Application of section 12 RTI Act

To be a document of an agency, the document must:

  • be in the possession or control of the agency or be a document the agency is entitled to access; and
  • not be a document of a Minister or one to which the Act does not apply.

Refer to Documents of an agency and documents of a Minister and What is an agency? for guidance on applying this section.

Last updated: November 25, 2021