53BWhat is an access grant decision?

#### 53B What is an access grant decision? (1) An access grant decision is a decision covered by the following table: > Note: The table covers documents that may be conditionally exempt under section 47B (items 1 and 1A), 47G (item 2) or 47F (items 3 and 4), or exempt under section 47 (item 2). Access must generally be given to a conditionally exempt document unless it would be contrary to the public interest (see section 11A). ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Access grant decisions</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:21.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:126.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">If, in relation to a request for access to a document ...</span></p></td><td style="width:173.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">the </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">access grant decision</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> is ...</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:21.95pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:126.7pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>consultation with a State under section</span><span> </span><span>26A (documents affecting Commonwealth</span><span>‑</span><span>State relations etc.) is required</span></p></td><td style="width:173.25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>a decision of an agency or Minister to give the applicant access to the document (or an edited copy of the document) because:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the document is not conditionally exempt under section</span><span> </span><span>47B (Commonwealth</span><span>‑</span><span>State relations etc.); or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) access to the document would not, on balance, be contrary to the public interest for the purposes of subsection</span><span> </span><span>11A(5).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:21.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:126.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>section</span><span> </span><span>27 (business documents) applies in relation to business information in the document</span></p></td><td style="width:173.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>a decision of an agency or Minister to give access to the document (or an edited copy of the document) because:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the document is neither exempt under section</span><span> </span><span>47, nor conditionally exempt under section</span><span> </span><span>47G; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if the document is conditionally exempt under section</span><span> </span><span>47G—access to the document would not, on balance, be contrary to the public interest for the purposes of subsection</span><span> </span><span>11A(5).</span></p><p class="notemargin"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:15.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Section</span><span> </span><span>47 deals with documents disclosing trade secrets or commercially valuable information. Section</span><span> </span><span>47G deals with other business documents.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:80.25pt"><td style="width:21.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:126.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>section</span><span> </span><span>27A (documents affecting personal privacy) applies in relation to personal information in the document about a living person</span></p></td><td style="width:173.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>a decision of an agency or Minister to give the applicant access to the document (or an edited copy of the document) because:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the document is not conditionally exempt under section</span><span> </span><span>47F (personal privacy); or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) access to the document would not, on balance, be contrary to the public interest for the purposes of subsection</span><span> </span><span>11A(5).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:21.95pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:126.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>section</span><span> </span><span>27A (documents affecting personal privacy) applies in relation to personal information in the document about a deceased person</span></p></td><td style="width:173.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>a decision of an agency or Minister to give the applicant access to the document (or an edited copy of the document) because:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(a) the document is not conditionally exempt under section</span><span> </span><span>47F (personal privacy); or</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(b) access to the document would not, on balance, be contrary to the public interest for the purposes of subsection</span><span> </span><span>11A(5).</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` (2) For the purposes of table item 1, State has the same meaning as in section 26A.