Statutory Rules 1991 No. 3991
Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations2 (Amendment)
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Dated 5th December 1991.
Governor-General
By His Excellency's Command,
MICHAEL TATE
Minister of State for Justice
and Consumer Affairs
1. Commencement
1.1 Subregulations 3.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 and 5.2 commence on the date of commencement of section 24 of the Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1991.
2. Amendment
2.1 The Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.
3. Schedule 1 (Bodies declared to be prescribed authorities)
3.1 Omit the Schedule, substitute:
SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 3
BODIES DECLARED TO BE PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES
National Media Liaison Service
OTC Limited
3.2 Omit:
"National Media Liaison Service
OTC Limited",
substitute:
"Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Limited
National Media Liaison Service".
4. Schedule 2 (Principal offices in respect of prescribed authorities)
4.1 Omit the Schedule, substitute:
SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 4
PRINCIPAL OFFICES IN RESPECT OF PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 1 | Acute Care Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 2 | Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Registrar |
| 3 | Affirmative Action Agency | Director |
| 4 | Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation | Director, Administration |
| 5 | Anglo-Australian Telescope Board | Secretary |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 6 | Australia Council | General Manager |
| 7 | Australia-Japan Foundation | Executive Director |
| 9 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Managing Director |
| 10 | Australian Bureau of Statistics | Australian Statistician |
| 11 | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | Director |
| 12 | Australian Customs Service | Comptroller-General of Customs |
| 13 | Australian Dried Fruits Corporation | General Manager and Secretary |
| 14 | Australian Drug Evaluation Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 15 | Australian Electoral Commission | Electoral Commissioner |
| 16 | Australian Federal Police | Commissioner of Police |
| 17 | Australian Film Commission | Chief Executive |
| 18 | Australian Film, Television and Radio School | Director |
| 19 | Australian Government Solicitor | Secretary to the Attorney-General's Department |
| 20 | Australian Heritage Commission | Director |
| 21 | Australian Honey Board | Manager |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 22 | Australian Horticultural Corporation | Managing Director |
| 23 | Australian Industrial Court | Industrial Registrar |
| 24 | Australian Industrial Registry | Industrial Registrar |
| 25 | Australian Industrial Relations Commission | Industrial Register |
| 26 | Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies | Principal |
| 27 | Australian Institute of Anatomy | Secretary to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories |
| 28 | Australian Institute of Criminology | Director |
| 29 | Australian Institute of Family Studies | Director |
| 30 | Australian Institute of Health | Director |
| 31 | Australian Institute of Marine Science | Secretary |
| 32 | Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs | Director |
| 33 | Australian Maritime College | Principal |
| 34 | Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation | Managing Director |
| 35 | Australian National Gallery | Director |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 36 | Australian National Maritime Museum | Director |
| 37 | Australian National University | Vice-Chancellor |
| 38 | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | Executive Director |
| 39 | Australian Postal Corporation | Managing Director |
| 40 | Australian Science and Technology Council | Secretary |
| 41 | Australian Sports Commission | Executive Director |
| 42 | Australian Sports Drug Agency | Chief Executive |
| 42a | Australian Telecommunications Corporation | Managing Director |
| 43 | Australian Tourist Commission | Managing Director |
| 44 | Australian Trade Commission | Managing Director |
| 45 | Australian Trade Union Training Authority | National Director |
| 46 | Australian War Memorial | Director |
| 47 | Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation | General Manager |
| 48 | Bureau of Meteorology | Director |
| 49 | Central (Blacksmithing Trades) Committee | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 50 | Central (Boilermaking Trades) Committee | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 51 | Central (Electrical Trades) Committee | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 52 | Central (Engineering Trades) Committee | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 53 | Central (Sheetmetal Trades) Committee | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 54 | Children's Services Program National Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 55 | Children's Services Program Planning Committees for the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 56 | Civil Aviation Authority | Chief Executive Officer |
| 57 | Coal Industry Tribunal | Secretary |
| 58 | Comcare | Chief Executive Officer |
| 59 | Commonwealth Employment Service Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Employment, Education and Training |
| 60 | Commonwealth Explosives Transport Committee | Secretary to the Department of Transport and Communications |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 61 | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Chairperson |
| 62 | Copyright Tribunal | Secretary |
| 63 | Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal | Registrar |
| 64 | Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal | Secretary |
| 65 | Deputy Industrial Registrars | Industrial Registrar |
| 66 | Designs Office | Commissioner of Patents |
| 67 | Economic Planning Advisory Council | Director |
| 68 | Family Court of Australia | Chief Executive Officer |
| 69 | Family Law Council | Assistant Secretary, Family and Administrative Law Branch, Attorney-General's Department |
| 70 | Federal Court of Australia | Registrar |
| 71 | Federal Court of Bankruptcy | Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia |
| 72 | Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal | Registrar |
| 73 | Financial Corporations Act Committees | Secretary to the Department of the Treasury |
