Matters that are exempt from FOI
Schedule 1 of the FOI Act lists out (15) categories of information, which are exempt under the Act:
- Cabinet and Executive Council – agendas, minutes and other records of an Executive Body (Cabinet, Committees of Cabinet, sub-committees of Cabinet and Executive Council)
- Intergovernmental Relations – that may damage relations between the Government and other governments and the revelation of confidential information communicated in confidence;
- Personal information;
- Commercial or Business Information;
- Law enforcement, Public Safety and Property Security;
- Deliberative Processes – opinions, advice or recommendations, consultation of the government, a minister or an agency;
- Legal Professional Privilege;
- Confidential Communications – revealing information of a confidential nature obtained in confidence and reasonably expected to prejudice the future supply of that kind of information to the Government;
- The State’s Economy;
- The State’s Financial or Property Affairs;
- Effective Operations of Agencies;
- Contempt of Parliament and the Courts;
- Information as to the Adoption or Artificial Conception
- Information Protected by certain Secrecy Provisions; and
- Information as to Precious Metal Transactions.