Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 - SECT 4A

    (1)     This section applies if an agency is abolished.

    (2)     If the abolished agency's functions are acquired by another agency—

        (a)     any request made to the abolished agency is taken to have been made to the other agency; and

        (b)     any decision made by the abolished agency in relation to a request made to it is taken to have been made by the other agency.

    (3)     If the abolished agency's functions are acquired by more than 1 other agency—

        (a)     any request made to the abolished agency is taken to have been made to whichever of the other agencies has acquired the functions of the abolished agency that are most clearly related to the subject matter of the request (the relevant acquiring agency ); and

        (b)     any decision made by the abolished agency in relation to a request made to it is taken to have been made by the relevant acquiring agency.

    (4)     If the documents of the abolished agency are held by the Australian archives on behalf of the Territory—

        (a)     any request made to the abolished agency is taken to have been made to the agency that has functions that are most clearly related to the subject matter of the request (the relevant agency ); and

        (b)     any decision made by the abolished agency in relation to a request made to it is taken to have been made by the relevant agency.

    (5)     If the agency to which a request is taken to have been made, or by which a decision on a request is taken to have been made, under subsection (2), (3) or (4) was not itself in existence when the request or decision was taken to have been made, then, for the purposes only of dealing with the request or decision under this Act, that agency is taken to have been in existence at that time.