Overview of Section 78C RTI Act

Section summary

An individual has the right to amend their personal information contained in agency or Ministerial documents if the information is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading.

Other relevant RTI sections

Section 12 RTI Act
Section 12 of the RTI Act defines 'document of an agency'.

Section 13 RTI Act
Section 13 of the RTI Act defines 'document of a Minister'.

Section 78S RTI Act
An agency or Minister may refuse an amendment application on the grounds that the personal information is not inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading.

Section 78U RTI Act
In response to an amendment application, an agency or Minister may amend a document by altering the personal information or adding an appropriate notation to the personal information.

Section 78V IP Act
If an application for amendment is refused, the applicant may require the agency or Minister to add a notation to the personal information.