On 1 July 2010 the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) replaced the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (FOI Act).

The GIPA Act establishes a public right to information by:

• encouraging proactive release of government information
• giving members of the public an enforceable right to access government information, and
• specifying that access be restricted only when an overriding public interest against disclosure exists.

UTS manages public access to government information in accordance with the GIPA Act:

• Publicly available UTS information
  documents and provides access to public UTS information, including the UTS information guide, disclosure log and register of contracts
• Applying for access to information
  describes how to apply for access to information and explains how access applications are handled at UTS
• Applying for a review of a decision
  explains which access application decisions are 'reviewable decisions' under the GIPA Act, how decisions can be appealed and how reviews are handled
• Contacts
  provides contact details for the UTS Right to Information Contact Officer and other relevant UTS and non-UTS contacts