Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055:section:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 117472–119868

7  Acts and practices of agencies, organisations etc.
 (1) Except so far as the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Act (other than section 8) to an act or to a practice is a reference to:
 (a) an act done, or a practice engaged in, as the case may be, by an agency (other than an eligible hearing service provider), a file number recipient, a credit reporting body or a credit provider other than:
 (i) an agency specified in any of the following provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1982:
 (A) Schedule 1;
 (B) Division 1 of Part I of Schedule 2;
 (C) Division 1 of Part II of Schedule 2; or
 (ii) a federal court; or
 (iia) a court of Norfolk Island; or
 (iii) a Minister; or
 (iiia) the National Anti‑Corruption Commissioner; or
 (iiib) the Inspector of the National Anti‑Corruption Commission; or
 (iv) the ACC; or
 (v) a Royal Commission; or
 (vi) a Commission of inquiry; or
 (b) an act done, or a practice engaged in, as the case may be, by a federal court or by an agency specified in Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, being an act done, or a practice engaged in, in respect of a matter of an administrative nature; or
 (ba) an act done, or a practice engaged in, as the case may be, by a court of Norfolk Island, being an act done, or a practice engaged in, in respect of a matter of an administrative nature; or
 (c) an act done, or a practice engaged in, as the case may be, by an agency specified in Division 1 of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, other than an act done, or a practice engaged in, in relation to a record in relation to which the agency is exempt from the operation of that Act; or
 (ca) an act done, or a practice engaged in, as the case may be, by a part of the Defence Department specified in Division 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, other than an act done, or a practice engaged in, in relation to the activities of that part of the Department; or
 (cc) an act done, or a practice engaged in, as the case may be, by an eligible hearing service provider in connection with the provision of hearing services under an agreement made under Part 3 of the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997; or
 (d) an act done, or a practice engaged in, as the case may be, by a Minister in relation to the affairs of an agency (other than an eligible hearing service provider),