Right to Information Act 2009

The information commissioner also has power to issue a guideline about a matter for or in connection with any of the commissioner’s functions.

The commissioner must publish the guideline on the commissioner’s website.

Without limiting subsection (1), the commissioner may issue a guideline about any of the following matters—

the interpretation and administration of this Act;

the application of the public interest test set out in section 49, including

the process for external reviews, including appropriate timeframes for completion of external reviews;

when it is appropriate to apply for a declaration that a person is a vexatious applicant;

procedural, technical and sector specific issues in relation to this Act, including documents mentioned in schedule 1 and entities mentioned in schedule 2;

what agencies or Ministers should include in reasons for a decision;

best practice for agencies to improve service to those seeking to access information;

best practice for publication schemes;

best practice for administrative access schemes, including disclosure logs.