Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1982 No. 197 Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1

PART I
Regulation 4 CHARGES APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF A REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO A
DOCUMENT
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-- Item                                                               Amount
or
Rate
No.      Charge                                                    of Charge

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-- 1        A charge in respect of the administrative procedures

         involved in processing the request                        $8.00


2        Where the request relates to a document other than a
document in relation to which a charge is applicable
under Item 3-a charge in respect of the time spent by
the relevant agency or the relevant Minister in
         searching for or retrieving the document                  $12.00 per

hour

3        Where the request, being a request made to an agency,
is in respect of information that is not available in
discrete form in documents of the agency-a charge in
respect of the production of a document containing the
information in discrete form by the use of a computer
or other equipment that is ordinarily available to the
         agency for retrieving or collating stored information     an amount
not exceeding the actual cost
incurred by
the agency in producing the document

4        Where-
   (a)  the request relates to a document by which words
are recorded in a manner in which they are capable of
being reproduced in the form of sound or in which words
are contained in the form of shorthand writing or in
codified form; and

   (b)  for the purpose of making a decision on the
request, a written transcript of the words recorded or
contained in the document is produced,
a charge in respect of the production of such a written
         transcript                                                $4.40 per

page of
transcript
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PART II
Regulation 4 CHARGES APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO A
DOCUMENT TO WHICH A REQUEST RELATES
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Item                                                               Amount or

Rate
No.      Charge                                                    of Charge

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-- 1        Where access to the document to which the request

relates is given-

   (a)  in the form of an opportunity to inspect the
document under the supervision of an officer; or

   (b)  in the case of a document that is an article or
thing from which sounds or visual images are capable of
being produced-in the form of arrangements for the
applicant to hear or view those sounds or visual images
under the supervision of an officer,
a charge in respect of the period during which the
officer supervises the inspection, hearing or viewing,
         as the case may be                                        if the
period does not
exceed half
an hour-$6.25 if the period exceeds half
an hour, for
each
half-hour,
and any
period not
exceeding
half an hour, included in
the period-$6.25

2        Where the request relates to a written document and
access to the document is given in the form of the
provision of a photocopy of the document-a charge in
respect of the number of pages of photocopy provided to
         the applicant                                             10 cents
per
page

3        Where the request relates to a written document and
access to the document is given in the form of the
provision of a copy (other than a photocopy) of the
document-a charge in respect of the number of pages of
         copy provided to the applicant                            $4.40 per

page

4        Where-
   (a)  the request, being a request made to an agency,
is in respect of information (in this item referred to
         as the "relevant information") that is available in          discrete
form in a document produced (whether for the
purposes of the request or not) by the use of a
computer or other equipment that is ordinarily
available to the agency for retrieving or collating
         stored information;                                       an amount
not exceeding the actual costs
incurred by
the agency in producing
such a copy
of the
document

   (b)  deletions are made from the document before
access to it is given to the applicant; and

   (c)  it is not reasonably practicable to make these
deletions otherwise than by the use of a computer or
other equipment referred to in paragraph (a),
a charge in respect of the production by the computer
or other equipment of a copy of the document with those
deletions

5        Where-
   (a)  the request relates to a document that is an
article or thing from which sounds or visual images are
capable of being produced; and

   (b)  access to the document is given in the form of
arrangements for the applicant to hear or view those
sounds or visual images,
a charge in respect of the arrangements so made other
than any arrangements in respect of which a charge is
         applicable under Item 1                                   an amount
not exceeding the actual costs
incurred by
the relevant
agency or
Minister in
respect of
those arrangements

6        Where-
   (a)  the request relates to a document that is an
article or thing from which sounds or visual images are
capable of being produced; and

   (b)  access is given in the form of the provision of a
copy of the document,
a charge in respect of the production of the copy so
         provided                                                  an amount
not exceeding the actual costs (including,
where applicable,
the cost of
any tape,
film or other article or
thing
provided)
incurred by
the relevant
agency or
Minister in
producing the copy

7        Where-
   (a)  the request relates to a document by which words
are recorded in a manner in which they are capable of
being reproduced in the form of sound or in which words
are contained in the form of shorthand writing or in
codified form;

   (b)  access is given in the form of the provision of
a written transcript (with or without deletions) of the
words recorded or contained in the document; and

   (c)  the applicant has not paid, or is not liable to
pay, as a charge in respect of the request for access
to the document, a charge in respect of the production
of such a written transcript,
a charge in respect of the production of that written
         transcript                                                $4.40 per

page of
transcript

8        Where-
   (a)  access to the document to which the request
relates is to be given in the form of the provision of
a copy of the document; and

   (b)  the copy so provided is, at the request of the
applicant, to be sent by post or delivered to him at a
         place other than an Information Access Office,            an amount
not exceeding the cost of
postage or
delivery
a charge in respect of the posting or delivery of the
copy
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PART III
Regulation 6 CHARGES APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO A
DOCUMENT TO WHICH A REQUEST RELATES, BEING A DOCUMENT CONTAINING INFORMATION
RELATING TO THE
PERSONAL AFFAIRS OF THE APPLICANT
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Item                                                               Amount or

Rate
No.      Charge                                                    of Charge

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-- 1        Where-


   (a)  access to the document to which the request
relates is given in the form of an opportunity to
inspect the document under the supervision of an
officer; and

   (b)  the period during which the officer supervises
the inspection exceeds 2 hours,
a charge in respect of such part (in this item referred
         to as the "excess period") of the period of          supervision as

exceeds 2 hours                            if the excess period does

not exceed
half an
hour-$6.25
if the excess period
exceeds half
an hour, for
each
half-hour,
and any
period not
exceeding
half an hour, included in
the excess
period -$6.25
2        Where-


   (a)  the request relates to a written document;

   (b)  access to the document is given in the form of a
photocopy of the document; and

   (c)  the number of pages of photocopy provided exceeds
100,
a charge in respect of the number of pages of photocopy
         in excess of 100                                          10 cents
per
page
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PART IV
Regulation 7 CHARGES APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO A
DOCUMENT TO WHICH
A REQUEST RELATES, BEING A DOCUMENT TO WHICH REGULATION 7 APPLIES
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Item                                                               Amount or

Rate
No.      Charge                                                    of Charge

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-- 1        Where the time spent by the relevant agency or the

relevant Minister in searching for or retrieving the
document does not exceed 1 hour-a basic charge, being a
charge that includes an amount in respect of the costs
incurred by the relevant agency or the relevant
Minister in producing not more than 50 pages of
         photocopy                                                 $12.50


2        Where the time spent by the relevant agency or the
relevant Minister in searching for or retrieving the
document exceeds 1 hour-a basic charge, being a charge
that includes an amount in respect of the costs
incurred by the relevant agency or the relevant
Minister in producing not more than 100 pages of
         photocopy                                                 $25.00


3        Where the number of pages of photocopy required for the
provision of access to the document exceeds-

   (a)  in the case of a document to which Item 1
relates-50 pages; or

   (b)  in the case of a document to which Item 2
relates-100 pages,
a charge in respect of the number of pages of photocopy
         in excess of 50 or 100, as the case may be                10 cents
per
page

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