Official information act 1982 no 156 as at 03 april 2020. 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, to establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes, and to repeal the official secrets act 1951. Withheld in full under s 6bii under the official information act 1982. Print download pdf 654kb official information act 1982. The freedom of information act 1982 foi is australian commonwealth freedom of information legislation which gives members of the public rights of access to official documents of the government of the commonwealth and of its agencies. Official information act 1982 section 6 conclusive reasons for withholding official information good reason for withholding official information exists, for the purpose of section 5, if the making available of that information would be likely.
Guidance issued by the state services commission, effective september 2014. Resolution of disputes under the official information act 1982. Designs act 1953 and trade marks act 2002 fact sheet 5 kb pdf. The paper is available for download below or you can view the online version. From late 2017, the royal society convened an expert panel, along with a maori reference group, to. On june the nzdf qc paul radich sent a memo to the op burnham inquiry following from public hearing number 2. They are also required to protect official information in line with the guidance published in the new zealand information security manual nzism. This guidance is intended to assist officials processing requests for, or where the scope of the request includes, draft reports, documents or correspondence under the official information act 1982 oia. The heraldsun reporting related to a purported recording of a private meeting of essendon football club senior officials on 8 august 20 in which the officials discuss approaches to. The datasets below cover active and archived contaminated sites evaluated by the superfund program, including proposed and final. The reports and products offered below contain information on the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites.
The official information act 1982 sometimes known by its acronym oia is a statute of the new zealand parliament which creates a public right of access to information held by government bodies. The royal society is an independent, statutory notforprofit organisation constituted under an act, for the purpose of advancing and promoting science, technology and the humanities in new zealand. He considers the process and procedure for reform undertaken by the committee on official information, and then explains the. For official use only page 2 for official use only 2. Consequences of breaching acc legislation and act etc a. Restricted precis of ias iat executive summary dated 26 aug 10. Working hours act arbetstidslagen reference no sfs 1982. The aim of this project is to produce basic research data from a range of agencies to quantify use made of the act and to examine what other. This work is in the public domain because it was created and first published in south africa and it is an official text of a legislative, administrative or. Note that the act also aims to protect official information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. During these years, there has been little research published about how citizens use the legislation or how agencies have responded to requests made under the act. The swedish statutes in translation is subject to a disclaimer.
Official information act 1982 viewing now as at 03 april 2020. Farm returns are as included in the original pc1 analysis. If a request is refused, the applicant will be told the reason for the refusal and the proess to be followed in regard to c. Please refer to the following fact sheets below on the release of information under the designs act, patents acts and trade marks act. Requests made under the official information act 1982. Therefore, when a release of certain information would be contrary to the provisions of these acts, a request for information may be refused. This article is within the scope of wikiproject new zealand, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of new zealand and new zealandrelated topics on wikipedia. We note that late in december, 2016 the high court ruled in favour of the southern response unresolved claims group proceeding with its class action. Official information act 1982, s 4c and long title. An agreement between and the united states name of individual printed or typed 1. Memorandum on the implications of meeting the national policy statement for freshwater. It is new zealands primary freedom of information law and part of new zealands uncodified constitution the guiding principle of the act is that information should be made available unless there is.
This bibliography builds on research completed for a masters project in 2001 the focus is on published works and theses related to new zealands official information act 1982 a few entries focus on the local government equivalent and some work also relates to government recordkeeping practices, a key component of any effective access system many of the more recent works will be. Official information act 1982 and local government. The memo largely discussed my presentations to the public hearing. Avoid delays by avoiding mistakes when you provide your personal. Release of information intellectual property office of. Review of the official information legislation r125 evaluates how effective the official information act 1982 and the local government official information and meetings act 1987 are today, some 30 years since they came into effect. The purposes of this act are, consistently with the principle of the executive governments responsibility to parliament, a to increase progressively the availability of official information to the people of new zealand in order. Intending to be legally bound, i hereby accept the obligations contained in this agreement in consideration of. New zealands official information act oia has been in force for almost two decades. Official information act request thank you for your email of 11 may 2017 requesting the following information under the official information act 1982 the act. In this article kenneth keith discusses new zealands 1982 reform of official information and the move to more open government. The college code list and the congressional code list are available online to provide you with the most updated information. Print download pdf 653kb official information act 1982.
As was said by cooke p in commissioner of police v ombudsman 1 nzlr 1988 385 at page 391, the permeating importance of the act is such that it is entitled to be ranked as a. The official information act 1982 is a statute of constitutional importance. All requests must be receipted, and responded to within the statutory period of 20 working days. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Constitution amendment act, 1982 wikisource, the free. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. If the recipient college has more than one campus, you must indicate the campus where you want your scores sent by city and state. A controversial matter in the preparation and enactment of the 1982 official information act was the method for the resolution of disputes arising under it. In recent months much public attention has focused on travel, and accommodation and other expenses incurred by new zealands mps. I refer to your email of 17 june 2019, requesting, under the official information act 1982 oia, the following.
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