Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 - SECT 8

8 .         Effect on other enactments

        (1)         Access to documents is to be given under Parts 2 and 4 despite any prohibitions or restrictions imposed by other enactments (whether enacted before or after the commencement of this Act) on the communication or divulging of information, and a person does not commit an offence against any such enactment merely by complying with this Act.

        (2)         Subsection (1) applies in respect of any enactment (whether enacted before or after the commencement of this Act) unless the enactment is expressly stated to have effect despite this Act.

        (3)         The application of subsection (1) is subject to clause 14 of Schedule 1.

        (4)         The application of subsection (1) is subject to the Royal Commission (Custody of Records) Act 1992 .

        (5)         A person’s right to be given access to a document that is a State archive is subject to Part 6 of the State Records Act 2000 .

        [Section 8 amended by No. 53 of 2000 s. 8.]