Right to Information Act 2009

This section applies if, at any time, an applicant makes a written request to an agency or Minister that the applicable processing charge or access charge for the application be waived.

The agency or Minister must decide to waive any processing charge, or access charge, for the application if—

for an applicant who is an individual—

the request is accompanied by a copy of a concession card; and

the agency or Minister considers the applicant is the holder of a concession card; and

the agency or Minister considers the applicant is not making the application for some other person who is seeking to avoid the payment of a charge; or

for an applicant that is a non-profit organisation—there is in effect a decision of the information commissioner that the non-profit organisation has financial hardship status under section 67.

The agency or Minister must give the applicant a prescribed written notice of a decision under subsection (2) before the end of the processing period.

However, subsection (3) does not apply if the agency or Minister has given the applicant a charges estimate notice that includes a decision that charges are not to be waived.

In this section—