What will we do once we have your application?

• We will check you application to make sure we have the information we need and that you have paid the application fee (or we will waive the fee)
• We may transfer your application to another public authority if we do not believe we are best placed to provide you with the information.
• Before your application is accepted, we may need to contact you to ask you about your application, this will help us to understand your request.
• Once we have done these steps an officer will assess your application against the Right to Information Act 2009 and let you know the outcome of that process in writing.
  You will be be notified of the decision on your application for assessed disclosure as soon as practicable, but in no more than 20 working days of the application being accepted.
• If your request is complex or for a large amount of information we may ask you to give us more time.
• If there is a need to consult with a third party about their business affairs or about their personal information, more time is automatically given and we will let you know the outcome as soon as practicable, but no later than 40 working days - we will let you know if this is happening.

If the application or part of the application is refused, then the reasons for the refusal to provide the information must be provided as part of the decision together with details on the right to seek a review of the decision.   This is done by writing to:

Right to Information Officer
George Town Council
PO Box 161
George Town   TAS   7253

If the officer assessing your request does not get back to you in the timeframe allowed then we are taken to have refused your application and you are able to make an application for review to the Ombudsman if your choose. Some information on reviews by the Ombudsman can be found on the Office of the Ombudsman's website