Freedom of Information Act may refer to the following legislations in different jurisdictions which mandate the national government to disclose certain data to the general public upon request: Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Australian act Freedom of Information Act (United States) of 1966 Freedom of Information Act 2000, the UK act Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Freedom of Information Act in Pakistan Freedom of Information Act (Illinois) See also Freedom of information laws by country