Contents

                        1     Citation [see Note 1]                                                        3

                        2     Interpretation                                                                   3

                        3     Liability to pay charges                                                    4

                        4     Charges applicable generally                                            5

                        5     Application fees                                                               5

                        6     Charges and fees not applicable in relation to certain documents         5

                        8     Liability for charges where access may be provided in more than one form       7

                        9     Charges based on estimates of time etc may be fixed in certain cases            7

                       10     Readjustment of liability for charges in cases where regulation 9 applies          9

                       11     Charges to be paid before access is granted                    10

                       12     Deposits                                                                       11

                       13     Applicant to be notified of liability to pay deposit               11

                       14     Deposit not to be refunded                                              12

Schedule                                                                                                    13

Part I                       Charges applicable in respect of a request for access to a document   13

Part II                      Charges applicable in respect of the provision of access to a document to which a request relates                                                                                    15

Notes                                                                                                          19

 

 

  

  

Notes to the Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations

Note 1

The Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations (in force under the Freedom of Information Act 1982) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1982 No. 197 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations were amended by the Freedom of Information Laws Amendment Act 1986. The amendments are incorporated in this compilation.

For application, saving or transitional provisions relating to the amendments see sections 27 and 28 of the abovementioned Act.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1982 No. 197	20 Aug 1982	1 Dec 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. G48)
1985 No. 113 (a)	20 June 1985	20 June 1985	R. 8
1991 No. 320	24 Oct 1991	25 Oct 1991 (see r. 1)	--

(a)    Statutory Rules 1985 No. 113 was disallowed by the Senate on
13 November 1985.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 1.........................................	am. Act No. 111, 1986
R. 3.........................................	am. Act No. 111, 1986; 1991 No. 320
R. 5.........................................	rs. Act No. 111, 1986
R. 6.........................................	rs. Act No. 111, 1986
	am. 1991 No. 320
R. 7.........................................	rep. Act No. 111, 1986
R. 11.......................................	am. Act No. 111, 1986; 1991 No. 320
R. 14.......................................	am. 1991 No. 320
Schedule
Schedule...............................	am. Act No. 111, 1986; 1991 No. 320