Freedom of Information (Fees) Regulations 1992
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following regulations under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 .
23 November 1992P. H. BENNETT
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
R. J. GROOM
Premier
These regulations may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Fees) Regulations 1992 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which the Freedom of Information Act 1991 commences.
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears,Act means the Freedom of Information Act 1991 .
The charges specified in Schedule 1 are the prescribed charges payable under the Act in respect of the matters specified in that Schedule.
The charges payable under the sections of the Act specified in Schedule 2 are to be waived or reduced by the amount specified in that Schedule.
For the purposes of section 17(4) of the Act, the deposit is to be –(a) $25, if the agency or Minister believes the charge may not exceed $100; or(b) 50% of the expected charge, if the agency or Minister believes the charge may exceed $100.
All other charges under section 17 of the Act relating to a request for information are to be the actual costs incurred in meeting the request.
SCHEDULE 1 - Charges[Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 1993, No. 132, Applied:04 Aug 1993]
1. | $25 per hour | 2. | $25 per hour | 3. | (a) for non-coloured A4 pages of photocopy | 20 cents for each page copied | (b) for a written transcript | $15 per double-spaced A4 page |
SCHEDULE 2 - Charges reduced or waived
1. | (a) if the charge does not exceed $150 | reduced by $50 | (b) if the charge exceeds $150 | reduced by the amount by which the charge exceeds $100 | 2. | reduced by $50 | 3. | waived |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 2 December 1992
These regulations are administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.