Reprint as at 23 March 2010 Official Information Act 1982 Public Act Date of assent Commencement 1982 No 156 17 December 1982 see section 1(2), (3) Contents 1 2 3 Title Short Title and commencement Interpretation Act to bind the Crown Page 4 4 4 13 Part 1 Purposes and criteria 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Purposes Principle of availability Conclusive reasons for withholding official information Special reasons for withholding official information related to the Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue, or the Ross Dependency Special reasons for withholding official information related to competitive commercial activities [Repealed] Other reasons for withholding official information Information concerning existence of certain information Exclusion of public interest immunity 13 13 13 14 15 15 17 17 Note Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint. A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint. This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice. 1