Official Information Act 2008

The Official Information Act 2008 is a Cook Islands law passed to "make official information more freely available, [and] to establish procedures for the achievement of those purposes."[1] The Act also repealed the Official Secrets Act 1951, which the Cook Islands had inherited from New Zealand.

The law was introduced into the Cook Islands Parliament on 12 February 2008,[2] and passed two days later.[3] It came into force on 11 February 2009.[4]

  1. ^ Official Information Act 2008, long title.
  2. ^ "Cook Islands Government introduces freedom of information legislation". Radio New Zealand International. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Freedom of Information Act Passed". Cook Islands Government. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  4. ^ Official Information Act 2008, section 1(2).