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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 14 October 2014

Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30)

Consolidation Status: Currently being consolidated by Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (No. 35)
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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary and general (ss. 1-5)
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 1. Citation and commencement
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⚠ 2. Interpretation
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 3. Regulations and orders
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 4. Expenses
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 5. Repeals
Part 2 FOI bodies (ss. 6-7)
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 6. Public bodies
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 7. Prescribed bodies
Part 3 Rights in relation to records (ss. 8-27)
Chapter 1 General rights in relation to records and decisions (ss. 8-10)
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 8. Publication of information about FOI bodies
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 9. Amendment of records relating to personal information
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 10. Right of person to information regarding acts of FOI bodies affecting the person
Chapter 2 FOI Requests (ss. 11-20)
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 11. Access to records
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 12. Requests for access to records
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 13. Decisions on FOI requests and notification of decisions
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 14. Extension of time for consideration of FOI requests
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 15. Refusal on administrative grounds to grant FOI requests
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 16. Deferral of access to records
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 17. Manner of access to records
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 18. Access to parts of records
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 19. Decisions deemed to have been made in certain cases
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 20. Delegation of certain functions of heads
Chapter 3 Internal Review (s. 21)
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 21. Review by heads of decisions under Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 4 Review by Information Commissioner (ss. 22-23)
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 22. Review by Commissioner of decisions
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 23. Requests for further information by Commissioner
Chapter 5 Appeal to High Court (s. 24)
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 24. Appeal to High Court, etc.
Chapter 6 Miscellaneous (ss. 25-27)
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 25. Precautions by High Court and Commissioner against disclosure of certain information
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 26. Stay on certain decisions
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 27. Fees and charges
Part 4 Exempt records (ss. 28-41)
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 28. Meetings of the Government
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 29. Deliberations of FOI bodies
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 30. Functions and negotiations of FOI bodies
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 31. Parliamentary, court and certain other matters
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 32. Law enforcement and public safety
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 33. Security, defence and international relations
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 34. Conclusiveness of certain decisions pursuant to sections 32 and 33
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 35. Information obtained in confidence
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 36. Commercially sensitive information
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 37. Personal information
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 38. Procedure in relation to certain FOI requests to which section 35, 36 or 37 applies
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 39. Research and natural resources
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 40. Financial and economic interests of the State
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 41. Enactments relating to non-disclosure of records
Part 5 Restriction of Act (s. 42)
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⚠ 42. Restriction of Act
Part 6 The Information Commissioner (ss. 43-47)
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 43. Continuance of office of Information Commissioner
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 44. Review of operation of Act and investigations by Commissioner
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⚠ 45. Powers of Commissioner
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 46. Publication of commentaries by Commissioner on practical application, etc., of Act
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 47. Reports of Commissioner
Part 7 Miscellaneous (ss. 48-55)
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 48. Code of practice and guidelines
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 49. Immunity from legal proceedings
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 50. Amendment of Central Bank Act 1942
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 51. Amendment of Official Secrets Act 1963
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 52. Offence and penalty
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 53. Proceedings for offences
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 54. Saver
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 55. Transitional provisions
Schedule 1
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⚠ Schedule 1, Part 1 Partially Included Agencies
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 Schedule 1, Part 2 Exempt Agencies
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 Schedule 2 The Information Commissioner
Schedule 3 Enactments Excluded from Application of Section 41
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⚠ Schedule 3, Part 1 Statutes
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 Schedule 3, Part 2 Statutory Instruments
Schedule 4 Repeals
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 Schedule 4, Part 1 Statutes
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 Schedule 4, Part 2 Statutory Instruments
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 Schedule 5 Statutory Instruments Continuing in Force
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