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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
ACT 1989
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Object
3. Dictionary
3A. Notes
4. Entities not necessarily prescribed authorities
4A. Abolished agencies
5. Act to apply to certain tribunals in respect of administrative
5A. Act to apply to courts in relation to administrative matters
6. Exemption of certain bodies
6A. Exemption of lists of housing assistance properties
6B. How Act applies to certain older records
PART 2--PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
7. Publication of information concerning functions and documents of
8. Certain documents to be available for inspection and purchase
9. Unpublished documents not to prejudice public
PART 3--ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
10. Right of access
11. Pt 3 not to apply to certain documents
12. Documents in Australian archives
13. Access to documents apart from Act
14. Requests for access
15. Transfer of requests
16. Requests involving use of computers etc
17. Access to documents to be given on request
18. Time within which requests to be decided
19. Forms of access
20. Deferment of access
21. Deletion of exempt matter
22. Decisions to be made by authorised persons
23. Requests may be refused in certain cases
24. Information as to existence of certain documents
25. Reasons and other particulars of decisions to be given
26. Procedure on request in respect of documents likely to affect relations between the
27. Procedure on request in respect of document relating to business affairs
27A. Procedure on request in relation to document containing personal
28. Persons to be notified of liability to pay charges
29. Charge may be remitted
30. Remission of application fees
31. Period under s 18 to be extended in certain cases
PART 4--EXEMPT DOCUMENTS
32. Exemptions do not limit each other
33. Documents exempt under Commonwealth Act
34. Documents affecting relations with Commonwealth and States
35. Executive documents
36. Internal working documents
37. Documents affecting enforcement of the law and protection of public
37A. Documents affecting national security, defence or international
38. Documents to which secrecy provisions of enactments apply
39. Documents affecting financial or property interests of the Territory
40. Documents concerning certain operations of agencies
41. Documents affecting personal privacy
42. Documents subject to legal professional privilege
43. Documents relating to business affairs etc
44. Documents affecting economy
45. Documents containing material obtained in confidence
46. Documents disclosure of which would be contempt of Legislative Assembly or a
47. Certain documents arising out of companies and securities
47A. Electoral rolls and related documents
PART 5--AMENDMENT OF PERSONAL RECORDS
48. Persons may make application for amendment of records
49. Form of request for amendment of records
50. Procedure upon request for amendment of records
51. Review of requests for amendments
52. Notation of records supplied before commencement of Act
PART 6--ROLE OF OMBUDSMAN
53. Taking of action—pt 6
54. Complaints to ombudsman
55. Reports made by the ombudsman
56. Documents of agencies claimed to be exempt under certain provisions
57. Ombudsman may represent persons in proceedings before the ACAT
PART 7--REVIEW OF DECISIONS
58. Certificates—acknowledgment about existence of documents not required
59. Internal review
60. Applications to ACAT
61. Application to ACAT where decision delayed
62. Powers of ACAT
63. Proceedings on exercise of certain powers
64. Constitution of ACAT for certain proceedings
65. Hearing of certain proceedings before the ACAT
66. Decisions by presidential member
67. Production to the ACAT of documents in relation to which a certificate has been
68. Review of certain decisions in respect of documents relating to the Commonwealth or a
69. Review of certain decisions in respect of documents relating to business affairs
69A. Review of certain decisions about documents relating to personal
70. Parties
71. Onus
72. Notice of reasons etc—application of ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act,
73. ACAT to ensure nondisclosure of certain matters
74. Production of exempt documents
75. Evidence of certificates
76. ACAT may make recommendation that costs be available in certain
PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS
77. Protection against certain actions
78. Protection in respect of offences
79. Reports to Legislative Assembly
79A. Service of documents
80. Determination of fees and charges
81. Approved forms
82. Regulation-making power
DICTIONARY
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