section 59 RTI Act This section provides that there is no 'processing charge' for a document that contains the personal information of the applicant.

Chapter 3, part 6, division 3 RTI Act This section deals with the waiver of 'processing charges' and 'access charges'.