352Information fees

352 Information fees

(1) For the purposes of regulations 285(2), 286(3), 324(2) and 325(3), in the case of a request for information made before 1 July 2025, the fee payable by a person before information is made available to that person is an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts—

(a) if the information requested is contained in a document and that document is lent to the person who made the request—an amount calculated at the rate of 10 fee units per day or part of a day during which the document containing the information is on loan to that person;

(b) if the information requested is contained in a document and that document is not readily available and a search is necessary to locate the information—an amount calculated at the rate of 10 fee units per hour or part of an hour after the first half hour for the time taken to locate the information;

(c) if any information referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) is, on the application of the person making the request—

(i) copied or reproduced; or

(ii) forwarded or consigned to that person—

an amount equal to all costs incurred in the copying or reproduction or forwarding or consignment, including the costs of packaging (if applicable).

(2) For the purposes of regulations 285(2), 286(3), 324(2) and 325(3), in the case of a request for information made on or after 1 July 2025, the fee payable by a person before information is made available to that person is an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts—

(a) if the information requested is contained in a document and that document is lent to the person who made the request—an amount calculated at the rate of 13 fee units per day or part of a day during which the document containing the information is on loan to that person;

(b) if the information requested is contained in a document and that document is not readily available and a search is necessary to locate the information—an amount calculated at the rate of 13 fee units per hour or part of an hour after the first half hour for the time taken to locate the information;

(c) if any information referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) is, on the application of the person making the request—

(i) copied or reproduced; or

(ii) forwarded or consigned to that person—

an amount equal to all costs incurred in the copying or reproduction or forwarding or consignment, including the costs of packaging (if applicable).

Reg. 353 substituted by S.R. No. 65/2024 reg. 8.