Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

INFORMATION ACT - SECT 11

(1) A public sector organisation must publish the following information at least once each calendar year:

(a) a description of the structure and functions of the organisation;

(b) a description of the kinds of government information usually held by the organisation that specifies whether the information -

(i) may be inspected by the public under another Act, including whether inspection is on payment of a fee or not;

(ii) may be purchased by the public; or

(iii) is distributed free of charge to the public,

and how the information may be inspected or obtained;

(c) a description of the organisation's procedures for providing access under Part 3 (Access and correction rights) to government information held by the organisation, including -

(i) the designation of the officer or employee to whom an initial inquiry about access to the information may be made; and

(ii) details of how to lodge a request for access to the information;

(d) a description of the organisation's procedures for correcting under Part 3 (Access and correction rights) personal information held by the organisation, including -

(i) the designation of the officer or employee to whom an initial inquiry about correcting the information may be made; and

(ii) details of how to lodge an application to correct the information.

(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) -

(a) may be published in a document, a database or any other material form; and

(b) must be available in at least one of those forms for inspection and purchase by members of the public.

(3) It is sufficient compliance with this section if a public sector organisation publishes the information referred to in subsection (1) in its annual report.

(4) In this section -

public sector organisation does not include the following:

(a) a minister;

(b) a parliamentary secretary;

(c) a court or tribunal;

(d) a contract service provider.