Reporting on the User Fees Act
General Information
Fee name: Fees for processing requests filed under the Access to Information Act
Fee type: Other products and services
Fee-setting authority: Access to Information Act
Year introduced: 1988
Year last amended: 1992
Performance standard: A response is provided within 30 days following receipt of a request; the response time may be extended under section 9 of the Access to Information Act.
Performance results: The department responded within 30 days in 42% of cases.Footnote * The remaining requests were completed within 31 to 60 days (11%), within 61 to 120 days (11%), within 121 to 180 days (9%), within 181 to 365 days (16%) and over 365 days (11%).
Other information: Under the Access to Information Act, fees under $25 may be waived when deemed to be in the public interest. Fees waived during 2014–15 were $30.
Forecast revenue | Actual revenue | Full cost |
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$325 | $330 | $425,329 |
Planning year | Forecast revenue | Estimated full cost |
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2015–16 | $310 | $425,000 |
2016–17 | $310 | $425,000 |
2017–18 | $310 | $425,000 |