Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Information is exempt under section 44 if:
(a) the information:
(i) was brought into existence for submission to and consideration by an Executive body, whether or not it has been submitted to or considered by the Executive body; or
(ii) was brought into existence to brief a minister in relation to a matter to be considered by an Executive body; or
(iii) was considered by an Executive body; or
(iv) is an agenda, minute or other record of the deliberations or decisions of an Executive body; or
(v) would disclose information about the deliberations or decisions of an Executive body, other than information that has been published in accordance with a decision of the Executive body; or
(vi) would disclose a communication between ministers about the making of a decision or the formulation of a policy if the decision or policy is of a kind generally made or endorsed by an Executive body; or
(vii) was brought into existence to brief a minister in relation to a matter the subject of consultation between ministers about the making of a decision or the formulation of a policy if the decision or policy is of a kind generally made or endorsed by an Executive body; or
(viii) is a draft of information mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii); or
(b) disclosure of the information would prejudice the ability of the Territory Government to manage the Territory economy or would otherwise seriously damage the Territory economy; or
(c) disclosure of the information would result in an unfair benefit or detriment to a person by prematurely disclosing decisions in respect of government policy about one or more of the following:
(i) taxation;
(ii) the stability, control or adjustment of prices of goods or services, rents or other costs or of rates of wages, salaries or other incomes;
(iii) borrowing of money by the Territory;
(iv) entering into trade agreements with the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth or another country.
(2) Information mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is not exempt under section 44 if the information is purely statistical, technical, scientific or factual material unless disclosure of the information would involve the disclosure of a deliberation or decision of an Executive body.
(3) Information mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is not exempt under section 44 if a period of 10 years has elapsed since the information came into existence.
(4) In this section:
"Executive body" means:
(a) the Executive Council or a committee of the Executive Council; or
(b) Cabinet or a committee of Cabinet.