Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2023 (SA)

South Australia Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2023 A Bill For An Act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1991.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 1991 3 Substitution of sections 3 and 3A 3 Principles and objects of Act 4 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation 5 Insertion of sections 4A, 4B and 4C 4A Exempt agencies 4B Accredited FOI officers 4C When document is held by an agency 6 Amendment of section 8—Defunct agencies 7 Insertion of Part 1A Part 1A—Proactive disclosure 8A Proactive disclosure principles 8B Proactive disclosure policies 8 Amendment of section 9—Publication of information concerning agencies 9 Substitution of section 13 13 Applications for access to agencies' documents 10 Amendment of section 14—Applications to be dealt with by certain persons and within certain time 11 Amendment of section 14A—Extension of time limit 12 Insertion of section 14B 14B Searches for documents held by agency 13 Amendment of section 17—Agencies may require advance deposits 14 Amendment of section 18—Agencies may refuse to deal with certain applications 15 Insertion of section 18A 18A Vexatious applicants 16 Amendment of section 19—Determination of applications 17 Insertion of section 19A 19A Determining when disclosure is contrary to public interest 18 Amendment of section 20—Refusal of access 19 Amendment of section 22—Forms of access 20 Amendment of section 23—Notices of determination 21 Amendment of section 25—Documents affecting inter-governmental or local governmental relations 22 Amendment of section 26—Documents affecting personal affairs 23 Insertion of Part 3 Division 2A Division 2A—Disclosure logs 28A Requirement for disclosure log 28B Required information about applications 28C Objections 24 Amendment of section 29—Internal review 25 Amendment of section 30—Right to apply for amendment of agencies' records 26 Substitution of section 31 31 Applications for amendment of agencies' records 27 Amendment of section 32—Persons by whom applications to be dealt with etc 28 Amendment of section 34—Determination of applications 29 Amendment of section 35—Refusal to amend records 30 Amendment of section 36—Notices of determination 31 Amendment of section 37—Notations to be added to records 32 Amendment of section 38—Internal review 33 Amendment of section 39—External review 34 Amendment of section 40—Reviews by SACAT 35 Substitution of section 47 47 Service 36 Insertion of section 49A 49A Improper direction or influence 37 Substitution of sections 50 and 51 50 Protection in respect of liability 38 Amendment of section 53—Fees and charges 39 Amendment of section 55—Regulations 40 Amendment of Schedule 1—Exempt documents 41 Amendment of Schedule 2—Exempt agencies Schedule 1—Transitional provisions 1 Application of amendments