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Right to Information Act 2009
sec.13Meaning of document of a Minister
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### sec.13 Meaning of document of a Minister
In this Act, document , of a Minister, means a document, other than a document of an agency or a document to which this Act does not apply, in the possession, or under the control, of the Minister that relates to the affairs of an agency, and includes—
a document to which the Minister is entitled to access; and
a document in the possession, or under the control, of a member of the staff of, or a consultant to, the Minister in the person’s capacity as member or consultant.
Minister is defined to include an Assistant Minister—see schedule 5 .
s 13 amd 2012 No. 6 s 27 sch amdts 2(1)(g), (2); 2017 No. 17 s 258 sch 1
- (a) a document to which the Minister is entitled to access; and
- (b) a document in the possession, or under the control, of a member of the staff of, or a consultant to, the Minister in the person’s capacity as member or consultant.