| 74 | Health Insurance Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 75 | Health Insurance Commission | General Manager |
| 76 | High Court of Australia | Clerk of the High Court of Australia |
| 77 | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission | Human Rights Commissioner |
| 78 | Law Reform Commission | Secretary and Director of Research |
| 79 | Local (Blacksmithing Trades) Committees | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 80 | Local (Boilermaking Trades) Committees | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 81 | Local (Electrical Trades) Committees | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 82 | Local (Engineering Trades) Committees | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 83 | Local (Sheetmetal Trades) Committees | Secretary to the Department of Industrial Relations |
| 84 | Management and Investment Companies Licensing Board | Executive Director |
| 85 | Marine Council | Secretary to the Department of Transport and Communications |
| 86 | Medical Benefits Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 87 | Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item. No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 88 | Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Appeal Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 89 | Medicare Benefits Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 90 | National Acoustic Laboratories | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 91 | National Capital Planning Authority | Chief Executive |
| 92 | National Library of Australia | Director-General |
| 93 | National Media Liaison Service | Head |
| 94 | National Museum of Australia | Director |
| 95 | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission | Chief Executive Officer |
| 96 | National Standards Commission | Executive Director |
| 97 | Nursing Homes Advisory Committees for New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 98 | Nursing Homes Fees Review Committees of Inquiry for New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 99 | Office of Parliamentary Counsel | First Parliamentary Counsel |
| 100 | Official Trustee in Bankruptcy | Inspector-General in Bankruptcy |
| 100A | OTC Limited | Managing Director |
| 101 | Patent Office | Commissioner of Patents |
| 102 | Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 103 | Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal | Secretary |
| 104 | Pharmacy Restructuring Authority | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 105 | Private Health Insurance Administration Council | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 106 | Registration Committee established under section 70 of the National Health Act 1953 | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 107 | Remuneration Tribunal | Secretary |
| 108 | Reserve Bank of Australia | Governor |
| 109 | Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Trust | Secretary |
| 110 | Security Appeals Tribunal | Registrar |
| 111 | Social Security Appeals Tribunal | National Convenor |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 112 | Special Broadcasting Service | Executive Director |
| 113 | Specialist Recognition Advisory Committees of Inquiry for the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 114 | Specialist Recognition Appeal Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 115 | Student Assistance Review Tribunal | Secretary to the Department of Employment, Education and Training |
| 116 | Standards Review Panels for the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 117 | Supported Accommodation Assistance Program Ministerial Advisory Committees for the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 118 | Supported Accommodation Assistance Program Ministerial Advisory Committees (Joint Officers Group) for the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health Housing and Community Services |
| 119 | Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory | Registrar |
| 120 | Tax Agents' Board (New South Wales) | Secretary |
| 121 | Tax Agents' Board (Queensland) | Secretary |
| 122 | Tax Agents' Board (South Australia) | Secretary |
| 123 | Tax Agents' Board (Tasmania) | Secretary |
| 124 | Tax Agents' Board (Western Australia) | Secretary |
| 125 | Tax Agents' Board (Victoria) | Secretary |
| 126 | Textile, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority | Chief Executive |
| 127 | Therapeutic Device Evaluation Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 128 | Therapeutic Goods Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
SCHEDULE 2—continued
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed authority | Office |
| 129 | Tobacco Research and Development Council | Manager-Secretary |
| 130 | Trade Marks Office | Commissioner of Patents |
| 131 | Trade Practices Tribunal | Registrar |
| 132 | Trustees of the Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund | Secretary |
| 133 | University of Canberra | Vice-Chancellor |
| 134 | Vocational Registration Appeal Committee | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 135 | Vocational Registration Eligibility Committees for the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia | Secretary to the Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
| 4.2 | After item 7, insert: | |
| "8 | Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Limited | Managing Director". |
4.3 Item 42a:
Omit the item.
4.4 Item 100a:
Omit the item.
5. Schedule 3 (Responsible Ministers in respect of prescribed authorities)
5.1 Omit the Schedule, substitute:
SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 5
RESPONSIBLE MINISTERS IN RESPECT OF PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item No. | Prescribed, authority | Minister |
| 2 | Australian Industrial Court | Attorney-General |
| 3 | Australian Industrial Relations Commission | Minister of State for Industrial Relations |
| 4 | Coal Industry Tribunal | Minister of State for Industrial Relations |
| 5 | Deputy Industrial Registrars | Minister of State for Industrial Relations |
| 6 | Family Court of Australia | Attorney-General |
| 7 | Federal Court of Australia | Attorney-General |
| 8 | Federal Court of Bankruptcy | Attorney-General |
| 9 | High Court of Australia | Attorney-General |
| 10 | Industrial Registrar | Minister of State for Industrial Relations |
| 11 | National Media Liaison Service | Minister of State for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories |
| 12 | Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory | Attorney-General |