Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT (REFORM) ACT 2010 - NOTES

Act No. 51 of 2010 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 29 November 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 136 of 2012

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1]...........................

2 Commencement

3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1--Objects

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Schedule 2--Publication of information

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Schedule 3--Exemptions

Part 1--Open access period amendments

Archives Act 1983

Part 2--Main exemption amendments

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Part 3--Other exemption amendments

Archives Act 1983

Privacy Act 1988

Part 4--Application provisions

Schedule 4--Information Commissioner amendments

Part 1--Main amendments

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Part 2--Other amendments

Ombudsman Act 1976

Part 3--Application and transitional provisions

Schedule 5--Amendments consequential on the establishment of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

Australian Citizenship Act 2007

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Act 2009

Child Care Act 1972

Crimes Act 1914

Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Fair Work Act 2009

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Migration Act 1958

National Health Act 1953

National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992

Privacy Act 1988

Telecommunications Act 1997

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

Schedule 6--Other amendments

Part 1--Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Part 2--Application provisions

Part 3--Amendment of other Acts

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

Schedule 7--Privacy Commissioner transition

Part 1--Preliminary

Part 2--Office holders, staff and consultants

Part 3--Things done by, or in relation to, the Privacy Commissioner

Part 4--Investigations

Part 5--Written instruments and reporting requirements

Part 6--Legal and other proceedings

Part 7--Miscellaneous

Notes