The Freedom of Information Act 1991 (SA) gives members of the public a legally enforceable right to access information held by the South Australian Government, subject to certain conditions.

Each of SA Health’s agencies operates separately for the purposes of Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation. For general information, including costs, where to apply, and how documents can be accessed, see the Freedom of Information page.

There is a $43.30 FOI application fee, some requests have an additional processing charge.

An FOI Officer will advise you of these charges once they receive your application and begin processing it.

If you are the holder of a current concession card, or if you can satisfy the agency that the payment of the fee or charge would cause financial hardship, the agency must waive or remit (reduce or refund) the application fee.

These proofs should be submitted along with your application.

How to apply

When making an FOI application, you will need to provide enough information to enable the correct documents to be identified. If you are uncertain, it is recommended that you contact the relevant agency’s FOI Officer for assistance.

Advice about how you would like to access the documents should be included in your FOI application.

If you are requesting access to another person’s documents, living or deceased, or are an agent requesting access to documents of a third party.

You will be required to provide the appropriate authority to do so by completing and submitting the EFNLHN Authority for Access to Documents of a third party (PDF 194KB).

A completed application and relevant attachments may be lodged by email to Health.EFNLHNFOI@sa.gov.au or directed to any Hospital or Health Service within the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network.

Fee payments may also be made by:

  • In person payment at any EFNLHN hospital or health service, or
  • By calling the EFNLHN FOI Unit on 0466 549 780 to arrange payment via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) or credit card payment over the phone.

Information available outside the FOI process

Certain information may be available to you outside of the FOI process upon request.

Please refer to the following fact sheet for guidance:

Public Guidelines for Access to Information - HCA v FOI - Fact Sheet (PDF 151KB)

If appropriate complete the forms below:

You may lodge the completed form/s and any supplementary information at

  • any hospital or health service within EFNLHN, or
  • Post to: Eyre and Far North Local Health Network PO Box 630 PORT LINCOLN SA 5606, or
  • email to: EFNOCEOCorrespondence@sa.gov.au  for forwarding to the relevant location

Subpoenas for Agency Information

Subpoenas for information held by the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, should be addressed to:

Chief Executive Officer
Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
PO Box 630
PORT LINCOLN SA 5606

Advance copies may be emailed to: Health.EFNLHNFOI@sa.gov.au

General enquiries

For Freedom of Information (FOI) enquiries relating to Eyre and Far North LHN (EFNLHN) documents held by a hospital or health service, or for other legal requests, contact the EFNLHN Freedom of Information Team, Monday to Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm via:

Phone: 0466 549 780
Email: Health.EFNLHNFOI@sa.gov.au

Hospital and health service contact information

Enquiries can also be made by contacting the relevant hospital or health service:

Public FOI requests in the past 12 months

There are currently no public FOIs available.