Freedom of Information (Access Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (Vic)

Freedom of Information (Access Charges)

(Amendment) Regulations 2002

S.R. No. 44/2002

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STATUTORY RULES 2002

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Freedom of Information Act 1982

Freedom of Information (Access Charges)

(Amendment) Regulations 2002

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 25 June 2002

Responsible Minister:

ROB HULLS

Attorney-General

HELEN DOYE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Regulations 1993 to prescribe charges and rates in relation to requests for access to health information.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 66 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July

2002.

4. Charges for access

After item 7 of the Schedule to the Freedom of
Information (Access Charges) Regulations 19931
insert—

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"8.	If the request is in respect	The reasonable costs
of an explanation of the	incurred by the agency
contents of health	in providing the
information and the	explanation calculated
agency (being a suitably	by reference to the time
qualified health service	taken to provide the
provider) explains the	explanation, not
health information.	exceeding—
(a) $25 per quarter hour (or part of a quarter hour) spent in providing the explanation; or
(b) $80— whichever is the lesser.
9.	If the request is in respect	The usual fee of the
of an explanation of the	suitably qualified
contents of health	health service provider
information and a	for a consultation of a
suitably qualified health	comparable duration.
service provider (not being the agency) explains the health information.
10.	If the request is in respect	The reasonable costs
of an accurate summary	incurred by the agency
of health information and	in preparing the
that summary does not	summary calculated by
exist before the request is	reference to the time
made.	taken to prepare the summary, not exceeding—
(a) $25 per quarter hour (or part of a quarter hour) spent in preparing the summary; or
(b) $80—
whichever is the lesser.".

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