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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Objects of Act
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  • 4 Agencies, duties of when applying Act
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  • 5 Crown bound
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  • 6 Access rights etc. in Parts 2 and 4 do not apply to documents that are already available
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  • 7 Access rights in Parts 2 and 4, application of to private collections
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  • 8 Access rights etc. in Parts 2 and 4, effect of on other Acts etc.
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  • 9 Terms used (Glossary)

PART 2 -- Access to documents

Division 1 -- Right of access and applications for access  

  • 10 Right of access to documents
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  • 11 Application for access
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  • 12 Access application, form etc. of

Division 2 -- Procedure for dealing with access applications  

  • 13 Agency’s duties as to access application etc.
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  • 14 Ambit of application may be reduced by agreement
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  • 15 Document held etc. by another agency, transferring application etc. in case of
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  • 16 Charge for access, calculation of etc.
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  • 17 Charge for access, applicant may request estimate of etc.
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  • 18 Deposit for charges, agency may require etc.
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  • 19 Notice given under s. 17(3) or 18, effect of on s. 13(1); applicant failing to respond to notice, effect of
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  • 20 Agency may refuse to deal with application in certain cases
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  • 21 Application for personal information about applicant, consideration of
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  • 22 Access, when agency must give
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  • 23 Refusing access, grounds for
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  • 24 Exempt matter, deleting before access given
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  • 25 Deferring access, grounds for
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  • 26 Documents that cannot be found or do not exist, notice of
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  • 27 Ways in which access can be given
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  • 28 Medical and psychiatric information about applicant, giving access to
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  • 29 Personal information about applicant, agency’s duties when giving access to
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  • 30 Notice under s. 13(1)(b) of decision, form etc. of
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  • 31 Certain exempt matter (Sch. 1 cl. 1, 2 or 5), giving information about existence etc. of

Division 3 -- Consultation with third parties  

  • 32 Personal information about third party, when access to may be given
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  • 33 Commercial etc. information of third party, when access to may be given
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  • 34 Consultation under s. 32 or 33, procedure after
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  • 35 Consultation under s. 32 or 33, Commissioner may waive

Division 4 -- Exemption certificates  

  • 36 Premier may issue certificate
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  • 37 Effect of certificate
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  • 38 Duration of certificate

Division 5 -- Internal review of decisions as to access  

  • 39 Review of decision under this Part, right to
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  • 40 Application for review
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  • 41 Who is to deal with application for review
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  • 42 How application for review to be dealt with
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  • 43 Decision can be confirmed, varied or reversed on review
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  • 44 No charge for review

PART 3 -- Amendment of personal information

Division 1 -- Applications for amendment  

  • 45 Right to apply for information to be amended
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  • 46 Application for amendment, form etc. of
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  • 47 Document held etc. by another agency, transferring application in case of
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  • 48 Amending information, ways of
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  • 49 Decision on application, notice of
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  • 50 If application for amendment refused, applicant may request notation etc. disputing accuracy of information etc.
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  • 51 Claim that information is inaccurate etc., agency to give notice of in some cases
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  • 52 Reasons for not amending information, agency may add to notation
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  • 53 No charge for application or request

Division 2 -- Internal review of decisions as to amendment of information  

  • 54 Review of decision under Div. 1, right to etc.

PART 4 -- External review of decisions; appeals

Division 1 -- Information Commissioner  

  • 55 Office established etc.
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  • 56 Appointment, terms and conditions
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  • 57 Resignation
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  • 58 Suspension and removal
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  • 59 Acting Information Commissioner, appointing etc.
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  • 60 Oath or affirmation of office
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  • 61 Staff, appointment of etc.
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  • 62 Commissioner and staff, additional provisions about

Division 2 -- Functions of Information Commissioner  

  • 63 Functions
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  • 64 Powers

Division 3 -- Complaints and procedure for dealing with them  

  • 65 Complaint against agency’s decision, making
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  • 66 Complaint, form etc. of
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  • 67 Commissioner may decide not to deal with a complaint
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  • 68 Complaint, agency etc. to be notified of
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  • 69 Complaint, who are parties to etc.
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  • 70 Complaint, procedure for dealing with
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  • 71 Complaint, conciliation etc. of
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  • 72 Information etc. relevant to complaint, Commissioner’s powers to obtain etc.
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  • 73 Examination on oath, powers as to
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  • 74 Exempt matter etc., Commissioner to ensure non-disclosure of
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  • 75 Document held by agency, Commissioner may require production of
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  • 76 Commissioner’s other powers and duties when dealing with complaint
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  • 77 Exemption certificate, review of grounds for etc.
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  • 78 Question of law on complaint, referral of to Supreme Court

Division 4 -- General provisions as to the Information Commissioner and staff  

  • 79 Delegation by Commissioner to staff
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  • 80 Protection from personal liability
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  • 81 Disclosure restriction under other law does not apply to disclosing to Commissioner; privileges of parties
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  • 82 Disclosure etc. of information obtained under Act restricted
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  • 83 Failure to give information etc. when required, offence
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  • 84 Costs of parties to complaints

Division 5 -- Appeals to the Supreme Court  

  • 85 What may be appealed etc.
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  • 86 Parties to an appeal
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  • 87 Court’s powers on appeal

Division 6 -- General provisions as to proceedings in the Supreme Court  

  • 88 Term used: review proceedings
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  • 89 Terms etc., Court may impose; costs
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  • 90 Exempt matter etc., Court to ensure non-disclosure of
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  • 91 Document held by agency, Court may require production of etc.
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  • 92 Disclosure restriction under other law does not apply to disclosing to Court
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  • 93 Other procedure, Court may determine

PART 5 -- Publication of information about agencies  

  • 94 Term used: information statement
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  • 95 Term used: internal manual
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  • 96 Information statement, each agency to publish annually
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  • 97 Information statement and internal manual, each agency to make available etc.

PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

  • 98 Child or handicapped person, applications on behalf of
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  • 99 Defunct agency, performance of functions on behalf of
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  • 100 Who in agency makes its decisions
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  • 101 Notice sent by post or fax, presumed time of service of
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  • 102 Burden of proof
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  • 103 No review of decisions etc. except under this Act
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  • 104 Defamation or breach of confidence action, certain people protected from
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  • 105 Criminal liability, certain people protected from
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  • 106 Personal liability, certain people protected from
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  • 107 Failure to consult under Part 2 Div. 3, Crown etc. not liable in case of
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  • 108 Exempt matter does not have to be published
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  • 109 Personal information of another etc., obtaining access to by deceit etc. is offence
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  • 110 Destroying document to prevent access, offence
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  • 111 Annual report to Parliament
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  • 112 Regulations
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  • 113 Review of Act

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