319 No. 27 Freedom of Information 2003 which relate to court administration, shall be regarded as part of a public authority. 6. This Act shall bind the State. Act t o bind State PART II PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 7. (1) A public authority shall, with the approval of the Minister (a) cause to be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable, but not later than twelve months, after the date of availability of the forms approved by the Minister (i) a statement setting out the particulars of the organisation and functions of the public authority, indicating, as far as practicable, the decision-making powers and other powers affecting members of the public that are involved in those functions, and particulars o f any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representations by, bodies and persons outside the Government administration in relation to t he formulation o f policy in, or t he administration of, the public authority; (ii) a statement of categories of documents that are maintained in the possession of the public authority; (iii) a statement of the material that has been prepared by the public authority under this Part for publication or inspection by members of the public, and the places at which a person may inspect or obtain that material; (iv) a statement of the procedure to be followed by a person when a request for access to document is made to a public authority; (b) during the year commencing on the first day of January next following the publication, in respect of a public authority, of the statement published under that Publication of i nformation concerning functions, etc, of public authorities