Official Information Act 1982
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 39 — Functions in respect of personal information
39 Functions in respect of personal information [Repealed] Part 6 came into force on 17 December 1982 pursuant to section 1(3) of this Act and expired as from the close of 30 June 1988 pursuant to…
Section 40 — Membership of Authority
40 Membership of Authority [Repealed] Part 6 came into force on 17 December 1982 pursuant to section 1(3) of this Act and expired as from the close of 30 June 1988 pursuant to section 53(a)(ii) of…
Section 41 — Term of office of members of Authority
41 Term of office of members of Authority [Repealed] Part 6 came into force on 17 December 1982 pursuant to section 1(3) of this Act and expired as from the close of 30 June 1988 pursuant to section…
Section 42 — Regulations providing for access to information
42 Regulations providing for access to information [Repealed] Part 6 came into force on 17 December 1982 pursuant to section 1(3) of this Act and expired as from the close of 30 June 1988 pursuant to…
Section 43 — Provision for disallowance of regulations providing for access to information
43 Provision for disallowance of regulations providing for access to information [Repealed] Part 6 came into force on 17 December 1982 pursuant to section 1(3) of this Act and expired as from the…
Section 44 — Annual report
44 Annual report [Repealed] Part 6 came into force on 17 December 1982 pursuant to section 1(3) of this Act and expired as from the close of 30 June 1988 pursuant to section 53(a)(ii) of this Act.…
Section 45 — Offences
45 Offences [Repealed] Part 6 came into force on 17 December 1982 pursuant to section 1(3) of this Act and expired as from the close of 30 June 1988 pursuant to section 53(a)(ii) of this Act.
Section 46 — Assistance of Ministry of Justice
46 Assistance of Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice may, for the purpose of assisting any other Department or any organisation to act in accordance with this Act, furnish advice or…
Section 47 — Regulations
47 Regulations The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes— (a) [Expired] (b) Prescribing forms of applications and…
Section 48 — Protection against certain actions
48 Protection against certain actions (1) Where any official information is made available in good faith pursuant to this Act,— (a) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall lie against the Crown or…
Section 49 — Power to amend Schedule 1 by Order in Council
49 Power to amend Schedule 1 by Order in Council (1) Where any organisation named in Schedule 1 to this Act is abolished, or its name is altered, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make…
Section 50 — Consequential amendments to other enactments
50 Consequential amendments to other enactments The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act are hereby amended in the manner indicated in that Schedule.
Section 51 — Repeal
51 Repeal The Official Secrets Act 1951 is hereby repealed.
Section 52 — Savings
52 Savings (1) Nothing in this Act authorises or permits the making available of any official information if the making available of that information would constitute contempt of Court or of the…
Section 53 — Expiration of provisions relating to Information Authority
53 Expiration of provisions relating to Information Authority As from the close of the 30th day of June 1988— (a) The following provisions of this Act, namely,— (i) The definition of the term…