Freedom of Information Act 1982
A person is not entitled to obtain access under this part to: (a) a document, or a copy of a document, which is, under the Archives Act 1983 , within the open access period within the meaning of that Act unless the document contains personal information (including personal information about a deceased person); or (b) a document that is open to public access, as part of a public register or otherwise, in accordance with an enactment or a Norfolk Island law, where that access is subject to a fee or other charge; or
(b) a document that is open to public access, as part of a public register or otherwise, in accordance with another enactment, where that access is subject to fee or other charge; or (ba) a document that is open to public access, as part of a land title register, in accordance with a law of a state or Territory where that access is subject to a fee or other charge; or (c) a document that is available for purchase by the public in accordance with arrangements made by an agency.
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A person is not entitled to obtain access under this Part to a document or a part of a document that became a document of a Norfolk Island agency more than 5 years before the commencement of this subsection unless: (c) the document, or that part of the document, contains information that is:
(i) personal information about that person; or
(d) the document, or that part of the document, is a document or a part of a document access to which is reasonably necessary to enable a proper understanding of a document of a Norfolk Island agency to which that person has lawfully had access.
(ii) information relating to that person ' s business, commercial or financial affairs; or
12(3)
(Repealed by No 154 of 2020)
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