Public Information Regulations 2017 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

PUBLIC INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2017

As in force at 10 April 2019

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 10 April 2019

PUBLIC INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2017

Regulations under the Public Information Act 2010

Part 1Preliminary matters 1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Information Regulations 2017.

2Commencement

These Regulations commence on the commencement of the Public Information Amendment Act 2016.

Part 2Standards for giving of public information

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  Purpose of public information to be in public interest

For section 6(2A) of the Act, the Auditor-General may consider the information is in the public interest if the information has a purpose that includes one of the following:

• (a)

  maximises compliance with the laws of the Territory;

• (b)

  achieves awareness of a new or amended law;

• (c)

  improves public safety or personal security;

• (d)

  encourages responsible behaviour;

• (e)

  preserves order in the event of an emergency;

• (f)

  promotes awareness of rights, responsibilities, duties or entitlements;

• (g)

  encourages usage of, or familiarity with, government products or services;

• (h)

  informs the public of new, existing or proposed government programs, policies or projects;

• (i)

  reports on performance in relation to government undertakings;

• (j)

  communicates functions of government;

• (k)

  communicates on matters of social cohesion, civic pride, community spirit or tolerance.

Examples for paragraph (j)

Education campaigns, recruitment, community engagement, expressions of interest and future plans.

5Comment by Agencies

• (1)

  An Agency giving public information must not do either of the following:

  • (a)

    comment on the views, policies or actions of a particular political party or political person;

  • (b)

    criticise the views, policies or actions of a particular political party or political person.

• (2)

  In this regulation:

  political person means any of the following persons:

  • (a)

    a person who holds an elected office in the Federal Parliament, the Legislative Assembly or a local government;

  • (b)

    a person who seeks election to an office mentioned in paragraph (a).

  ENDNOTES  
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    KEY

  Key to abbreviations

   

  amd = amended od = order

  app = appendix om = omitted

  bl = by-law pt = Part

  ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

  cl = clause rem = remainder

  div = Division renum = renumbered

  exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

  f = forms s = section

  Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

  hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

  ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

  lt = long title sub = substituted

  nc = not commenced

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    LIST OF LEGISLATION

Public Information Regulations (SL No. 1, 2017)
Notified	14 February 2017
Commenced	14 February 2017 (r 2, s 2 Public Information Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 34, 2016) and Gaz S2, 14 February 2017, p 2)
Public Information Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 14, 2019)
Notified	9 April 2019
Commenced	10 April 2019

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  GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: r 1.

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  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

rr 3 – 4               amd Act No. 14, 2019, s 6