Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 No. 3 of 1982 - SECT 53

53. For the purposes of this Part, unless the contrary intention appears -

   (a)  a certificate given under sub-section 33 (4), 34 (4) or 35 (4) in
        respect
of
a document as described in a request shall be deemed to be a certificate
given in respect of the document so described notwithstanding that the
certificate does not acknowledge the existence or non-existence of the
document so described; and

   (b)  a claim that a document would, if it exists, be an exempt document
under section 33, 34 or 35 shall be deemed to be a claim that the
document is an exempt document under that section notwithstanding
that the existence or non-existence of the document is not
acknowledged.