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

20   Subsection 7(2A)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

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

(a) a document (an intelligence agency document ) that has originated with, or has been received from, any of the following:

(i) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service;

(ii) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation;

(iii) the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security;

(iv) the Office of National Assessments;

(v) the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation;

(vi) the Defence Intelligence Organisation;

(vii) the Defence Signals Directorate;

(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.


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