RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 - SECT 6 Relationship with other Acts prohibiting disclosure of information

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 - SECT 6

6 Relationship with other Acts prohibiting disclosure of information

This Act overrides the provisions of other Acts prohibiting the disclosure of information (however described).

Notes—

1 The Parliament considers that, unless the information is personal information of the applicant, information the disclosure of which is prohibited under a provision of an Act mentioned in schedule 3 , section 12 is information the disclosure of which would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest—see section 44 (2) (a) and schedule 3 , section 12 .

2 This information is called exempt information and, under section 47 (3) (a) , an agency or Minister may refuse access to a document to the extent the document comprises exempt information.

3 However, an agency or Minister may give access to a document even if this Act provides that access to the document may be refused—see section 48 (3) .