Freedom of Information Act 2016
6Objects of Act
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6 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are to— (a) provide a right of access to government information unless access to the information would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest; and (b) recognise the importance of public access to government information for the proper working of representative democracy; and (c) enable the public to participate more effectively in government processes and to promote improved decision-making within government; and (d) make the people and bodies that are responsible for governing the Territory more accountable to the public; and (e) ensure that, to the fullest extent possible, government information is freely and publicly available to everyone; and (f) facilitate and promote, promptly and at the lowest reasonable cost, the disclosure of the maximum amount of government (g) ensure that personal information held by the Territory is accurate, complete, up-to-date and not misleading.