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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008 (NO 2)

2008

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY



(As presented)

(Attorney-General)

Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2008 (No 2)









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2008

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY



(As presented)

(Attorney-General)

Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2008 (No 2)







A Bill for

An Act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1989













The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:



1 Name of Act

This Act is the Freedom of Information Amendment Act 2008 (No 2).

2 Commencement

(1) This Act (other than section 19) commences on the day after this Act’s notification day.

Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

(2) Section 19 commences immediately after the commencement of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2), amendment 1.195.

3 Legislation amended

This Act amends the Freedom of Information Act 1989.

4 Pt 3 not to apply to certain documents

New section 11 (1A)

insert

(1A) A person is not entitled to obtain access under this part to any of the following documents:

(a) a document prepared for a Minister newly appointed to a portfolio for the purpose of giving information and advice about the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities;

(b) a document prepared by or for a Minister for the purpose of accounting to the Legislative Assembly for the previous and proposed spending of appropriations by agencies within the Minister’s portfolio;

(c) a notebook or similar document (the Cabinet notebook) containing notes of any discussion or deliberation taking place in a meeting of the Executive or of a committee of the Executive, made in the course of the discussion or deliberation by, or under the authority of, the Secretary to the Executive;

(d) a document prepared by or for a Minister for the purpose of assisting the Minister to answer questions in the Legislative Assembly.

5 Executive documents

Section 35 (1), new note

insert

Note Access to the Cabinet notebook is excluded under s 11 (1A) (c).

6 Section 35 (3) to (6)

omit

7 Internal working documents

Section 36 (3), (4) and (8)

omit

8 Certificates—acknowledgement about existence of documents not required

Section 58 (a)

omit

, section 35 (5)

9 Powers of tribunal

Section 62 (3)

omit

, section 35, section 36

10 Section 62 (4)

omit

, section 35

11 Section 62 (5)

omit

12 Section 63 heading

substitute

63 Proceedings on exercise of certain powers

13 Section 63 (1)

omit

section 62 (4), (5) or (6)

substitute

section 62 (4) or (6)

14 Section 63 (2) (a)

omit

, section 35 (3), section 35 (5)

15 Section 63 (8)

omit

, section 35, section 36

16 Section 63 (9)

substitute

(9) In this section:

appropriate Minister, for a document for which a certificate is in force under section 34 or section 37A, means the Minister who gave, or whose delegate gave, the certificate.

17 Section 64 heading

substitute

64 Constitution of tribunal for certain proceedings

18 Section 64

omit

section 62 (4), (5) or (6)

substitute

section 62 (4) or (6)

19 Section 64 (1)

omit

section 62 (4), (5) or (6)

substitute

section 62 (4) or (5)

20 Hearing of certain proceedings before the tribunal

Section 65 (2) (a) (iv)

omit

, section 35

21 Section 65 (2) (a) (v)

omit

22 Production to the tribunal of documents in relation to which a certificate has been issued

Section 67 (1)

omit

, section 35, section 36

23 Section 67 (2)

omit

section 62 (4), (5) or (6)

substitute

section 62 (4) or (6)

24 Parties

Section 70 (c)

omit

section 62 (4), (5) or (6)

substitute

section 62 (4) or (6)

25 Production of exempt documents

Section 74 (5)

omit

section 62 (4), (5) or (6)

substitute

section 62 (4) or (6)

26 Section 74 (5) (a)

omit

, section 35, section 36

27 Section 74 (6)

omit

section 35 (4), section 36 (4) or

28 Evidence of certificates

Section 75

omit

, section 35, section 36







Endnotes

1 Presentation speech

Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2008.

2 Notification

Notified under the Legislation Act on 2008.

3 Republications of amended laws

For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.















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