Schedule 2Statistical information about access applications to be included in annual report

# Schedule 2 Statistical information about access applications to be included in annual report Schedule 2 Statistical information about access applications to be included in annual report (Clause 8) | Table A: Number of applications by type of applicant and outcome* | | | Access granted in full | Access granted in part | Access refused in full | Information not held | Information already available | Refuse to deal with application | Refuse to confirm/ deny whether information is held | Application withdrawn | | Media | | | | | | | | | | Members of Parliament | | | | | | | | | | Private sector business | | | | | | | | | | Not for profit organisations or community groups | | | | | | | | | | Members of the public (application by legal representative) | | | | | | | | | | Members of the public (other) | | | | | | | | | \* More than one decision can be made in respect of a particular access application. If so, a recording must be made in relation to each such decision. This also applies to Table B. | Table B: Number of applications by type of application and outcome | | | Access granted in full | Access granted in part | Access refused in full | Information not held | Information already available | Refuse to deal with application | Refuse to confirm/ deny whether information is held | Application withdrawn | | Personal information applications* | | | | | | | | | | Access applications (other than personal information applications) | | | | | | | | | | Access applications that are partly personal information applications and partly other | | | | | | | | | \* A personal information application is an access application for personal information (as defined in clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act) about the applicant (the applicant being an individual). | Table C: Invalid applications | | Reason for invalidity | No of applications | | Application does not comply with formal requirements (section 41 of the Act) | | | Application is for excluded information of the agency (section 43 of the Act) | | | Application contravenes restraint order (section 110 of the Act) | | | | | | Total number of invalid applications received | | | Invalid applications that subsequently became valid applications | | | Table D: Conclusive presumption of overriding public interest against disclosure: matters listed in Schedule 1 to Act | | | Number of times consideration used* | | Overriding secrecy laws | | | Cabinet information | | | Executive Council information | | | Contempt | | | Legal professional privilege | | | Excluded information | | | Documents affecting law enforcement and public safety | | | Transport safety | | | Adoption | | | Care and protection of children | | | Ministerial code of conduct | | | Aboriginal and environmental heritage | | | Information about complaints to Judicial Commission | | | Information about authorised transactions under Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015 | | | Information about authorised transaction under Land and Property Information NSW (Authorised Transaction) Act 2016 | | \* More than one public interest consideration may apply in relation to a particular access application and, if so, each such consideration is to be recorded (but only once per application). This also applies in relation to Table E. | Table E: Other public interest considerations against disclosure: matters listed in table to section 14 of Act | | | Number of occasions when application not successful | | Responsible and effective government | | | Law enforcement and security | | | Individual rights, judicial processes and natural justice | | | Business interests of agencies and other persons | | | Environment, culture, economy and general matters | | | Secrecy provisions | | | Exempt documents under interstate Freedom of Information legislation | | | Table F: Timeliness | | | Number of applications | | Decided within the statutory timeframe (20 days plus any extensions) | | | Decided after 35 days (by agreement with applicant) | | | Not decided within time (deemed refusal) | | | Total | | | Table G: Number of applications reviewed under Part 5 of the Act (by type of review and outcome) | | | Decision varied | Decision upheld | Total | | Internal review | | | | | Review by Information Commissioner* | | | | | Internal review following recommendation under section 93 of Act | | | | | Review by NCAT | | | | | Total | | | | \* The Information Commissioner does not have the authority to vary decisions, but can make recommendations to the original decision-maker. The data in this case indicates that a recommendation to vary or uphold the original decision has been made by the Information Commissioner. | Table H: Applications for review under Part 5 of the Act (by type of applicant) | | | Number of applications for review | | Applications by access applicants | | | Applications by persons to whom information the subject of access application relates (see section 54 of the Act) | | | Table I: Applications transferred to other agencies under Division 2 of Part 4 of the Act (by type of transfer) | | | Number of applications transferred | | Agency-initiated transfers | | | Applicant-initiated transfers | |