1PUBLIC INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2017

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA PUBLIC INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2017 As in force at 11 August 2025 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Purpose of public information to be in public interest ...................... 1 5 Comment by Agencies .................................................................... 2 ENDNOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 11 August 2025

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PUBLIC INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2017 Regulations under the Public Information Act 2010 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Public Information Regulations 2017. 2 Commencement These Regulations commence on the commencement of the Public Information Amendment Act 2016. 3 Purpose of public information to be in public interest For section 6(2A) of the Act, the Ombudsman may consider the information is in the public interest if the information has a purpose that includes one of the following: (a) maximises compliance with the laws of the Territory; (b) achieves awareness of a new or amended law; (c) improves public safety or personal security; (d) encourages responsible behaviour; (e) preserves order in the event of an emergency; (f) promotes awareness of rights, responsibilities, duties or entitlements; (g) encourages usage of, or familiarity with, government products or services; (h) informs the public of new, existing or proposed government programs, policies or projects; (i) reports on performance in relation to government undertakings; (j) communicates functions of government;

Public Information Regulations 2017 2 (k) communicates on matters of social cohesion, civic pride, community spirit or tolerance. Examples for paragraph (j) Education campaigns, recruitment, community engagement, expressions of interest and future plans. 5 Comment by Agencies (1) An Agency giving public information must not do either of the following: (a) comment on the views, policies or actions of a particular political party or political person; (b) criticise the views, policies or actions of a particular political party or political person. (2) In this regulation: political person means any of the following persons: (a) a person who holds an elected office in the Federal Parliament, the Legislative Assembly or a local government; (b) a person who seeks election to an office mentioned in paragraph (a).

ENDNOTES Public Information Regulations 2017 3 ENDNOTES 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Public Information Regulations (SL No. 1, 2017) Notified 14 February 2017 Commenced 14 February 2017 (r 2, s 2 Public Information Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 34, 2016) and Gaz S2, 14 February 2017, p 2) Public Information Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 14, 2019) Notified 9 April 2019 Commenced 10 April 2019 Public Information Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 18, 2025) Assent date 10 August 2025 Commenced 11 August 2025 (s 2) 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: r 1. 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS pt 1 hdg om Act No. 18, 2025, s 7 pt 2 hdg om Act No. 18, 2025, s 7 r 3 sub Act No. 14, 2019, s 6 amd Act No. 18, 2025, s 7 r 4 rep Act No. 14, 2019, s 6