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Welcome to FOI Solutions! FOI Assist FOI Solutions is a unique legal and consulting firm. We provide solutions to freedom of information (“FOI”), privacy and other administrative law problems encountered by government agencies at all levels in Australia. We aim to provide the most:
legal and related services. We add value to government agencies needing assistance with FOI, privacy or other administrative law issues. Find out more about the services FOI Solutions provides by browsing our website. FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist FOI Assist Announcements and Recent Developments Victorian FOI Application Fee (NEW) From 1 July 2012 the application fee for a Victorian FOI request is $25.10. Click here for more information. Please note that the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has recently ruled that if applicants accidentally pay the previous year's fee instead of the current one, it is likely that that will be considered as sufficient compliance with the requirement for a request to be accompanied by an application fee. Vic FOI Act Amendments passed!! (NEW) The Freedom of Information Amendment (Freedom of Information Commissioner) Bill 2011 was passed by the Victorian Parliament ion 29 February 2012. Major changes have been effected by the passage of the legislation. FOI Solutions held lunchtime briefing sessions during March and April 2012 for all FOI decision-makers, managers and any other interested officers of Victorian Government agencies and Councils. They proved extremely popular and in many cases were sold out. If you missed out and would like to register interest to attend any future session please email FOI Solutions Office Manager, Jackie. If there is sufficient interest, we will arrange further sessions. FOI Update paper now available for purchase (NEW) Due to popular demand from those who were unable to attend our lunchtime training session, Recent Developments for FOI Decision Makers, FOI Solutions has made the paper and slides available for purchase. If you wish to purchase a copy or would like more information, please click here. VCAT Summaries for FOI & Privacy decisions 2011 now available The FOI Solutions 2011 summaries of FOI and Privacy decisions made by VCAT in 2011 are now available for purchase. Please click here for more information. Training Sessions for first half of 2012 FOI Solutions is offering an extensive range of training on various FOI, privacy and whistleblowing topics in the first half of 2012 including:
More sessions will be added during the year. Click here for more information about our training. FOI Solutions client satisfaction survey FOI Solutions clients have confirmed that they are extremely satified with service provision. View the results of our client satisfaction survey and the testimonial commenst about the quality of our service by clicking here. If you would like to complete the survey, please email us with your request for the survey document: info@foisolutions.com.au . All feedback is welcome. Date Calculator Be sure to try out the FOI Solutions Date Calculator feature by clicking the button on the left or just click here. It allows you to calculate all important FOI dates no matter which Australian jurisidiction you are from. You can calculate when decisions are due, when an applicant's review rights expire, and any other relevant dates. Give it a try. We would love to hear any feedback about it.
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