Territory Records Act 2002

This section applies to a request for access to an accessible executive record (the record) under section 31D made by a person on or after the commencement day and before 1 July 2026.

Part 3A, as in force immediately before the commencement day, continues to apply in relation to the request, subject to subsections (3) to (7).

If the principal officer is required under section 31E or section 31F, as in force immediately before the commencement day, to give the person a copy of the record, or part of the record, as soon as practicable after receiving the request, the principal officer must give the person the record, or the part of the record, within 30 working days after the day the officer receives the request (the release period).

The release period for the request is extended by the following:

any period agreed between the principal officer and the person;

any period decided by the principal officer under subsection (5).

The principal officer may, before the end of the release period for the request, extend the release period by not more than 30 working days if—

the request involves dealing with a large volume of information; or

the request is complex; or

the principal officer considers an extension is reasonable in the circumstances.

The principal officer may extend the release period for the request only once under subsection (5).

If the principal officer does not give the person the record, or the part of the record, within the release period (including any extension under subsection (4)), the principal officer is taken to have made, at the end of the release period, a release restraint determination that the requested record is not to be released at all.