Right to Information - Whole of Government
The information provided in this section is designed to help Public Authorities in the Administration of Right to Information.
Delegations
Principal officers of public authorities of Ministers may delegate some or all of their functions powers under section 24 of the Act to another person, where the principal officer or Minister is satisfied that the person has the skills and knowledge necessary to perform those functions or exercise those powers. Sample delegations are included below:
- Delegation of power to make original decision on application for assessed disclosure under section 21 (DOC, 27.0 KB)
- Delegation of power to conduct internal review under section 43 (DOC, 26.5 KB)
- Delegation of powers to both make decisions and conduct internal reviews (DOC, 27.0 KB)
Right to Information Annual Report
Section 53 of the Act requires that the Department of Justice must prepare a report for each financial year on the administration of the Right to Information Act 2009.
The annual report for 2019-20 can be downloaded from the links below.
Right to Information Annual Report 2019-2020 (DOCX, 223.6 KB)
Right to Information Annual Report 2019-2020 (PDF, 1015.5 KB)