27Public access to information

27 Public access to information

27 Public access to information

(1) On request by a person (the applicant) under the Act, section 47(1), a person or organisation that is, or was within the previous 12 months, an authority holder must provide the applicant with a copy of the annual audited financial statements in relation to all fundraising appeals conducted by the authority holder during the 7 financial years immediately before the request.

(2) For the purposes of the Act, section 47(1)(b), the following information is prescribed—

(a) a copy of, or extract from, the organisation’s objects and constitution, including an amendment to the organisation’s objects and constitution,

(b) the names of the members of the governing body of the organisation.

(3) For the purposes of the Act, section 47(3), the fee for providing financial statements or information is—

(a) $20.00 for the first page and $1.75 for each additional page, or

(b) a lesser amount determined by the person or organisation providing the information.