The decision-maker decides to release documents subject to appropriate exemptions under the FOI Act, namely:

 

Section	Exemption
7	Exemption of Certain persons and bodies [external link]
21	Deferment of access [external link]
22	Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted [external link]
24	Power to refuse – Diversion of resources [external link]
24A	Requests may be refused if documents cannot be found, do not exist or have not been received [external link]
33	Documents affecting national security, defence or international relations [external link]
37	Documents affecting enforcement of the law and protection of public safety [external link]
38	Documents to which secrecy provisions of enactment apply [external link]
42	Documents subject to legal professional privilege [external link]
45	Documents containing material obtained in confidence [external link]
46	Documents disclosure of which would be contempt of Parliament or contempt of Court [external link]
47	Documents disclosing trade secrets or commercially valuable information [external link]
47A	Electoral rolls and related documents [external link]
47B	Public interest conditional exemptions – Commonwealth – State relations [external link]
47C	Public interest conditional exemptions – deliberative processes [external link]
47D	Public interest conditional exemptions – financial property of the Commonwealth or Norfolk Island [external link]
47E	Public interest conditional exemptions – certain operations of agencies [external link]
47F	Public interest conditional exemptions – personal privacy [external link]
47G	Public interest conditional exemptions – business [external link]
47H	Public interest conditional exemptions – research [external link]
47J	Public interest conditional exemptions – the economy [external link]