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“Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of Fiji;
“day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday;
“directly affects” has the meaning given to that term in section 6(4);
“disciplined force” has the meaning given to that term under section 163(1) of
the Constitution;
“exempt matter” means any matter or information that is exempt from disclosure
under this Act;
“Government” means the Government of the State;
“Government company” means a company where all of the stock or shares in
the capital is or are beneficially owned by the Government, whether such
shares are held in the name of a Minister, public officer, nominee of the
State or otherwise;
“information” means any material in any form, including a record, report,
correspondence, opinion, recommendation, press statement, circular,
order, logbook, agreement, sample, model, data or document such as—
(a) a map, plan, drawing or photograph;
(b) any paper or other material on which there is a mark, figure, symbol
or perforation that is capable of being interpreted;
(c) any article or material from which a sound, image or writing is
capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other
article or device; or
(d) any article on which information has been stored or recorded either
mechanically or electronically,
provided that the material directly affects a determination or decision
made by a public agency in relation to the person making a request under
section 6;
“information officer” means a person designated under section 36;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for the administration of this Act;
“permanent resident” means a person who has been granted a permanent
residence permit by the permanent secretary responsible for immigration;
“personal information” means any information held in respect of a natural
person, excluding any information that is held in respect of the person in
the person’s capacity as an officer or employee of a public agency or as an
independent contractor engaged by a public agency;