Freedom of Information Act 1982
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The Freedom of Information Act 1982 is an Australian law that gives the public a legal right to access documents and information held by the federal government, subject to certain exemptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freedom of Information Act 1982 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
ⓘ
freedom of information law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Attorney-General's Department (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
documents in the possession of Australian Government agencies
ⓘ
documents in the possession of ministers ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple | maximum disclosure of government information unless there is a contrary public interest ⓘ |
| citation | Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 1982-12-19 ⓘ |
| contains |
exemptions for Cabinet documents
ⓘ
exemptions for documents affecting commercial interests ⓘ exemptions for documents affecting enforcement of the law ⓘ exemptions for documents affecting personal privacy ⓘ exemptions for national security documents ⓘ public interest conditional exemptions ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encourages | proactive disclosure of government information ⓘ |
| excludes |
some intelligence agencies
ⓘ
some security and law enforcement bodies in respect of specified documents ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Commonwealth level of government in Australia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
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information law ⓘ |
| legalRight | right of access to government documents, subject to exemptions ⓘ |
| legislativeType | Commonwealth Act ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to give to members of the public rights of access to official documents of the Government of the Commonwealth and of its agencies ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith | state and territory freedom of information legislation in Australia ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Office of the Australian Information Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
a right to request access to documents
ⓘ
a right to request amendment or annotation of personal information in government documents ⓘ a right to seek external review by the Information Commissioner ⓘ a right to seek internal review of FOI decisions ⓘ a right to seek review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote transparency and accountability in Australian Government decision-making
ⓘ
to provide a legal right of access to documents held by Australian Government ministers and agencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
agencies to maintain a disclosure log of documents released in response to FOI requests
ⓘ
agencies to publish certain information under an Information Publication Scheme ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1982-12-09 ⓘ |
| scope |
applies to Australian Government departments and agencies
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applies to Australian Government ministers ⓘ applies to certain government-owned or controlled bodies ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Freedom of Information Act 1982 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1982 ⓘ |
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