Victorian Consolidated Legislation

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982

No. 9859 of 1982
Version incorporating amendments as at 3 August 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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   PART I-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Repealed
   3.      Object of Act
   4.      Act binds the Crown
   5.      Definitions
   6.      Act not to apply to courts etc.
   6A.     Relationship with other laws

   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      Unpublished documents not to prejudice public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

   13.     Right of access
   14.     Part not to apply to certain documents
   15.     Documents in the Public Record Office
   16.     Access to documents apart from Act
   17.     Requests for access
   18.     Transfer of requests
   19.     Requests involving use of computers etc.
   20.     Access to documents to be given on request
   21.     Time within which formal requests to be decided
   22.     Charges for access to documents
   23.     Forms of access
   24.     Deferment of access
   24A.    Repeated requests
   25.     Deletion of exempt matter or irrelevant material
   25A.    Requests may be refused in certain cases
   26.     Decision to be made by authorized person
   27.     Reasons etc. to be given

   PART IIIA-Repealed

           27A-27G. Repealed

   PART IV-EXEMPT DOCUMENTS

   27A.    Interpretation
   28.     Cabinet documents
   29.     Documents containing matter communicated by any other
           State
   29A.    Documents affecting national security, defence or international relations
   30.     Internal working documents
   31.     Law enforcement documents
   32.     Documents affecting legal proceedings
   33.     Document affecting personal privacy
   34.     Documents relating to trade secrets etc.
   35.     Documents containing material obtained in confidence
   36.     Disclosure contrary to public interest
   37.     Certain documents arising out of companies and securities legislation
   38.     Documents to which secrecy provisions of enactments apply
   38A.    Council documents

   PART V-AMENDMENT OF PERSONAL RECORDS

   39.     Person may request amendment of record
   40.     Form of request for amendment of record
   41.     Agency or Minister may amend record
   42.     Notation on record
   43.     Time within which agency or Minister must notify claimant
   44.     When section 26 to apply
   45.     When section 27 to apply
   46.     Where request refused
   47.     Notice to be added to the record
   48.     Notice may be given to persons who received the information prior to commencement of section
   49.     How corrections or amendments are made

   PART VI-REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   50.     Applications for review
   51.     Internal review
   51A.    Conciliation by Health Services Commissioner
   52.     Time for applying for review
   53.     Reviews where decisions delayed
   53AA.   Procedure where Tribunal determines that there do not exist reasonable grounds for claim under section 29A.
   53A.    Notification of reviews regarding documents affecting personal privacy
   54.     Parties 55. Onus
   55A.    Repealed
   56.     Inspection of exempt documents by Tribunal
   57.     Intervention by Ombudsman
   58.     Repealed
   59.     Tribunal may reduce or waive charges
   60.     Repealed
   61.     Disciplinary action
   61A.    Repealed

   PART VII-MISCELLANEOUS

   62.     Protection against actions for defamation or breach of
           confidence
   63.     Protection in respect of offences
   64.     Report to Parliament by agencies and Ministers
   65.     Repealed
   65AA.   Report by council
   65AB.   Report to Parliament by Minister
   66.     Regulations
   67.     Retrospective operation of law
   68.     Transitional
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details