Freedom of Information Act 1982

PART IV - EXEMPT DOCUMENTS  

Division 3 - Public interest conditional exemptions  

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History

Div 3 inserted by No 51 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 3 item 33, applicable in relation to requests for access made under section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 that are received at or after 1 November 2010.

SECTION 47B  

47B   Public interest conditional exemptions - Commonwealth-State relations etc.  

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A document is conditionally exempt if disclosure of the document under this Act:

(a)    would, or could reasonably be expected to, cause damage to relations between the Commonwealth and a State; or

(b)    would divulge information or matter communicated in confidence by or on behalf of the Government of a State or an authority of a State, to the Government of the Commonwealth, to an authority of the Commonwealth or to a person receiving the communication on behalf of the Commonwealth or of an authority of the Commonwealth; or

(c) (Repealed by No 59 of 2015)

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would divulge information or matter communicated in confidence by or on behalf of a Norfolk Island authority, to the Government of the Commonwealth, to an authority of the Commonwealth or to a person receiving the communication on behalf of the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth; or

(e) (Repealed by No 59 of 2015)

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would divulge information or matter communicated in confidence by or on behalf of the Government of a State or an authority of a State, to a Norfolk Island authority or to a person receiving the communication on behalf of a Norfolk Island authority.

Note:

Access must generally be given to a conditionally exempt document unless it would be contrary to the public interest (see section 11A ).

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S 47B amended by No 154 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 3 item 39, effective 17 June 2021. For application provisions, see note under s 7(2AB) .

S 47B amended by No 139 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 1 item 199; No 59 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 2 items 180 - 184, effective 1 July 2016.

S 47B inserted by No 51 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 2 item 33, applicable in relation to requests for access made under section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 that are received at or after 1 November 2010.

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