South Australian Current Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Objects
   3A.     Principles of administration
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Act binds Crown
   5A.     Act not to apply to Parliament or parliamentary committees
   6.      Act not to apply to judicial functions of courts and tribunals
   7.      Documents in State Records
   8.      Defunct agencies

   PART 2--Publication of certain information

   9.      Publication of information concerning agencies
   10.     Availability of information statement and policy documents
   11.     Application of this Part

   PART 3--Access to documents

           Division 1--General

   12.     Right of access to agencies' documents
   13.     Applications for access to agencies' documents
   14.     Applications to be dealt with by certain persons and within certain time
   14A.    Extension of time limit
   15.     Incomplete and wrongly directed applications
   16.     Transfer of applications
   17.     Agencies may require advance deposits
   18.     Agencies may refuse to deal with certain applications
   19.     Determination of applications
   20.     Refusal of access
   21.     Deferral of access
   22.     Forms of access
   23.     Notices of determination
   24.     Division to be read subject to Division 2

           Division 2--Consultation

   25.     Documents affecting inter-governmental or local governmental relations
   26.     Documents affecting personal affairs
   27.     Documents affecting business affairs
   28.     Documents affecting the conduct of research

           Division 3--Internal review

   29.     Internal review

   PART 4--Amendment of records

           Division 1--General

   30.     Right to apply for amendment of agencies' records
   31.     Applications for amendment of agencies' records
   32.     Persons by whom applications to be dealt with etc
   33.     Incomplete applications
   34.     Determination of applications
   35.     Refusal to amend records
   36.     Notices of determination
   37.     Notations to be added to records

           Division 2--Internal review

   38.     Internal review

   PART 5--External review

           Division 1--Reviews by Ombudsman

   39.     External review

           Division 2--Reviews by SACAT

   40.     Reviews by SACAT
   41.     Consideration of restricted documents
   42.     Disciplinary actions

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

   47.     Service of notices
   48.     Burden of proof
   49.     Agency taken to have made determinations
   50.     Protection in respect of actions for defamation or breach of confidence
   51.     Protection in respect of certain criminal actions
   52.     Personal liability
   53.     Fees and charges
   54.     Reports to Parliament
   54AA.   Provision of information to Minister
   54A.    Training to be provided to agencies
   55.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Exempt documents
           SCHEDULE 2--Exempt agencies
           Legislative history