RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2009 (NO. 70 OF 2009)

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Object of Act
• 4 Act binds Crown
• 5 Interpretation
• 6 Exclusions of certain persons or bodies

PART 2 - Right to Information Division 1 - General right to

• 7 Right to information
• 8 Persons entitled to some information provided to public authority by
funded private organisation
• 9 Persons not entitled to apply for certain information already
otherwise available
• 10 Electronic information
• 11 Information held by Archives Office
• 12 Information to be provided apart from Act

Division 2 - Process for assessed disclosure of information

• 13 Application for assessed disclosure of information
• 14 Transfer of applications
• 15 Time within which applications for assessed disclosure of information
are to be decided
• 16 Charges for information
• 17 Deferment of provision of information
• 18 Provision of information
• 19 Requests may be refused if resources unreasonably diverted
• 20 Repeat or vexatious applications may be refused
• 21 Decision to be made on behalf of public authority by authorised
person
• 22 Reasons to be given
• 23 Other responsibilities of principal officer
• 24 Principal officer or Minister may delegate his or her functions

PART 3 - Exempt Information Division 1 - Exemptions not subject to

• 25 Executive Council information
• 26 Cabinet information
• 27 Internal briefing information of a Minister
• 28 Information not relating to official business
• 29 Information affecting national or state security, defence or
international relations
• 30 Information relating to enforcement of the law
• 31 Legal professional privilege
• 32 Information related to closed meetings of council

Division 2 - Exemptions subject to public interest test

• 33 Public interest test
• 34 Information communicated by other jurisdictions
• 35 Internal deliberative information
• 36 Personal information of person
• 37 Information relating to business affairs of third party
• 38 Information relating to business affairs of public authority
• 39 Information obtained in confidence
• 40 Information on procedures and criteria used in certain negotiations
of public authority
• 41 Information likely to affect State economy
• 42 Information likely to affect cultural, heritage and natural resources
of the State

PART 4 - Review of Decisions

• 43 Internal review
• 44 Application for external review
• 45 Other applications for review
• 46 Review where decisions delayed
• 47 Powers of Ombudsman
• 48 Decisions of Ombudsman

PART 5 - Miscellaneous

• 49 Guidelines and advice
• 50 Offences
• 51 Protection against actions for defamation or breach of confidence
• 52 Protection in respect of criminal offences under other Acts
• 53 Reporting
• 54 Regulations
• 55 Administration of Act
• 56 Legislation repealed
• 57 Legislation rescinded
SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5

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