Tasmania · RTI Act 2009 and PIP Act 2004

Tasmanian RTI, on the clock and through to the Ombudsman

For Tasmanian departments, councils, and public authorities — AccessPoint runs assessed disclosure applications on the 20-working-day clock, supports the routine and required disclosure categories, and covers PIP Act personal information protection.

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Australia — Tasmania at a glance

Decision deadline
20 working days, extendable where the Act allows
Disclosure routes
Required, routine, active, and assessed disclosure
Application fee
The statutory fee for assessed disclosure; personal information applications free
Exemptions
Part 3, most subject to a public interest test
Review
Internal review, then Ombudsman external review
Languages
English

Built for Australia — Tasmania

One platform for the whole access-and-privacy mandate, pre-configured for this regime and running in your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

20 working days

Computed on receipt over the Tasmanian public-holiday calendar, with extensions and any agreed variation recorded, and third-party consultation tracked within the period.

Four disclosure routes, not one

Tasmania's Act distinguishes required, routine, active, and assessed disclosure. Log releases under each so an application is only made where it is genuinely needed, and the authority's full disclosure record is visible.

The public interest test

Most Tasmanian exemptions apply only where disclosure would be contrary to the public interest. The assessment is recorded against the specific information, which is what an Ombudsman review examines.

Decisions that carry their reasons

Each exemption ships as a citable ground applied to specific passages, carried onto the redaction and into the notice of decision.

PIP Act personal information

Run personal information protection principles and privacy complaints on the same platform as RTI, with one audit ledger across both.

In your own tenant

Information, applications, and audit history stay inside your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant — no third-party cloud and no vendor access.

The application you shouldn't have needed

Tasmania built four ways to release information. Most authorities only use the slowest one.

The RTI Act sets out required disclosure, routine disclosure, active disclosure, and assessed disclosure — and puts assessed disclosure last on purpose. The intent is that information reaches the public through the faster routes wherever possible, with a formal application reserved for what genuinely needs assessment. In practice, authorities without a system default everything into the formal route, because it is the only one anybody tracks. The result is a slower service, a larger backlog, and statistics that make the authority look less open than it is. AccessPoint logs releases under every route, so routine and active disclosure are visible work rather than invisible goodwill — and the formal queue holds only what belongs there.

All four routes logged Routine and active releases recorded, not just applications.
20 working days Computed over Tasmanian holidays, extensions tracked.
Openness measured Statistics that reflect everything you actually released.

Configured out of the box

Installing the au-tas jurisdiction pack seeds your tenant with everything this regime needs — a starting point you can adjust, not a lock-in.

Related guide: FOI Workflow Quick Check
  • The Tasmanian RTI Act 2009 as the legal-authority spine, with the PIP Act 2004 alongside
  • The 20-working-day decision clock with Tasmanian public holidays and the Act's extensions
  • Required, routine, active, and assessed disclosure as distinct, logged routes
  • The Part 3 exemptions with public interest assessment recorded per item
  • Third-party consultation as a tracked stage within the period
  • Application fees and charges on the statutory basis, with personal applications free
  • Internal review and Ombudsman external review tracking with grounds and outcomes
  • PIP Act personal information protection principles and complaint handling

Australia — Tasmania Questions

What is the Tasmanian RTI deadline?
20 working days from receipt of a valid application for assessed disclosure, extendable where the Act allows, including for third-party consultation and by agreement. AccessPoint computes the date over the Tasmanian public-holiday calendar and records extensions with their ground.

What are the four disclosure routes?
Required disclosure, routine disclosure, active disclosure, and assessed disclosure. The Act intends information to reach the public through the first three wherever possible, with a formal assessed-disclosure application as the last resort. AccessPoint logs releases under each route so the faster paths are visible and measurable.

Who reviews an RTI decision?
After internal review, external review is conducted by the Tasmanian Ombudsman, who may make a binding decision. The Ombudsman also has functions under the PIP Act, so access and privacy oversight sit in the same office. AccessPoint tracks both review stages against the originating application.

Where does the information reside?
Entirely within your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant, in the Australian region you choose. Applications, documents, redactions, and audit history never leave your control — no third-party cloud and no cross-border data transfers.

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