Right to Information
What is Right to Information?
Right to Information is the Queensland Government's approach to giving the community greater access to information.
The Queensland Government has made a commitment to provide access to information held by the Government, unless it is contrary to the public interest to provide that information.
The Right to Information Act 2009 came into effect on 1 July 2009, replacing the Freedom of Information Act 1992. New legislation, the Information Privacy Act 2009, has also been created to provide protection for individuals’ privacy.
The Right to Information reforms aim to make more information available, and provide equal access to information across all sectors of the community.
To find out how you can access Government information, visit the Office of the Information Commissioner.
If you have an enquiry about the Water Grid Manager’s Right to Information processes or would like to make an application contact our Right to Information Officer.
How to access information from our organisation
To access information from our organisation, go to our publication scheme.
Publication scheme – published information
Our publication scheme lists information that is routinely available as part of our normal business. In most cases, this information is available online.
Disclosure log – released Right to Information requests
Our disclosure log provides details of non-personal information that has been released to applicants under the Right to Information Act 2009.
Applying for information
You can formally apply for information about our activities.
While we proactively release information to the community about our activities, the Right to Information Act 2009 provides a formal means of requesting access to information held by us that is not normally publicly available.
The Information Privacy Act 2009 provides you with the means to access your personal information and to ensure that this information is accurate, complete, up-to-date and not misleading.
Note: the process for making a Right to Information application or an Information Privacy application replaces the previous Freedom of Information process.