Processing FOI Requests | Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

The CDPP will acknowledge your FOI request within 14 days.

The CDPP will make a decision on your FOI requests within 30 days of receiving the request in accordance with section 15(5)(b) of the FOI Act unless:

the subject matter is more closely connected to another agency, which may result in transfer to the relevant or appropriate agency; or
third party consultations are required, in which case an additional 30 days may be added; or
additional time is requested from the Australian Information Commissioner in cases of complex or voluminous requests; or
a decision has been made to impose charges.

The CDPP will ask you to provide evidence of your identity if you are seeking to access or amend personal information, including information about yourself. The CDPP will also ask you to provide evidence of an authority to act if you are seeking to access another party’s personal or business information.

Once the FOI request has been processed a decision letter will be sent to you explaining the reasons for the decision. In accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act, the CDPP will publish all responses to FOI requests (other than personal or exempt information) on the CDPP Disclosure Log within 10 working days of providing you with our response.