Premier & Cabinet

Type:
Premier's Memorandum
Identifier:
M2007-11
Status:
Archived

M2007-11 NSW FOI Manual

Description

This Memorandum has superseded M2011-04, M2010-15, M2010-14, M2010-10, M2010-09, M2010-05, M2010-04, M2009-21, M2009-18, M2009-14, M2009-06, M2009-08, M2008-25, M2008-19, M2008-16, M2008-12, M2008-11, M2008-03, M2007-19, M2007-11, M2007-09, M2007-06, M2007-03, M2006-14, M2006-07, M2005-15, M2005-11, M2005-01, M2004-07, M2002-23, M2002-20, M2002-01, M2001-15, M2001-06, M2000-13, M1999-20, M1998-40, M1998-05, M1998-04, M1998-03, M1997-30, M1997-25, M1997-23, M1997-21, M1997-17, M1996-24, M1990-29 and M1990-06.

Detailed Outline

The Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Office of the NSW Ombudsman have published the NSW FOI Manual

The NSW FOI Manual supersedes the Premier's Department's FOI Procedure Manual, which was last published in 1994.

The NSW FOI Manual is intended to assist agency and Ministerial staff in their interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 and takes them through the steps for handling FOI applications and related matters, including appeals.

The NSW FOI Manual also contains an up-to-date and comprehensive statement of the NSW Government's policies relating to the administration of the Freedom of Information Act 1989. Those parts of the NSW FOI Manual which comprise NSW Government policy have been clearly identified as such.

The policies contained in the NSW FOI Manual are comprehensive, and supersede any policies contained in the Premier's Department's FOI Procedure Manual, as well as any FOI policies contained in earlier Premier's Memoranda and Premier's Department Circulars.

Ministers are requested to bring this Memorandum and the new NSW FOI Manual to the attention of their Ministerial offices and to all public sector agencies within their portfolios.

All agencies which are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1989 will find the information contained in the Manual useful.

Particular attention should be drawn to the revised form for annual reporting of FOI statistics set out in Annexure B of the Manual. These new forms will apply from the 2007/08 financial year. Annual reports for the 2006/07 financial year should continue to be prepared using the form set out in Appendix B of the previous Premier's Department 1994 FOI Procedure Manual.

The Manual will be made available electronically on the publications page of the Department of Premier and Cabinet website.

A hard copy will be sent to you shortly. A limited number of additional copies of the Manual will also be available. If required, please contact the FOI Hotline ((02) 9228 4441).

It is intended that the NSW FOI Manual will be updated and revised editions will be published periodically. If there are any changes in Government policy between editions, these will be notified by way of further memoranda or circular and be made available electronically on the Department of Premier and Cabinet website.

Morris Iemma MP
Premier

The following Premier's Memoranda have been superseded:
M2004-06 Freedom of Information (FOI) and Counter Terrorism
M2000-04 FOI - Publication of Summaries of Affairs
M1998-30 Freedom of Information – Publication Requirements
M1993-04 Freedom of Information Act Annual Reporting Requirements
M1991-30 Freedom of Information Requests: Substantial And Unreasonable Diversion Of Resources
The following Premier's Department circulars have been superseded:
C2006-13 Review of Cabinet Document Exemption Claims under the Freedom of Information Act
C2005-08 Freedom of Information (FOI) Fees and Charges and the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
C1999-46 Review of Freedom of Information (General) Regulation 1995
C1998-93 Freedom of Information - Management and Training
C1998-01 Freedom of Information: Management and Training
C1997-37 Freedom of Information Management and Training
C1996-10 Freedom of Information Act - Processing of Applications
C1996-07 Freedom of Information Act: Consultation Procedures Concerning the Commonwealth or Other States
C1996-06 Freedom of Information Act: Consultation Procedures Concerning the Commonwealth or Other States
C1996-02 Freedom of Information Act: Amendments
C1995-24 Freedom of Information Management and Training
C1995-16 Review of Freedom of Information Act 1989 - Regulation
C1995-06 Freedom of Information Management and Training
C1995-02 Revised Freedom of Information (FOI Procedure Manual)
C1994-05 Freedom of Information Management and Training
C1993-02 Responsibility for management of Freedom of Information

Overview

Compliance

Not Mandatory

AR Details

Date Issued
Aug 17, 2007
Review Date
Aug 15, 2017
Replaces
Replaced By

Contacts

Contact
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Phone
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Publishing Entity
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Issuing Entity
Department of Premier and Cabinet