Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1982 - SECT 20

Access to documents to be given on request

20. Access to documents to be given on request



(1) Subject to this Act, where-

   (a)  a request is duly made by a person to an agency or Minister for access
        to a document of the agency or an official document of the Minister;
        and

   (b)  any charge that, under the regulations, is required to be paid before
        access is granted has been paid-

the person shall be given access to the document in accordance with this Act.

(2) An agency or Minister is not required by this Act to give access to a
document at a time when the document is an exempt document.