New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 July 2011
| Public Act | 1982 No 156 |
| Date of assent | 17 December 1982 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2), (3) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
6 Conclusive reasons for withholding official information
7 Special reasons for withholding official information related to the Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue, or the Ross Dependency
8 Special reasons for withholding official information related to competitive commercial activities [Repealed]
9 Other reasons for withholding official information
10 Information concerning existence of certain information
11 Exclusion of public interest immunity
Part 2
Requests for access to official information
17 Deletion of information from documents
18A Requests involving substantial collation or research
18B Duty to consider consulting person if request likely to be refused under section 18(e) or (f)
19 Reason for refusal to be given
Part 3
Publication of, and access to, certain documents and information
20 Publication setting out functions of departments and organisations
21 Right of access to certain official information
22 Right of access to internal rules affecting decisions
23 Right of access by person to reasons for decisions affecting that person
Part 4
Right of access to personal information
24 Right of access to personal information
24A Restriction where person sentenced to imprisonment
27 Reasons for refusal of requests for personal information
Decisions under Part 2 and section 10
29 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975
29A Requirements of Ombudsman to be complied with within certain period
29B Consultation with Privacy Commissioner
30 Procedure after investigation
31 Disclosure of certain information not to be recommended
32 Recommendations made to department or Minister of the Crown or organisation
32A Requirements in relation to Order in Council
33 Complainant to be informed of result of investigation
34 Restriction on application for review
Decisions under Part 3 or Part 4
35 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975
36 Saving in respect of Ombudsmen Act 1975
[Expired]
37 Establishment of Information Authority [Expired]
38 Functions and powers of Authority [Expired]
39 Functions in respect of personal information [Expired]
40 Membership of Authority [Expired]
41 Term of office of members of Authority [Expired]
42 Regulations providing for access to information [Expired]
43 Provision for disallowance of regulations providing for access to information [Expired]
44 Annual report [Expired]
Part 7
Miscellaneous provisions
46 Assistance of Ministry of Justice
48 Protection against certain actions
49 Power to amend Schedule 1 by Order in Council
50 Consequential amendments to other enactments
53 Expiration of provisions relating to Information Authority
Schedule 1
Organisations (additional to those named in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975) to which this Act applies
Schedule 2
Provisions relating to Information Authority
[Expired]
An Act to make official information more freely available, to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person, to protect official information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy, to establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes, and to repeal the Official Secrets Act 1951
