Freedom of Information request form

Applicant details

Surname *

Given name/s *

Date of birth *

Postal address *

Email address *

Telephone *

Identification

Are you seeking personal information about yourself? *

If yes, please attach a photocopy of your passport, driver’s licence or other form of photographic identification.

ID upload

If no, it is likely that without a written authority from the other person consenting to the release of the documents you seek to you, or undertaking consultation with the individual, the documents will be exempt (not released) under the FOI Act.

Legal representative or agent acting on behalf of applicant.

Are you acting on behalf of someone else?

If Yes, provide:

Name of entity you are employed by, if any

a copy of a written authority to act and an identification document of the person you are representing:

Identification document

Written authority

Request for access details

I request, under section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, access to the following documents:

Description of documents * The more specific and detailed your request, the more quickly we can process it. We may not be able to process your request if it is too large, complex, or if you don’t provide enough information for us to identify the documents you want. Access to released documents provided by the AFP will be by email. Large file access may be by Sharefile.

Details of incident

Does your request for access relate to an incident that the AFP dealt with or investigated? If yes, complete the following:

Date of incident

Time of incident

Place of incident

Incident number [if known]

Name/s of police attending [if known]

Date range

Specify a date range if you seek documents over a period of time

Start date *

End date * The end date can be no later than the date this application is received by the AFP.

Information that can be excluded

Do you require the names of AFP members (other than senior executive)? * If you tick 'No', this will result in quicker processing of your request.

Do you require the telephone numbers, signatures, mobile telephone numbers and/or images of any AFP employee ? * If you tick 'No', this will result in quicker processing of your request.

Do you require draft documents? * If you tick ‘No’, this may result in quicker processing of your request and reduce the charges that may apply.

Do you require documents you have already provided to us, or that we have already sent to you? * If you tick ‘No’, this will result in quicker processing of your request and reduce the charges that may apply.

Consultation with third parties

If the documents you seek relate to a person other than yourself, business or State or Territory government agency, it may be necessary under the FOI Act for the AFP to consult with that individual/business to obtain their views about the potential release of documents.

Where consultation with a third party is necessary, do you agree to the disclosure of your identity for the purposes of third-party consultation? * This disclosure may assist the consulted party agree to your request for documents.

Do you agree to the removal of the names and other information identifying any third party (including images) from the documents you are seeking? * In some cases this may remove the need for consultation with third parties and result in quicker processing of your request.

To assist the AFP to look at ways to proactively disclose documents, please advise why you are making this request (this is optional).

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