Skip to main
Help and resources
Register
for My Account
Sign in
to My Account
Search
Australian Government
Federal Register of Legislation
Site navigation
Constitution
Acts
Legislative instruments
Notifiable instruments
Gazettes
Administrative Arrangements
Prerogative instruments
Norfolk Island
Annual survey
We would appreciate it if you could complete our website
survey
, open until 28 November 2025.
1 Announcement
Home
Acts
In force
Text
Details
Authorises
Downloads
All versions
Interactions
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010
In force
Administered by
Attorney-General's Department
Latest version
View as made version
Order print copy
Save this title to My Account
Set up an alert
C2012C00866 C01
01 November 2010
Legislation text
View document
Select value
Act
Filter active
Table of contents
Enter text to search the table of contents
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
Collapse
3 Schedule(s)
Collapse
Schedule 1—Objects
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Collapse
Schedule 2—Publication of information
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Collapse
Schedule 3—Exemptions
Collapse
Part 1—Open access period amendments
Archives Act 1983
Collapse
Part 2—Main exemption amendments
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Collapse
Part 3—Other exemption amendments
Archives Act 1983
Privacy Act 1988
Part 4—Application provisions
Collapse
Schedule 4—Information Commissioner amendments
Collapse
Part 1—Main amendments
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Collapse
Part 2—Other amendments
Ombudsman Act 1976
Part 3—Application and transitional provisions
Collapse
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
Collapse
Schedule 6—Other amendments
Collapse
Part 1—Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Part 2—Application provisions
Collapse
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
Collapse
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 to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010