Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts22. Providing edited copies of information
(1) Subject to subsection (3), this section applies where the public sector organisation would, but for this section, refuse access to government information because part of the information is exempt under Part 4, Division 2 (Disclosure generally is not in the public interest) or Part 4, Division 3 (Disclosure in a particular case is not in the public interest).
(2) The public sector organisation must provide access to a copy of the information with that part of the information that is exempt deleted from the copy (an edited copy ) if -
(a) it is practicable for the organisation to give the applicant an edited copy; and
(b) the edited copy contains information of substance.
(3) The public sector organisation is not required to provide an edited copy if the part of the information that is exempt is the subject of an exemption certificate.