20321ab7_nformation_Commissioner___OAIC_reedom_of_Information_Act_1982_Issue_description
[FOI Act Part] Part III — Access to documents [FOI Act section] 15(5) [Recommended action] A different method for calculating timeframes should be implemented. For example, the Act could be amended to provide for a processing period specified in business days. (The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 defines 'business day' in s 2B.) For example, 20 business days would be slightly less than the currently specified 30 calendar days. The Queensland RTI Act specifies a processing period of 25 business days. [Issue description] 
The statutory time period for processing requests is in calendar days. There is no provision for agency shutdown periods or public holidays.
Review of freedom of information legislation| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner - OAIC
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