The South Australian Freedom of Information Act of 1991 promotes openness and accountability in South Australian Government. The Act gives you a legal right of access to information held by all government departments, subject to certain privacy and other specific exemptions. You can also ask to have personal records amended if the information is incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading.
To make a freedom of information request or to access personal information the Department of Families and Communities holds about you, contact the service you are interested in directly, or alternatively contact our central office at:
Senior FOI Officer
Department for Families and Communities
GPO Box 292
Adelaide South Australia 5001
Telephone: 8413 9094
Please note that a charge may be made for Freedom of Information requests.
Freedom of information - request for access form
Information privacy
Information privacy refers to individual’s right to exercise some control and influence over the way information about them is collected, used, stored and disclosed.
The Department for Families and Communities is committed to protection of people’s privacy. All DFC staff and agencies are bound by the Code of Fair Information Practice. This document contains the privacy principles which guide the collection, use, disclosure and handling of personal information.
If you have questions about the Code and the Department’s privacy obligations, phone 8413 8176.