Catchwords
Administrative law − Freedom of information − Request for access to documents − Section 6A(1) of Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) provided that documents held by Official Secretary to the Governor –General were excluded from disclosure unless they related to "matters of an administrative nature" − Whether documents relating to nomination of person to Order of Australia were excluded from disclosure by operation of s 6A(1).
Words and phrases − "matters of an administrative nature".
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) – ss 5, 6, 6A.