FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Object
- 4 Interpretation
- 5 Act to apply to courts in respect of administrative matters
- 6 Act to apply to certain tribunals in respect of administrative matters
- 7 Exemption of certain bodies
- 8 Publication of information concerning functions and documents of agencies
- 9 Certain documents to be available for inspection and purchase
- 10 Unpublished documents not to prejudice public
- 11 Right of access
- 12 Part not to apply to certain documents
- 13 Documents in certain institutions
- 14 Access to documents apart from Act
- 15 Requests for access
- 16 Transfer of requests
- 17 Requests involving use of computers, &c.
- 18 Access to documents to be given on request
- 19 Time within which formal requests to be decided
- 20 Forms of access
- 21 Deferment of access
- 22 Deletion of exempt matter
- 23 Decisions to be made by authorized persons
- 24 Requests may be refused in certain cases
- 25 Information as to existence of certain documents
- 26 Reasons and other particulars of decisions to be given
- 27 Procedure on request in respect of document relating to business affairs, &c.
- 28 Information Access Offices
- 29 Persons to be notified of liability to pay charges
- 30 Charge may, in certain circumstances, be remitted in whole or in part
- 31 Certain periods to be disregarded for the purposes of section 19
- 32 Interpretation
- 33 Documents affecting national security, defence, international relations and relations with States
- 34 Cabinet documents
- 35 Executive Council documents
- 36 Internal working documents
- 37 Documents affecting enforcement of the law and protection of public safety
- 38 Documents to which secrecy provisions of enactments apply
- 39 Documents affecting financial or property interests of the Commonwealth
- 40 Documents concerning certain operations of agencies
- 41 Documents affecting personal privacy
- 42 Documents subject to legal professional privilege
- 43 Documents relating to business affairs, &c.
- 44 Documents affecting national economy
- 45 Documents containing material obtained in confidence
- 46 Documents disclosure of which would be contempt of Parliament or contempt of court
- 47 Certain documents arising out of companies and securities legislation
- 48 Persons may make application for amendment of record
- 49 Form of request for amendment of records
- 50 Procedures upon request for amendment of records
- 51 Review of requests for amendment of records
- 52 Notation of records supplied before commencement of this Part
- 53 Interpretation
- 54 Internal review
- 55 Applications to Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- 56 Application to Tribunal where decision delayed
- 57 Complaints to Ombudsman
- 58 Powers of Tribunal
- 59 Review of certain decisions in respect of documents relating to business affairs, &c.
- 60 Parties
- 61 Onus
- 62 Application of section 28 of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act
- 63 Tribunal to ensure non-disclosure of certain matters
- 64 Production of exempt documents
- 65 Evidence of certificates
- 66 Referral of questions to Document Review Tribunal
- 67 Consideration by Document Review Tribunal of questions referred under section 58
- 68 Production of exempt documents to the Document Review Tribunal
- 69 Return of material to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- 70 Interpretation
- 71 Establishment of Tribunal
- 72 Qualification of members
- 73 Term of office of members
- 74 Arrangement for appointment of holder of Judicial Office of a State or of the Northern Territory
- 75 Remuneration and allowances
- 76 Appointment of Judge not to affect tenure, &c.
- 77 Acting President
- 78 Removal from office
- 79 Resignation
- 80 Arrangement of business
- 81 Constitution of Tribunal for exercise of powers
- 82 Member presiding
- 83 Member of Tribunal ceasing to be available
- 84 Places of sitting
- 85 Procedure of the Document Review Tribunal
- 86 Application of provisions of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act
- 87 Application of particular provisions to proceedings before the Document Review Tribunal
- 88 Parties
- 89 Registries
- 90 Officers of Tribunal
- 91 Protection against certain actions
- 92 Protection in respect of offences
- 93 Reports to Parliament
- 94 Regulations
