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4  Application

(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply to a request for access to protected information made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982:
 (a) on or after the commencement of this Schedule; or
 (b) before the commencement of this Schedule if no decision under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in respect of the request has been made, or has been taken to be made, before the commencement of this Schedule.

(2) In this item:
protected information means:
 (a) information that:
 (i) is communicated to an authorised migration officer by a gazetted agency on condition that it be treated as confidential information; and
 (ii) is relevant to the exercise of a power under section 501, 501A, 501B or 501C of the Migration Act 1958; and
 (b) the agency details in relation to the protected information.

(3) In the definition of protected information in subitem (2):
agency details has the meaning given in subsection 503D(2) of the Migration Act 1958.
authorised migration officer has the meaning given in subsection 503A(9) of the Migration Act 1958.
gazetted agency has the meaning given in subsection 503A(9) of the Migration Act 1958.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 12 December 2002
Senate on 17 June 2003]

(270/02)