This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 July 2010 - Act 5 of 1989 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Act binds Crown 4. Relationship with other Acts 5. Objects 6. Definitions 7. Public authorities 8. Public offices 9. Certain bodies etc exempt from operation of Act 10. Act not to apply to judicial functions of courts and tribunals 11. Documents in certain agencies 12. Defunct agencies PART 2 - PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 13. (Repealed) 14. Publication of information concerning affairs of agencies 15. Availability of certain documents 15A. Disclosure of government contracts with the private sector PART 3 - ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS Division 1 - General 16. Right of access to agencies' documents 17. Applications for access to agencies' documents 18. Persons by whom applications to be dealt with etc 19. Incomplete and wrongly directed applications 20. Transfer of applications 21. Agencies may require advance deposits 22. Agencies may refuse to continue to deal with applications if advance deposit not paid 23. Information stored in computer systems etc 24. Determination of applications 25. Refusal of access 26. Deferral of access 27. Forms of access 28. Notices of determination 29. Division to be read subject to Division 2 Division 2 - Consultation 30. Documents affecting inter-governmental relations 31. Documents affecting personal affairs 32. Documents affecting business affairs 33. Documents affecting the conduct of research Division 3 - Internal review 34. Internal review Division 4 - Ministers' documents 35. Right of access to Ministers' documents 36. Applications for access to Ministers' documents 37. Persons by whom applications to be dealt with etc 38. Divisions 1 and 2 to apply PART 4 - AMENDMENT OF RECORDS Division 1 - General 39. Right to apply for amendment of agencies' records 40. Applications for amendment of agencies' records 41. Persons by whom applications to be dealt with etc 42. Incomplete applications 43. Determination of applications 44. Refusal to amend records 45. Notices of determination 46. Notations to be added to records Division 2 - Internal review 47. Internal review Division 3 - Ministers' records 48. Right to apply for amendment of Ministers' records 49. Applications for amendment of Ministers' records 50. Persons by whom applications to be dealt with etc 51. Division 1 to apply PART 5 - EXTERNAL REVIEW Division 1 - Review by the Ombudsman 52. Review by the Ombudsman 52A. Redetermination of applications following action by Ombudsman Division 2 - Reviews by the Tribunal 52B. Definitions 53. Right to make a review application 54. Time within which review applications to be made 55. Procedure for dealing with exempt matter 56. Delayed determinations 57. Consideration of restricted documents 58. Tribunal may report improper conduct Division 3 - Review by the Supreme Court 58A. Review by the Supreme Court 58B. Consideration of documents the subject of a Ministerial certificate 58C. Confirmation of a Ministerial certificate for Cabinet and Executive Council documents PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS 59. Ministerial certificates 59A. Public interest 59B. Extension of 21 day period for dealing with applications 60. Service of notices 61. Burden of proof 62. Agency taken to have made determinations 63. Proceedings may be taken etc in the name of the principal officer of an agency 64. Protection in respect of actions for defamation or breach of confidence 65. Protection in respect of certain criminal actions 66. Personal liability 67. Fees and charges 68. Reports to Parliament 69. Regulations 70, 71. (Repealed) SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2