Access to information

Providing you a number of ways to access documents and the information we have.

Personal information releases

You can get the personal details we hold about you under our administrative access scheme.

Read more about personal information releases.

If you need a Notice of Past Benefit so that you can comply with your obligations under the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995, you should complete the Medicare Compensation Recovery Medicare History Statement request form.

Your online accounts

Get your personal information straight away using your online account. It’s a secure way for you to view and request the information we hold when it suits you.

Find out what you can do online using:

Freedom of information

You have a right, with limited exceptions, to request access to documents we hold under Freedom of Information legislation.

We outline the process of making a request under FOI legislation. An FOI request can take up to 30 days to process or longer, depending upon the circumstances.

Freedom of Information Disclosure Log

We publish non-personal information released after an FOI request is made to the Department of Human Services, including Centrelink, Medicare, Child Support and CRS Australia.

Read more on our Freedom of Information Disclosure Log.

Information Publication Scheme (IPS) Agency Plan

Outlines our framework enabling easy access to information for customers.

Read more about our Information Publication Scheme (IPS) agency plan.

Information Publication Scheme

Outlines our process of publishing information. You can access a range of information, including reports to Parliament, about our department and our programs.

Read more about the Information Publication Scheme.