Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Act to apply to courts in respect of administrative matters  
   6.      Act to apply to certain tribunals in respect of administrative matters  
   7.      Exemption of certain bodies  
   8.      Publication of information concerning functions and documents of agencies  
   9.      Certain documents to be available for inspection and purchase  
   10.     Unpublished documents not to prejudice public  
   11.     Right of access  
   12.     Part not to apply to certain documents  
   13.     Documents in certain institutions  
   14.     Access to documents apart from Act  
   15.     Requests for access  
   16.     Transfer of requests  
   17.     Requests involving use of computers, &c.  
   18.     Access to documents to be given on request  
   19.     Time within which formal requests to be decided  
   20.     Forms of access  
   21.     Deferment of access  
   22.     Deletion of exempt matter  
   23.     Decisions to be made by authorized persons  
   24.     Requests may be refused in certain cases  
   25.     Information as to existence of certain documents  
   26.     Reasons and other particulars of decisions to be given  
   27.     Procedure on request in respect of document relating to business affairs, &c.  
   28.     Information Access Offices  
   29.     Persons to be notified of liability to pay charges  
   30.     Charge may, in certain circumstances, be remitted in whole or in part  
   31.     Certain periods to be disregarded for the purposes of section 19  
   32.     Interpretation  
   33.     Documents affecting national security, defence, international relations and relations with States  
   34.     Cabinet documents  
   35.     Executive Council documents  
   36.     Internal working documents  
   37.     Documents affecting enforcement of the law and protection of public safety  
   38.     Documents to which secrecy provisions of enactments apply  
   39.     Documents affecting financial or property interests of the Commonwealth  
   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, &c.  
   44.     Documents affecting national economy  
   45.     Documents containing material obtained in confidence  
   46.     Documents disclosure of which would be contempt of Parliament or contempt of court  
   47.     Certain documents arising out of companies and securities legislation  
   48.     Persons may make application for amendment of record  
   49.     Form of request for amendment of records  
   50.     Procedures upon request for amendment of records  
   51.     Review of requests for amendment of records  
   52.     Notation of records supplied before commencement of this Part  
   53.     Interpretation  
   54.     Internal review  
   55.     Applications to Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   56.     Application to Tribunal where decision delayed  
   57.     Complaints to Ombudsman  
   58.     Powers of Tribunal  
   59.     Review of certain decisions in respect of documents relating to business affairs, &c.  
   60.     Parties  
   61.     Onus  
   62.     Application of section 28 of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act  
   63.     Tribunal to ensure non-disclosure of certain matters  
   64.     Production of exempt documents  
   65.     Evidence of certificates  
   66.     Referral of questions to Document Review Tribunal  
   67.     Consideration by Document Review Tribunal of questions referred under section 58  
   68.     Production of exempt documents to the Document Review Tribunal  
   69.     Return of material to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   70.     Interpretation  
   71.     Establishment of Tribunal  
   72.     Qualification of members  
   73.     Term of office of members  
   74.     Arrangement for appointment of holder of Judicial Office of a State or of the Northern Territory  
   75.     Remuneration and allowances  
   76.     Appointment of Judge not to affect tenure, &c.  
   77.     Acting President  
   78.     Removal from office  
   79.     Resignation  
   80.     Arrangement of business  
   81.     Constitution of Tribunal for exercise of powers  
   82.     Member presiding  
   83.     Member of Tribunal ceasing to be available  
   84.     Places of sitting  
   85.     Procedure of the Document Review Tribunal  
   86.     Application of provisions of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act  
   87.     Application of particular provisions to proceedings before the Document Review Tribunal  
   88.     Parties  
   89.     Registries  
   90.     Officers of Tribunal  
   91.     Protection against certain actions  
   92.     Protection in respect of offences  
   93.     Reports to Parliament  
   94.     Regulations  
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