Section 66 - Regulations
Extract of legislation
| 66 | Regulations | ||
| (1) | The Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing all matters that by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and in particular, making provision for or in relation to— | ||
| (a) | the making of charges of amounts, or the fixing of rates, for access to documents (including the provision of copies or transcripts) in accordance with this Act; and | ||
| (c) | forms of access to documents, including access through an Internet site accessible to the public. | ||
| (2) | Where, as a result of a request, access is given to an exempt document, regulations under this Act relating to charges apply as if the access had been given in accordance with this Act. | ||
1.1
The Governor in Council may make regulations in relation to:
- making charges or fixing rates for access to documents; and
- forms of access to documents (including access through Internet sites).6
1.2
Current regulations include:
More information
The Freedom of Information (Access Charges) Regulations 2014 (Access Charges Regulations) outline how much an agency or Minister can charge an applicant for access to a document. For more information, see the FOI Guidelines on the Access Charges Regulations.
The Freedom of Information Regulations 2019:
- declare certain bodies to be prescribed authorities for the purpose of the Act;7
- prescribe certain offices for the purpose of section 5(3)(a);8
- prescribe persons or bodies to whom the Information Commissioner may refer matters under section 49O(5) and under section 61L(8);9 and
- prescribe a form for a confidentiality notice issued under section 61TJ(2)(a).10
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 66(1).
- See regulation 6 and Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
- See regulation 7 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
- See regulations 8 and 9 and Schedule 2 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
- See regulation 10 and Schedule 3 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), section 66(1).
- See regulation 6 and Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
- See regulation 7 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
- See regulations 8 and 9 and Schedule 2 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
- See regulation 10 and Schedule 3 of the Freedom of Information Regulations 2019.
