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13 (Repealed)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 Exempt documents
Schedule 2 Exempt bodies and offices
Historical notes