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Australian Jurisdictions - Comparison Chart
Exemptions / Exclusions

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Exemption CTH VIC ACT NSW SA TAS WA QLD NT
National security, defence, international relations s.33* s.29*
s.29A		 s.37A Sch 1.5* Sch 1.5* s.26* s.38*
s.42A
s.11		 Sch 1.2, 1.5 s.46(1)(a)
Commonwealth / State or State / State relations s.33A* s.29* s.34 Sch 1.5* Sch 1.5* s.26* s.38* Sch 1.2* s.51*
Cabinet documents s.34 s.28   Sch 1.1 Sch 1.1 s.24 s.36 Sch 1.1 s.45(1)(a)
Executive Council documents s.35   s.35 Sch 1.2 Sch 1.2 s.23 s.37 Sch 1.1s.45(1)(a)
Deliberative/Internal working documents s.36* s.30* s.36* Sch 1.9* Sch 1.9* s.27* s.41* Sch 1.6* s.52*
Law enforcement and public safety
[ See sub-section comparison chart ]		 s.37 s.31* s.37 Sch 1.4 Sch 1.4* s.28* s.42 Sch 1.5* s.46
s.49
Counter-Terrorism   s.29A s.37A Sch 1.4A     s.42A    
Secrecy provisions s.38 s.38* s.38 Sch 1.12 Sch 1.12 s.36 s.48* Sch 1.14 s.48
Financial or property interests of government s.39* s.36* s.39* Sch 1.15* Sch 1.15* s.34* s.49* Sch 1.10* s.58*
Operations of agencies s.40* s.36* s.40* Sch 1.16* Sch 1.16* s.34* s.40* Sch 1.11* s.53*
Personal privacy s.41 s.33 s.41 Sch 1.6 Sch 1.6 s.30 s.44* Sch 1.3* s.56(1)(a)*
Legal professional privilege s.42 s.32* s.42 Sch 1.10 Sch 1.10 s.29 s.43 Sch 1.7 s.49(d)
Business affairs s.43 s.34* s.43 Sch 1.7 Sch 1.7 s.31 s.45* Sch 1.4 s.57(1)*
National or State economy s.44* s.36(1)(a)* s.44 Sch 1.14* Sch 1.14* s.35* s.47* Sch 1.9 s.45(1)(b) & (c)
Breach of confidence s.45   s.45 Sch 1.13(a) Sch 1.13(a) s.33* s.46(1)(a) Sch 1.8(1) s.55(1)*
Information obtained in confidence   s.35*   Sch 1.13(b)* Sch 1.13(b)*   s.46(1)(b)* Sch 1.8(2) s.55(3)*
Contempt of Parliament or court s.46   s.46 Sch 1.17 Sch 1.17   s.50 Sch 1.12 s.49(e) & (f)
Companies and securities legislation s.47 s.37* s.47 Sch 1.18 Sch 1.18        
Adoption or artificial conception    s.33(7) & (8)   Sch 1.20       Sch 1.13 s.48
Sch 1
Trade secrets and competitive commercial information of agencies s.43 s.34(4)(a) s.43 Sch 1.7 Sch 1.7
Sch 1.16(2)		 s.32 s.45(1)(a) & (b) Sch 1.10 s.57(3)*
Investigations by or documents of Ombudsman or Auditor-General         Sch 2   s.12 & s.39*   s.49A
Documents exempt under other FOI legislation     s.33 Sch 1.3 Sch 1.3       s.47
Research s.43A s.34(4)(b)   Sch 1.8 Sch 1.8 s.32 s.45(3) Sch 1.10 s.57(3)(c)*
Judicial functions of court / tribunal s.5
s.6		 s.6  s.10,
Sch 1.11		 s.6
Sch 1.11		 s.6 s.11(1)(e)-(fb)   s.5(5)
Aboriginal sacred sites, traditions       Sch 1.23, 1.25         s.56(1)(b)*
Electoral rolls s.47A   s.47A   Sch 1.6A        
Private documents in public libraries or archival collections     s.11   Sch 1.19        
Students' exam papers, examiner's reports   s.34(4)(c)             s.57(3)(d)*
Health care complaints     s.6(2) Sch 1.26     s.11(1)(p) (pa)   s.49A

* = subject to a public interest test

Note: In some jurisdictions the documents are excluded from the scope of the Act; in others they are covered by an exemption. In both cases they have been included in this table.

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