FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1991
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3 Objects
- 3A Principles of administration
- 4 Interpretation
- 5 Act binds Crown
- 5A Act not to apply to Parliament or parliamentary committees
- 6 Act not to apply to judicial functions of courts and tribunals
- 7 Documents in State Records
- 8 Defunct agencies
PART 2--Publication of certain information
Division 1--General
- 12 Right of access to agencies' documents
- 13 Applications for access to agencies' documents
- 14 Applications to be dealt with by certain persons and within certain time
- 14A Extension of time limit
- 15 Incomplete and wrongly directed applications
- 16 Transfer of applications
- 17 Agencies may require advance deposits
- 18 Agencies may refuse to deal with certain applications
- 19 Determination of applications
- 20 Refusal of access
- 21 Deferral of access
- 22 Forms of access
- 23 Notices of determination
- 24 Division to be read subject to Division 2
Division 2--Consultation
Division 3--Internal review
PART 4--Amendment of records
Division 1--General
- 30 Right to apply for amendment of agencies' records
- 31 Applications for amendment of agencies' records
- 32 Persons by whom applications to be dealt with etc
- 33 Incomplete applications
- 34 Determination of applications
- 35 Refusal to amend records
- 36 Notices of determination
- 37 Notations to be added to records
Division 2--Internal review
PART 5--External review
Division 1--Reviews by Ombudsman
Division 2--Reviews by SACAT
PART 6--Miscellaneous
- 47 Service of notices
- 48 Burden of proof
- 49 Agency taken to have made determinations
- 50 Protection in respect of actions for defamation or breach of confidence
- 51 Protection in respect of certain criminal actions
- 52 Personal liability
- 53 Fees and charges
- 54 Reports to Parliament
- 54AA Provision of information to Minister
- 54A Training to be provided to agencies
- 55 Regulations
