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Arms Bill

Miscellaneous provisions - Direct access by certain government agencies to arms registry

360: Publication of direct access agreements

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"Government agencies must publish their direct access agreements online, except for secret information."

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If a government agency makes a direct access agreement, you will see it online. The agreement will be on the agency's website and the Arms Regulator's website. You will also see any changes to the agreement on these websites. If the agreement has secret information, it may not be published. This is because of the Official Information Act 1982, which says some information can be kept secret. If this happens, you will see a summary of the agreement online instead. The summary will be on the agency's website and the Arms Regulator's website. This way, you can still find out some information about the agreement, even if it is not fully published.

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Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
Direct access by certain government agencies to arms registry

360Publication of direct access agreements

  1. A direct access agreement, and all variations to the agreement, must be published on—

  2. an internet site maintained by or on behalf of the accessing agency; and
    1. an internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Arms Regulator.

      1. However, subsection (1) does not apply to—

      2. a direct access agreement or a variation of a direct access agreement that may be withheld on a request made under the Official Information Act 1982:
        1. a provision of a direct access agreement or a variation of a direct access agreement that may be withheld on a request made under the Official Information Act 1982.

          1. If, in reliance on subsection (2)(a), a direct access agreement or a variation of a direct access agreement is not published, a summary of the agreement or the variation of the agreement must be published on—

          2. an internet site maintained by or on behalf of the accessing agency; and
            1. an internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Arms Regulator.