The Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982 gives you the right to access information contained in documents about the activities of government agencies.
You can make a request yourself, or you can authorise another person (for example, a solicitor) to make a request on your behalf. This can be done by either writing a letter to the FOI Officer, or by downloading the VicRoads Freedom of Information Application Form [PDF, 82KB, 1pp] and enclosing payment of $22.70 with your application.
Applications can be forwarded to:
Freedom of Information Officer
VicRoads
5th Floor
60 Denmark Street
KEW VIC 3101
Your application must clearly describe the documents you are requesting access to.
- If your request is not clear or is too general we may ask you to re-submit it so that it is clear or describes specific documents or a specific timeframe.
- We will give you a decision about your request as soon as possible, and no later than 45 days after it is received or after it is clarified.
- If we decide not to release some or all of the documents you want, we will give you reasons and tell you how to appeal.
- We may suggest that you send your application to another agency, or transfer your request as appropriate.
A $22.70 application fee must be sent by cheque or money order with the request. This is a fixed cost which is non-refundable. If payment of the fee would cause you financial hardship you can ask for it to be waived by providing evidence such as a photocopy of your current health care card.
Further charges may be payable for time spent searching for documents ($20 per hour) and for photocopying. You will be advised if these charges are going to be more than $50 and asked if you want to continue.
Note: Processing of your request cannot begin if any of the required information is not supplied.
The VicRoads FOI Officer can be contacted by phoning VicRoads on 13 11 71 during business hours.