Information—9 of 2018 61 “public agency” means— (a) an office created by, or continued in existence under, the Constitution; (b) an office in respect of which the Constitution makes provision; (c) a commission established by, or continued in existence under, the Constitution or any written law; (d) a Government ministry, department, division or unit; (e) a disciplined force; (f) a court or tribunal established by, or continued in existence under, the Constitution or any written law; (g) a statutory authority; (h) a Government company; or (i) an office established by written law, but does not include a public agency that is exempted under section 21 from the provisions of this Act; and “State” means the Republic of Fiji. Application 3.  This Act binds the State in such manner, and subject to such limitations, as prescribed in this Act. Objectives 4.  The objectives of this Act are to— (a) give effect to the right of access to information under sections 25 and 150 of the Constitution; (b) recognise the right of a person to access information held by a public agency in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this Act; (c) ensure that a person is informed of the operations of a public agency, including, in particular, the rules and practices followed by the public agency in its dealings with members of the public; and (d) allow a person to make a request to correct or delete personal information held by a public agency in respect of the person to ensure that the information is correct, accurate, complete and not misleading. PART 2—RIGHT TO INFORMATION Division 1—Access to information Right of access to information 5.  Subject to this Act, a person may access any information held by a public agency.

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