Print requirement must be complied with by online publication
88F Print requirement must be complied with by online publication
A Minister, accountable officer or statutory body must ensure that information that is the subject of a print requirement is not published in print other than as allowed under this section.
The information must be published—
on the website of the relevant department or statutory body; or
on a Queensland government website; or
in the electronic version of a newspaper; or
if the Minister, accountable officer or statutory body considers another website is appropriate, having regard to the nature of the information—on the other website.
For subsection (2), the information is published on a website if the information can be accessed using the website.
Example—
Information can be accessed using a website if the information can be accessed using a search function on the website.
However, the information may be published in print if an exemption mentioned in division 3 applies to the requirement.
The print requirement is taken to have been met if the publication of the information complies with this section.
This section applies despite the State law under which the print requirement is imposed.
In this section—
Queensland government website means an official Queensland government website with a URL that includes ‘qld.gov.au’, other than the website of a local government.
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