freedom-of-information-amendment-parliamentary-budget-office-act-2012.pdf, p.7
Omit all words after 'last-mentioned document' and substitute with exemptions.
1 Subsection 25(1)
Prohibits omitting words after 'last-mentioned document'
freedom-of-information-amendment-parliamentary-budget-office-act-2012.pdf, p.10
10 Subsection 58E(2)
11 Subsection 64(2) (note)
Amendments of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 apply to requests received after commencement.
12 Application of amendments
Defines temporal interval for application
(a) commencing on the day after the Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives; and (b) ending immediately before the commencement of this item.
Imposes duty to make decision on request
if the agency or Minister to whom the request was made has not made a decision on the request, or has not been taken to have made a decision on the request, before the commencement of this item.
freedom-of-information-amendment-parliamentary-budget-office-act-2012.pdf, p.11
13 Subsection 34(1)
Omit words after 'last-mentioned document'
2 Subsection 25(2)
Agency or Minister may not confirm or deny existence of a document.
2(2) Subsection 25(2)
Refusing access to document if it existed
2(3) Subsection 25(2)
freedom-of-information-amendment-parliamentary-budget-office-act-2012.pdf, p.8
3 After section 45
Exempt documents may be accessed to the extent specified.
4 Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Act 2012 No.
freedom-of-information-amendment-parliamentary-budget-office-act-2012.pdf, p.9
Omit certain documents from Cabinet records
4 Subsection 55T(1) (note)
45A Parliamentary Budget Office documents
A document is exempt if it originated from the Parliamentary Budget Officer or was prepared in response to a confidential request.
45A(1) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Document originated from the Parliamentary Budget Officer or was prepared in response to a confidential request.
A document must be exempt if it meets the conditions.
A document must be provided if it meets the conditions.
Documents containing extracts from exempt documents are also exempt.
45A(2) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Document is exempt until it contains a non-exempt section
Exemption starts at the beginning of the document and ends when it contains a non-exempt section
Exempt documents are documents containing extracts from exempt documents
Document is exempt if it contains an extract from an exempt document
Documents containing extracts from exempt documents are also exempt
Exemption spreads to documents containing extracts from the original document
Disclosure of confidential request information is restricted.
45A(3) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Disclosure of request information is restricted.
Restricts disclosure of confidential information.
Confidential request made to Parliamentary Budget Officer.
A document is not exempt solely because it is attached to another exempt document.
45A(4) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Information made publicly available by the Parliamentary Budget Officer is not exempt matter.
45A(5) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Obligation to disclose information made publicly available by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Information made publicly available by Senator or MP is not exempt.
45A(6) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Public availability overlaps with exemption conditions.
Information has been made publicly available by Senator or MP.
If information is publicly available, it's not exempt.
Information made publicly available by Senator or MP.
Disclosure of factual information is not exempt if it reveals a confidential request.
45A(7) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Obligation to disclose factual information
Information in a document is not exempt matter.
45A(8) Parliamentary Budget Office documents
Repeal heading and substitute with new text.
5 Section 55U (heading)
Production of national security documents by Cabinet or Parliamentary Budget Office.
55U Information gathering powers—production of national
Must provide national security documents.
Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Act 2012 No.
6 Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Act 2012 No.
Omit certain documents from Cabinet and Parliamentary Budget Office
6 Subsection 55U(1)
7 Subsection 55U(3)
8 Subsection 58B(1)
9 Subsection 58E(1)
freedom-of-information-amendment-parliamentary-budget-office-act-2012.pdf, p.5
Cites this Act as the Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Act 2012.
1 Short title
freedom-of-information-amendment-parliamentary-budget-office-act-2012.pdf, p.6
2 Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Act 2012 No.
Commences on the day this Act receives Royal Assent.
2 Commencement
Schedules for amendment or repeal of Acts
3 Schedule(s)
An Act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1982, and for related purposes
Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Act 2012