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How to Make an Application

First, verify if it is possible to have the information amended outside the FOI process – see Introduction to FOI.

The table below sets out the requirements in order to make a valid application for the amendment of personal information.

If assistance is required to make an application to amend personal information you may contact the FOI Coordinator, Laurence Shepherd on 6488 4759 or by email laurence.shepherd@uwa.edu.au. 

RequirementExplanation
The application must be in writing.This can be done by letter, email or by printing and completing the Application for Amendment of Personal Application form.
The application must give enough details to enable the document that contains the information to be identified.The right to request amendment of personal information relates to information that is contained in specific documents, not information at large. Applicants must provide sufficient information to allow UWA to identify the relevant document.
The applicant must provide details of the information they consider to be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading including the reasons for holding that belief.The application must clearly outline how and why the applicant believes the information to be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading. Documentation may be included to support the claim.
The application must give details of the amendment that the applicant wishes to be made.Click here for details of the ways in which information can be amended.
The application must provide n address in Australia for correspondence, to which notices under the FOI Act can be sent.A telephone number and/or email address should be given in addition to a postal address, so that UWA can contact an applicant efficiently.
The application must be lodged at UWA.Applications should be addressed to:
FOI Coordinator
Legal Services Office
University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009

Applications can be sent by mail or delivered in person at the above address. It may also be faxed to 6488 1328 or emailed to laurence.shepherd@uwa.edu.au.
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