Official Information Act 1982
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The Official Information Act 1982 is a New Zealand law that promotes government transparency by granting the public a legal right to access most information held by public sector agencies, subject to limited exemptions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Official Information Act 1982 canonical | 2 |
| Official Information Act 1982 (New Zealand) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand statute
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freedom of information law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
New Zealand Ministers of the Crown
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand government departments NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand organisations listed in Schedule 1 of the Act ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 1983-03-01 ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| enforcementBody | Ombudsman (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes |
Ombudsmen in relation to their investigative functions
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courts in relation to their judicial functions ⓘ some information covered by the Privacy Act 2020 ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo | access to official information held by New Zealand public sector agencies ⓘ |
| influenced | open government practices in New Zealand ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Official Secrets Act 1951 (New Zealand)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freedom of information reforms in other common law jurisdictions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| keyPrinciple | availability of information is the principle and withholding is the exception ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislature | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make official information more freely available, to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person, to protect official information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy, and to establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to enable public participation in government decision-making
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to increase availability of official information ⓘ to promote accountability of Ministers and officials ⓘ to promote government transparency ⓘ to protect official information where necessary to preserve personal privacy and the public interest ⓘ |
| providesFor |
Ombudsman review of decisions on information requests
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grounds for withholding official information ⓘ public interest test for release of information ⓘ requests for official information by any person ⓘ time limits for responding to information requests ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
NERFINISHED
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Privacy Act 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Official Secrets Act 1951 (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1982-12-17 ⓘ |
| section |
section 10 (Neither confirm nor deny information exists)
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section 12 (Requests for access to official information) ⓘ section 15 (Decisions on requests) ⓘ section 18 (Refusal of requests) ⓘ section 28 (Review of decisions by Ombudsmen) ⓘ section 5 (Principle of availability) ⓘ section 6 (Conclusive reasons for withholding official information) ⓘ section 9 (Other reasons for withholding official information) ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Official Information Act 1982 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
access to government information
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administrative law ⓘ constitutional law of New Zealand ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1982 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Official Information Act 1982 (New Zealand)