Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855:section:56
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 56
Character Range: 113553–115220

56  Arrangements for accelerated or special access
 (1) The Minister or a person authorized by him or her may, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Prime Minister, cause all records in a particular class of Commonwealth records not in the open access period to be available for public access.
 (2) The Minister or a person authorised by the Minister may, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Prime Minister, cause Commonwealth records to be made available to a person in such circumstances as are specified in the regulations notwithstanding that the Commonwealth records concerned are not otherwise available for public access under this Act.
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) records are made available to the person under subsection (2) on conditions to be observed by the person; and
 (b) the person engages in conduct; and
 (c) the person's conduct contravenes such a condition.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
 (4) An arrangement approved by the Prime Minister under subsection (2) shall be recorded in writing, and the Minister shall cause a copy of the arrangement to be made available to the Council.
 (5) The Minister shall, not later than 3 months after the commencement of this Part and thereafter at intervals of not more than 3 months, cause to be made available to the Council a statement setting out particulars of:
 (a) each request for access to a document under subsection (2) that is made during the period to which the statement relates; and
 (b) the decision of the Minister or authorized person in relation to each such request;
not being a statement that would reveal the identity of the person who made the request.