2014-05-20 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    20 MAY 2014



DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                      LEGISLATION
if Council considers that the likely associated costs to Council would be more
than the likely amount of the charge.
Power to give access to a document in one or more of the prescribed forms in        Section 68(1)
section 68(1).
Power to refuse to give access to documents in a form requested by the applicant    Section 68(4)
and give access in another form in the circumstances specified in section 68(4).
Power to give access to a document in another form agreed to by the applicant       Section 68(8)
Power to allow an additional period during which a person may access a              Section 69(2)
document.
Power to defer giving access to a document for a reasonable period if the Section 72(1)
document was prepared—
    (a) for presentation to the Assembly or a committee of the Assembly; or
    (b) for release to the media; or
    (c) solely for inclusion, in the same or an amended form, in a document to be
        prepared for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
and the document is yet to be presented or released, or included in a document
to be presented or released, as the case may be.
Power to delete irrelevant information from a copy of a document and give access Section 73
to the document by giving access to a copy of the document with the irrelevant
information deleted, only if Council considers the applicant would accept the copy
and it is reasonably practicable to give access to the copy.
Power, subject to section 55, to give access to a document containing exempt Section 74
information if it is practicable to give access to a copy of the document from which
the exempt information has been deleted and it appears to Council that the
applicant would wish to be given access to the copy.
Power, subject to section 55, to give access to a document containing contrary to   Section 75
public interest information if it is practicable to give access to a copy of the
document from which the contrary to public interest information has been deleted
and it appears to Council that the applicant would wish to be given access to the
copy.
Power to consider, despite Council refusing access to a document to the extent Section 76(2)
that it comprises personal information of the applicant, whether it is consistent
with the primary object of the Act to give the applicant or an intermediary a
summary of the personal information on conditions of use or disclosure agreed
between Council and the intermediary, or between Council, the intermediary and
the applicant specified in section 76(2).
Power to consult, or make an agreement, with the information giver or a person Section 76(3)
other than the applicant if a summary of information under section 76(2) includes
information given by the information giver or the other person.
Power, despite Council refusing access to the document under section 47(3)(d), Section 77(2)
to direct that access to a document is to be given instead to an appropriately
qualified healthcare professional nominated by the applicant and approved by
Council.
Power to—                                                                           Section 78A
   (a) include a copy of a document, or details identifying the document and


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