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Schedules of amendments

Schedule 1

Freedom of Information Bill 2016

Amendment moved by Mr Rattenbury

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Clause 2

Page 2, line 4—

omit clause 2, substitute

2  Commencement 

This Act commences on 1 July 2017.

Note  The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

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Schedule 1, clauses 1.4 and 1.5

Page 76, line 9—

omit clauses 1.4 and 1.5, substitute

1.4  Cabinet information 

(1) Information—

(a) that has been submitted, or that a Minister proposes to submit, to Cabinet for its consideration and that was brought into existence for that purpose; or

(b) that is an official record of Cabinet; or

(c) that is a copy of, or part of, or contains an extract from, information mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); or

(d) the disclosure of which would reveal any deliberation of Cabinet (other than through the official publication of a Cabinet decision).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to purely factual information that—

(a) is mentioned in subsection (1) (a); or

(b) is mentioned in subsection (1) (b) or (c) and is a copy of, or part of, or contains an extract from, a document mentioned in subsection (1) (a);

unless the disclosure of the information would involve the disclosure of a deliberation or decision of Cabinet and the fact of the deliberation or decision has not been officially published.

(3) In this section:

Cabinet includes a Cabinet committee or subcommittee.

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Schedule 1, clause 1.17

Page 79, line 10—

[oppose the clause]

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