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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - SECT 11

Right of access

  (1)   Subject to this Act, every person has a legally enforceable right to obtain access in accordance with this Act to:

  (a)   a document of an agency, other than an exempt document; or

  (b)   an official document of a Minister, other than an exempt document.

  (2)   Subject to this Act, a person's right of access is not affected by:

  (a)   any reasons the person gives for seeking access; or

  (b)   the agency's or Minister's belief as to what are his or her reasons for seeking access.


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