Freedom of Information and privacy
The Information Act commenced in the Northern Territory on 1 July 2003. It combines Freedom of Information (FOI), privacy and records management legislation.
Freedom of Information gives individuals the right to apply for access to government information, and the right to apply to correct personal information held by public sector organisations.
Privacy controls how government collects, manages, uses and discloses personal information. The Information Act contains 10 Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) that bind public sector organisations.
Records management provides a legal framework for continuing improvements to the way that government activities are recorded and the way that government records are managed.
The Information Act is not the only method of accessing information held by the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET).
For all enquiries relating to the Information Act contact the DEET Policy and Planning Branch.