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These Regulations may be cited as the Public Information
Regulations 2017.
Bills and explanatory statements from legislation.nt.gov.au; second reading speeches from the NT Parliamentary Record (Territory Stories). Links open the official source in a new tab.
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Information
Regulations 2017.
These Regulations commence on the commencement of the Public
Information Amendment Act 2016.
For section 6(2A) of the Act, the Ombudsman may consider the information is in the public interest if the information has a purpose that includes one of the following:
maximises compliance with the laws of the Territory;
achieves awareness of a new or amended law;
improves public safety or personal security;
encourages responsible behaviour;
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;
reports on performance in relation to government undertakings;
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.
(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.
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).