Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2016 - SECT 66

    (1)     The ombudsman may make guidelines for this Act.

    (2)     The guidelines may make provision for 1 or more of the following:

        (a)     the release of government information in response to an informal request;

        (b)     the application of the public interest test set out in section 17 ;

        (c)     how, for section 25, open access information is to be kept accurate, up-to-date and complete;

        (d)     circumstances in which, for section 107 (2) (Fee waiver), information may be of special benefit to the public generally;

        (e)     anything else consistent with the objects of this Act.

    (3)     Before making a guideline, the ombudsman—

        (a)     must consult the information officer of each agency; and

        (b)     may consult anyone else the ombudsman considers appropriate.

    (4)     A guideline is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

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