Freedom of InformationNo. 3, 1982
- (ii) a statement setting out particulars of any arrangements that exist for bodies or persons outside the Commonwealth administration to participate, either through consultative procedures, the making of representations or otherwise, in the formulation of policy by the agency, or in the administration by the agency, of any enactment or scheme;
- (iii) a statement of the categories of documents that are maintained in the possession of the agency, being a statement that sets out, as separate categories of documents, categories of such documents, if any, as are referred to in paragraph 12 (1) (b) or (c) and categories of documents, if any, not being documents so referred to, as are customarily made available to the public, otherwise than under this Act, free of charge upon request;
- (iv) a statement of particulars of the facilities, if any, provided by the agency for enabling members of the public to obtain physical access to the documents of the agency; and
- (v) a statement of any information that needs to be available to the public concerning particular procedures of the agency in relation to Part III, and particulars of the officer or officers to whom, and the place or places at which, initial inquiries concerning access to documents may be directed; and
- (b) during the year commencing on 1 January next following the publication, in respect of the agency, of the statement under subparagraph (a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) that is the first statement published under that sub-paragraph, and during each succeeding year, cause to be published statements bringing up to date the information contained in the previous statement or statements published under that subparagraph.
(2) In approving a form under sub-section (1), the Minister shall have regard, amongst other things, to the need to assist members of the public to exercise effectively their rights under this Act.
(3) The information to be published in accordance with this section may be published by including it in the publication known as the Commonwealth Government Directory.
(4) Nothing in this section requires the publication of information that is of such a nature that its inclusion in a document of an agency would cause that document to be an exempt document.
(5) Sub-section (1) applies in relation to an agency that comes into existence after the commencement of this Part as if the references in that sub-section to the commencement of this Part were references to the day on which the agency comes into existence.
Certain documents to be available for inspection and purchase
9. (1) This section applies, in respect of an agency, to documents that are provided by the agency for the use of, or are used by, the agency or its officers
