Obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, Section 9
The Department of Climate Change is required under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, section 9(2)(b) to lodge a quarterly Section 9 statement with the National Archives of Australia. This statement is to inform members of the public about documents that an agency uses to make decisions affecting the benefits or liabilities of individuals and how and where they may obtain access to them or purchase copies. The Department will also publish this statement in its Annual report, and on its webpage.
The Section 9 Statement is to include the following documents:
- Documents used by the officers of the Department to make decisions or recommendations, under an enactment or under schemes which DCC administers
- These include:
- Manuals
- operating guides and guidelines giving details of schemes and statements setting out how schemes are intended to operate or be administered;
- documents describing procedures to be followed in investigating breaches or possible breaches or evasions of the law or a scheme;
- circulars;
- instructions, practices or precedents and such like documents; and
- legal rulings, instruments, instructions, operating guides and the like.
