Official Information Act 1982

1: Short Title and commencement

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This Act is called the Official Information Act 1982. You can call it that when you talk about it. The Act starts on 1 July 1983, except for some parts. This section and some other parts, like Part 6, and Schedule 2, start when the Governor-General agrees to the Act. You can find Part 6 and Schedule 2 by following the links to Part 6 and Schedule 2.

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1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Official Information Act 1982.

  2. Except as provided in subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on 1 July 1983.

  3. This section, and Part 6, and Schedule 2, shall come into force on the day on which this Act receives the Governor-General's assent.