FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 - SECT 96

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 - SECT 96

96 .         Information statement, each agency to publish annually

        (1)         An agency (other than a Minister or an exempt agency) has to cause an up-to-date information statement about the agency to be published in a manner approved by the Minister administering this Act —

            (a)         within 12 months after the commencement of this Act; and

            (b)         at subsequent intervals of not more than 12 months.

        (2)         In giving approval under subsection (1) the Minister has to have regard, amongst other things, to the need to assist members of the public to exercise their rights under this Act effectively.

        (3)         In the case of an agency that comes into existence after the commencement of this Act the reference in subsection (1)(a) to the commencement of this Act is to be read as a reference to the time when the agency commences its operations.

        (4)         A subcontractor does not have to comply with subsection (1) if the relevant contractor has complied with that subsection on behalf of the subcontractor.

        [Section 96 amended: No. 47 of 1999 s. 13.]