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Public Information Act 2010.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Northern Territory
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the review of public information.
Subject
General
Keyword
Access-to-information Fraud Consumer protection
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The Act establishes that the Auditor-General must, on the written request of an Assembly member, conduct a review of particular public information to determine whether this Act is contravened in relation to the information. The review can be conducted also under his own initiative. The Auditor-General must prepare also prepare a report about the review. If the Auditor-General believes this Act is contravened in relation to the information must, before finalising the report about the review, give written notice to the public authority that gave the public information to the public and may recommend the public authority to withdraw the public information or to make specified changes to the content of the public information.

Full text
English
Website
legislation.nt.gov.au