In WA, under the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (the FOI Act), the right applies to documents held by most state government agencies (such as departments, public hospitals, public universities and state government authorities), Ministers, and local governments.
Freedom of Information (FOI) gives the public a right to access government documents, subject to some limitations.
Documents accessible under the FOI Act include paper records, plans and drawings, photographs, tape recordings, films, videotapes or information stored in a computerised form.
These answers to frequently asked questions about FOI may be useful.
