Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 (51 of 2010)

Schedule 6   Other amendments

Part 1   Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982

Freedom of Information Act 1982

21   Subsection 7(2B)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2B) A Minister is exempt from the operation of this Act in relation to the following documents:

(a) an intelligence agency document;

(b) a document that contains a summary of, or an extract or information from, an intelligence agency document, to the extent that it contains such a summary, extract or information.

(2C) An agency is exempt from the operation of this Act in relation to the following documents:

(a) a document (a defence intelligence document ) that has originated with, or has been received from, the Department of Defence and that is in respect of:

(i) the collection, reporting or analysis of operational intelligence; or

(ii) special access programs, under which a foreign government provides restricted access to technologies;

(b) a document that contains a summary of, or an extract or information from, a defence intelligence document, to the extent that it contains such a summary, extract or information.

(2D) A Minister is exempt from the operation of this Act in relation to the following documents:

(a) a defence intelligence document;

(b) a document that contains a summary of, or an extract or information from, a defence intelligence document, to the extent that it contains such a summary, extract or information.