Contents
- Part I Preliminary
- Part II Information publication scheme
- Part III Access to documents
- Part IV Exempt documents
- Part V Amendment and annotation of personal records
- Part VI Internal review of decisions
- Part VII Review by Information Commissioner
- Part VIIA Review by the Tribunal
- Part VIIB Investigations and complaints
- Part VIII Miscellaneous
- Schedule 1 Courts and tribunals exempt in respect of non-administrative matters
- Schedule 2
- Schedule 3 Secrecy provisions
- Schedule 4 Research institutions
Contents
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- Part I · Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Objects—general
- 3A Objects—information or documents otherwise accessible
- 4 Interpretation
- 4A Certain legislation relating to Australian Capital Territory not to be enactment
- 5 Act to apply to courts in respect of administrative matters
- 6 Act to apply to certain tribunals in respect of administrative matters
- 6A Official Secretary to the Governor-General
- 6C Requirement for Commonwealth contracts
- 7 Exemption of certain persons and bodies
- Part II · Information publication scheme
- Part III · Access to documents
- 11 Right of access
- 11A Access to documents on request
- 11B Public interest exemptions—factors
- 11C Publication of information in accessed documents
- 12 Part not to apply to certain documents
- 13 Documents in certain institutions
- 15 Requests for access
- 15AA Extension of time with agreement
- 15AB Extension of time for complex or voluminous requests
- 15AC Decision not made on request within time—deemed refusal
- 15A Request for access to personnel records
- 16 Transfer of requests
- 16A Requests transferred from the ACT
- 17 Requests involving use of computers etc.
- 20 Forms of access
- 21 Deferment of access
- 22 Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted
- 23 Decisions to be made by authorised persons
- 24 Power to refuse request—diversion of resources etc.
- 24AA When does a practical refusal reason exist?
- 24AB What is a request consultation process?
- 24A Requests may be refused if documents cannot be found, do not exist or have not been received
- 25 Information as to existence of certain documents
- 26 Reasons and other particulars of decisions to be given
- 26A Consultation—documents affecting Commonwealth-State relations etc.
- 27 Consultation—business documents
- 27A Consultation—documents affecting personal privacy
- 29 Charges
- 31 Decision to impose charge—extended period for processing request
- Part IV · Exempt documents
- Part V · Amendment and annotation of personal records
- 48 Application for amendment or annotation of personal records
- 49 Requirements of an application for amendment
- 50 Amendment of records
- 51 Annotations of records etc. following unsuccessful applications for amendments of records
- 51A Requirements of an application for annotation
- 51B Annotation of records
- 51C Transfer of requests
- 51D Notification etc. of a decision under this Part
- 51DA Decision not made on request for amendment or annotation within time—deemed refusal
- 51E Comments on annotations
- Part VI · Internal review of decisions
- 52 Internal review of decisions—guide
- 53 Interpretation
- 53A What is an access refusal decision?
- 53B What is an access grant decision?
- 53C Internal review—who is an affected third party?
- 54 Internal review—access refusal decision
- 54A Internal review—access grant decision
- 54B Internal review—application for review
- 54C Internal review—decision on internal review
- 54D Internal review—deemed affirmation of original decision
- 54E Internal review—decisions to which this Part does not apply
- Part VII · Review by Information Commissioner
- Division 1 Guide to this Part
- Division 2 Key concepts
- Division 3 IC reviewable decisions
- Division 4 IC review applications
- Division 5 Decision to review
- Division 6 Procedure in IC review
- Division 7 Decision on IC review
- Division 8 Information gathering powers
- Division 9 Evidence by Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
- Division 10 Appeals
- Part VIIA · Review by the Tribunal
- Part VIIB · Investigations and complaints
- Part VIII · Miscellaneous
- Schedule 1 · Courts and tribunals exempt in respect of non-administrative matters
- Schedule 2
- Schedule 3 · Secrecy provisions
- Schedule 4 · Research institutions
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