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Processing applications

Agency documents held by third party legal providers

Applications by and for children

Commissions of Inquiry under the RTI Act

Consulting with a relevant third party

Consulting with the Office of the Information Commissioner

Explains why agencies are generally not required to consult with the OIC.

Fees and charges

How to calculate timeframes

Managing access to Digital Video Recordings

Post-application documents

To help decision makers understand post-application documents, when they are appropriate, and when documents created under section 68 are not post-application documents

Processing Applications from Prisoners

Online and on your phone: processing access applications for social media, webmail and text messages

Routine personal work information of public sector employees

RTI and documents available through Court processes

Schedule of relevant documents and charges estimate notices

Explains what schedule of relevant documents and charges estimate notices are, when they must be given, what they need to contain and how they fit with the RTI Act's timeframes

Searching for documents

Transferring access applications

Who can make decisions under the RTI Act and the IP Act?

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