Part I Preliminary
Section 4
(2) It is the intention of the Parliament that the provisions of this Act
shall be interpreted so as to further the object set out in
subsection (1) and that any discretions conferred by this Act shall
be exercised as far as possible so as to facilitate and promote,
promptly and at the lowest reasonable cost, the disclosure of
information.
4 Interpretation
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACT enactment means an enactment as defined by section 3 of the
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988.
agency means a Department, a prescribed authority or an eligible
case manager.
applicant means a person who has made a request.
Cabinet notebook means a notebook or other like record that
contains notes of discussions or deliberations taking place in a
meeting of the Cabinet or of a committee of the Cabinet, being
notes made in the course of those discussions or deliberations by,
or under the authority of, the Secretary to the Cabinet.
Commission of inquiry means:
(a) the Commission of inquiry within the meaning of the
Quarantine Act 1908; or
(b) a Commission of inquiry within the meaning of the Offshore
Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation means that part of
the Department of Defence known as the Defence Imagery and
Geospatial Organisation.
Defence Intelligence Organisation means that part of the
Department of Defence known as the Defence Intelligence
Organisation.
Defence Signals Directorate means that part of the Department of
Defence known as the Defence Signals Directorate.
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Freedom of Information Act 1982
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