User Fees, Regulatory Charges and External Fees – Reporting on the User Fees Act. The table is split into two columns. The first column is split into eight categories: fee name, fee type, fee-setting authority, year introduced, year last amended, performance standard, performance results and other information. The second column displays the corresponding information for 2014–15. A note appears below the table.
| 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 93 percent of cases.Footnote* |
| Other information |
Under the Access to Information Act, fees may be waived when it is deemed to be in the public interest. Fees waived during 2014–15 were $310. |
