2008
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Attorney-General)
Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2008 (No 2)

Contents
	Page

	1	Name of Act	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
	4	Pt 3 not to apply to certain documents
New section 11 (1A)	1
	5	Executive documents
Section 35 (1), new note	1
	6	Section 35 (3) to (6)	1
	7	Internal working documents
Section 36 (3), (4) and (8)	1
	8	Certificates—acknowledgement about existence of documents not required
Section 58 (a)	1
	9	Powers of tribunal
Section 62 (3)	1
	10	Section 62 (4)	1
	11	Section 62 (5)	1
	12	Section 63 heading	1
	13	Section 63 (1)	1
	14	Section 63 (2) (a)	1
	15	Section 63 (8)	1
	16	Section 63 (9)	1
	17	Section 64 heading	1
	18	Section 64	1
	19	Section 64 (1)	1
	20	Hearing of certain proceedings before the tribunal
Section 65 (2) (a) (iv)	1
	21	Section 65 (2) (a) (v)	1
	22	Production to the tribunal of documents in relation to which a certificate has been issued
Section 67 (1)	1
	23	Section 67 (2)	1
	24	Parties
Section 70 (c)	1
	25	Production of exempt documents
Section 74 (5)	1
	26	Section 74 (5) (a)	1
	27	Section 74 (6)	1
	28	Evidence of certificates
Section 75	1

2008
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Attorney-General)
Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2008 (No 2)

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1989

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Freedom of Information Amendment Act 2008 (No 2).
2	Commencement
	(1)	This Act (other than section 19) commences on the day after this Act’s notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
	(2)	Section 19 commences immediately after the commencement of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2), amendment 1.195.
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Freedom of Information Act 1989.
4	Pt 3 not to apply to certain documents
New section 11 (1A)
insert
	(1A)	A person is not entitled to obtain access under this part to any of the following documents:
	(a)	a document prepared for a Minister newly appointed to a portfolio for the purpose of giving information and advice about the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities;
	(b)	a document prepared by or for a Minister for the purpose of accounting to the Legislative Assembly for the previous and proposed spending of appropriations by agencies within the Minister’s portfolio;
	(c)	a notebook or similar document (the Cabinet notebook) containing notes of any discussion or deliberation taking place in a meeting of the Executive or of a committee of the Executive, made in the course of the discussion or deliberation by, or under the authority of, the Secretary to the Executive;
	(d)	a document prepared by or for a Minister for the purpose of assisting the Minister to answer questions in the Legislative Assembly.
5	Executive documents
Section 35 (1), new note
insert
Note	Access to the Cabinet notebook is excluded under s 11 (1A) (c).
6	Section 35 (3) to (6)
omit
7	Internal working documents
Section 36 (3), (4) and (8)
omit
8	Certificates—acknowledgement about existence of documents not required
Section 58 (a)
omit
, section 35 (5)
9	Powers of tribunal
Section 62 (3)
omit
, section 35, section 36
10	Section 62 (4)
omit
, section 35
11	Section 62 (5)
omit
12	Section 63 heading
substitute
63	Proceedings on exercise of certain powers
13	Section 63 (1)
omit
section 62 (4), (5) or (6)
substitute
section 62 (4) or (6)
14	Section 63 (2) (a)
omit
, section 35 (3), section 35 (5)
15	Section 63 (8)
omit
, section 35, section 36
16	Section 63 (9)
substitute
	(9)	In this section:
appropriate Minister, for a document for which a certificate is in force under section 34 or section 37A, means the Minister who gave, or whose delegate gave, the certificate.
17	Section 64 heading
substitute
64	Constitution of tribunal for certain proceedings
18	Section 64
omit
section 62 (4), (5) or (6)
substitute
section 62 (4) or (6)
19	Section 64 (1)
omit
section 62 (4), (5) or (6)
substitute
section 62 (4) or (5)
20	Hearing of certain proceedings before the tribunal
Section 65 (2) (a) (iv)
omit
, section 35
21	Section 65 (2) (a) (v)
omit
22	Production to the tribunal of documents in relation to which a certificate has been issued
Section 67 (1)
omit
, section 35, section 36
23	Section 67 (2)
omit
section 62 (4), (5) or (6)
substitute
section 62 (4) or (6)
24	Parties
Section 70 (c)
omit
section 62 (4), (5) or (6)
substitute
section 62 (4) or (6)
25	Production of exempt documents
Section 74 (5)
omit
section 62 (4), (5) or (6)
substitute
section 62 (4) or (6)
26	Section 74 (5) (a)
omit
, section 35, section 36
27	Section 74 (6)
omit
section 35 (4), section 36 (4) or
28	Evidence of certificates
Section 75
omit
, section 35, section 36

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2008.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2008.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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