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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982

Table of Provisions

PART I--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title and commencement  
  • 3 Object of Act  
  • 4 Act binds the Crown  
  • 5 Definitions  
  • 6 Act not to apply to courts etc.  
  • 6AA Act not to apply to access to certain documents of Office of Victorian Information Commissioner  
  • 6A Relationship with other laws  

PART IA--OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

PART IB--PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

PART II--PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION

  • 7 Publication of information concerning functions etc. of agencies  
  • 8 Certain documents to be available for inspection and purchase  
  • 9 Unpublished documents not to prejudice public  
  • 10 Cabinet register  
  • 11 Statement of certain documents in possession of agencies to be published  
  • 12 Notices to require specification of documents in statements  

PART III--ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

PART IV--EXEMPT DOCUMENTS

PART V--AMENDMENT OF PERSONAL RECORDS

PART VI--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

Division 1--Review by Information Commissioner

Division 2--Conciliation by Health Complaints Commissioner

Division 3--Review by the Tribunal

PART VIA--COMPLAINTS

  • 61A Complaints  
  • 61B Information Commissioner may accept or decline to deal with complaint  
  • 61C Referral of complaint to another body  
  • 61D Notice of decision to investigate complaint  
  • 61E Agency or Minister to co-operate with Information Commissioner  
  • 61F Complaint must be dealt with in private  
  • 61G Preliminary inquiries and consultation  
  • 61GA Power to require a further search for documents  
  • 61GB Informal resolution  
  • 61H Conciliation of complaint  
  • 61I Procedure for dealing with complaint if conciliation fails  
  • 61L Outcome of complaint  
  • 61M Complaints notified or referred by other bodies  

PART VIB--INVESTIGATIONS

Division 1--Investigations

Division 2--Reporting of investigation

Division 3--Investigations of public interest complaints

PART VIC--COERCIVE POWERS

PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1--Protections in relation to legal action

  • 62 Protection against actions for defamation or breach of confidence  
  • 63 Protection in respect of offences  
  • 63A Information Commissioner and certain other persons not compellable to produce documents in legal proceedings  
  • 63B Protection of person making complaint  
  • 63BA Application to Supreme Court  

Division 2--Production of documents to Information Commissioner

Division 2A--Offences

  • 63F Offence to obstruct, mislead or provide false information  
  • 63G Prosecutions  

Division 3--Reporting

Division 4--Regulations

  • 66 Regulations  

Division 5--Transitional and saving provisions

  • 67 Retrospective operation of law  
  • 68 Transitional  
  • 69 Transitional provisions—Freedom of Information Amendment (Freedom of Information Commissioner) Act 2012  
  • 70 Transitional provisions—Freedom of Information and Victorian Inspectorate Acts Amendment Act 2014  
  • 71 Transitional provision—Inquiries Act 2014  
  • 72 Transitional provisions—Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017  

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