Mr Haroon Iqbal
Request for amendment or annotation to personal records
Form
424C
Important – Please read this information carefully before you complete the request. Once you have completed your request we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your records.
To assist us in processing, please include a separate form for each person who wants to amend or annotate their records. If you do not have an Australian postal address, please provide an e-mail address by which the department is able to contact you.
Your rights
Under the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act) the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the department) is required to ensure that records containing personal information are accurate. In addition, the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) gives you the right to: • ask for your personal information to be changed or annotated (a note put with your records giving your views) if it is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading and which has or had an administrative purpose; and • seek a review of a decision not to change your personal record. Where possible the department will amend your records in accordance with the Privacy Act. Where this is not possible we will treat your request as a request for amendment or annotation under the FOI Act.
How to make a FOI request to access documents or information
Under the FOI Act you also have a right to request access to copies of documents held by the department. To make a FOI request to obtain copies of documents you can use form 424A Request for access to documents or information, available from the department’s website www.immi.gov.au or at the nearest office of the department.
Where do I send my request?
The department processes FOI requests in Melbourne and Sydney. If you live in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory or Tasmania, please send your request to: Freedom of Information Melbourne Department of Immigration and Citizenship GPO Box 241
Form
424C
Important – Please read this information carefully before you complete the request. Once you have completed your request we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your records.
To assist us in processing, please include a separate form for each person who wants to amend or annotate their records. If you do not have an Australian postal address, please provide an e-mail address by which the department is able to contact you.
Your rights
Under the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act) the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the department) is required to ensure that records containing personal information are accurate. In addition, the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) gives you the right to: • ask for your personal information to be changed or annotated (a note put with your records giving your views) if it is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading and which has or had an administrative purpose; and • seek a review of a decision not to change your personal record. Where possible the department will amend your records in accordance with the Privacy Act. Where this is not possible we will treat your request as a request for amendment or annotation under the FOI Act.
How to make a FOI request to access documents or information
Under the FOI Act you also have a right to request access to copies of documents held by the department. To make a FOI request to obtain copies of documents you can use form 424A Request for access to documents or information, available from the department’s website www.immi.gov.au or at the nearest office of the department.
Where do I send my request?
The department processes FOI requests in Melbourne and Sydney. If you live in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory or Tasmania, please send your request to: Freedom of Information Melbourne Department of Immigration and Citizenship GPO Box 241