Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00822:section:31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00822
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 31
Character Range: 35192–37841

31  Definition of the freedom of information matters
 (1) The freedom of information matters are as follows:
 (a) information about any guidelines mentioned in paragraph 8(e) issued during the year and the matters to which those guidelines relate;
 (b) the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to which subsection (2) applies;
 (c) the number of applications under section 48 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 received during the year and particulars of the results of those applications;
 (d) particulars of the total charges collected during the year in dealing with requests and other applications whenever received;
 (e) the number of applications made under Part VI of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 during the year for the internal review of decisions, and particulars of the results of those reviews;
 (f) the number of applications made under Part VII of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 during the year to the Information Commissioner for the review of decisions, and particulars of the results of those reviews;
 (g) the number of applications made under Part VIIA of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 during the year to the Administrative Review Tribunal for the review of decisions, and particulars of the results of those reviews;
 (h) the number of complaints made under Part VIIB of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 during the year to the Information Commissioner, and particulars of the results of investigations undertaken as a result of those complaints;
 (i) a description of any efforts made by the Information Commissioner to assist agencies to comply with the agency's obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
 (2) This subsection applies to a request if, during the year:
 (a) the request was received under section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982; or
 (b) access (other than partial access) to the document (or all of the documents) to which the request relates was given; or
 (c) access to the document (or all of the documents) to which the request relates was refused; or
 (d) partial access to the document (or documents) to which the request relates was granted.
 (3) Without limiting subsection (2), and for the purposes of that subsection, partial access is granted in respect of a request if either or both of the following conditions are satisfied in relation to the request:
 (a) access was granted to an edited copy (within the meaning of section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982) of the document (or any of the documents) requested;
 (b) the request related to 2 or more documents and access was refused to one or more of the documents.