Freedom of Information requests
The Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives you the right to apply for access to documents held by Victorian Government departments and agencies, including the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA).
Under the FOI Act, you can also ask VIDA to correct or amend information it holds about you where it is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date or misleading.
When we refer to 'VIDA', we mean VIDA and each of its 4 Project Offices:
- Level Crossing Removal Project
- Major Road Projects Victoria (incorporating Big Build Roads, West Gate Tunnel Project and North East Link)
- The Metro Tunnel Project
- The Victorian Health Building Authority.
(together VIDA's Project Offices).
Before you make a request for access
We encourage you to check if the information or document you are seeking is already publicly available such as in the Department of Transport and Planning annual report, our FOI Information Statements or elsewhere on this website.
Where you cannot find the information or document you are seeking, we encourage you to call our Contact Centre on 1800 105 105 or email the relevant contact listed on this page and ask if the information or document you are seeking is available or can be provided to you.
In certain instances, we will be able to provide you with the information you are seeking without requiring you to make a formal request for access.
Making a Freedom of Information request
You can lodge an FOI request by email (preferred) or by post to the relevant VIDA Project Office:
Level Crossing Removal Project
Email
lxrp-foi@levelcrossings.vic.gov.au
Post
Freedom of Information Officer
Level Crossing Removal Project
Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
Major Road Projects Victoria
Email
mrpv-foi@roadprojects.vic.gov.au
Post
Freedom of Information Officer
Major Road Projects Victoria
Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
North East Link
Email
mrpv-foi@roadprojects.vic.gov.au
Post
Freedom of Information Officer
North East Link
Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
Metro Tunnel Project
Email
RPV-FOI@railprojects.vic.gov.au
Post
Freedom of Information Officer
Metro Tunnel Project
Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
West Gate Tunnel Project
Email
mrpv-foi@roadprojects.vic.gov.au
Post
Freedom of Information Officer
West Gate Tunnel Project
Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
Victorian Health Building Authority
Post
Freedom of Information Officer
Victorian Health Building Authority
Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
For general VIDA enquiries
Post
Freedom of Information Officer
Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
GPO Box 2392
Melbourne VIC 3001
What you need to provide to VIDA
To lodge a valid FOI request, you must provide VIDA with:
- a written request specifying which documents you seek access to
- an application fee of $31.80 (as at 1 July 2023) payable by cheque to the Department of Transport and Planning or by credit card through the Victorian Government Freedom of Information Online request portal. Alternatively, you may request that the application fee be waived by providing evidence of financial hardship (such as a copy of your health care card).
If you are seeking access to documents containing personal affairs information (Document affecting personal privacy) held by VIDA about yourself or someone else, please also provide:
- photo ID (if you are seeking access to documents containing information about you)
- if you are seeking access to documents containing information about someone else, a signed authority from that person permitting you to receive documents containing their personal affairs information.
Online portal
You can also make an FOI request online using the Department of Justice and Community Safety Freedom of Information portal. You will need a credit card to complete this application online. Select the 'Department of Transport and Planning' as the agency or organisation you wish to seek documents from.
Please note that if you apply through the portal, your request will not be received by VIDA immediately as the Department of Justice and Community Safety will need to redirect it to VIDA.
Further information
If you have any general enquiries regarding VIDA’s FOI arrangements, please call us on 1800 105 105 or email MTIA‑FOI@mtia.vic.gov.au.
For more information about the FOI process in Victoria, you can visit the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner FOI page.