Freedom of Information (Prescribed Authorities, Principal Offices and Annual Report) Regulations 2017
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 14 December 2017
Peter Cosgrove
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
George Brandis QC
Contents
1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1
3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1
4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1
5............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1
6............ Prescribed authorities.................................................................................................... 1
7............ Principal offices............................................................................................................. 1
8............ Information Commissioner’s annual report—giving information.................................. 2
Schedule 1—Repeals 3
Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982 3
1 Name
This instrument is the Freedom of Information (Prescribed Authorities, Principal Offices and Annual Report) Regulations 2017.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
| Commencement information |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. The whole of this instrument | The day after this instrument is registered. | 21 December 2017 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
4 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
5 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
6 Prescribed authorities
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of prescribed authority in subsection 4(1) of the Act, Aboriginal Hostels Limited is declared to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of the Act.
7 Principal offices
For the purposes of subparagraph (b)(i) of the definition of principal officer in subsection 4(1) of the Act, an office mentioned in column 2 of an item in the following table is declared to be the principal office of the prescribed authority mentioned in column 1 of the item.
| Principal offices |
| Item | Column 1
Prescribed authority | Column 2
Office |
| 1 | Australian Competition Tribunal | Registrar of the Tribunal |
| 2 | Designs Office | Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the Designs Act 2003 |
| 3 | Patent Office | Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the Patents Act 1990 |
| 4 | Safe Work Australia | Chief Executive Officer of Safe Work Australia |
| 5 | Tax Practitioners Board | Chair of the Board |
| 6 | Tourism Australia | Managing Director of Tourism Australia |
| 7 | Trade Marks Office | Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the Trade Marks Act 1995 |
8 Information Commissioner’s annual report—giving information
For the purposes of paragraph 93(3)(a) of the Act, the information must be given:
(a) if guidelines under section 93A of the Act refer to information being given on a quarterly basis—before the end of 21 days after each quarter ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December; and
(b) if guidelines under section 93A of the Act refer to information being given on an annual basis—before the end of 31 July after each financial year.