Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982
Statutory Rules 1982 No. 323 as amended
made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
This compilation was prepared on 8 December 2004
taking into account amendments up to SR 2004 No. 342
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents
	1	Name of Regulations [see Note 1]	3
	2	Interpretation	3
	3	Prescribed authorities	3
	4	Principal offices	3
	5	Responsible Minister in respect of certain authorities	3
	6	Prescribed requirements concerning the furnishing of information pursuant to subsection 93 (2) of the Act	4
Schedule 1	Bodies declared to be prescribed authorities	5
Schedule 2	Principal offices in respect of prescribed authorities	6
Schedule 3	Responsible Ministers in respect of prescribed authorities	16
Notes 	18

  
  
1	Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
		These Regulations are the Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982.
2	Interpretation
		In these Regulations, the Act means the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
3	Prescribed authorities
		For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of prescribed authority in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, each of the bodies specified in Schedule 1 is declared to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of the Act.
4	Principal offices
	(1)	For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of principal officer in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, an office specified in Column 3 of an item in Schedule 2 is declared to be the principal office in respect of the prescribed authority or the prescribed authorities, as the case may be, specified in Column 2 of that item in that Schedule.
	(2)	Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to an office in Column 3 of an item in Schedule 2 is a reference to that office in the prescribed authority or prescribed authorities, as the case may be, specified in Column 2 of that item.
5	Responsible Minister in respect of certain authorities
		For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of responsible Minister in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the Minister specified in Column 3 of an item in Schedule 3 is declared to be the responsible Minister in respect of the prescribed authority specified in Column 2 of that item in that Schedule.
6	Prescribed requirements concerning the furnishing of information pursuant to subsection 93 (2) of the Act
		For the purposes of subsection 93 (2) of the Act, the prescribed requirements concerning the furnishing of information required by the Minister are the following:
	(a)	in respect of information that is required to be furnished in relation to a quarter — that the information be furnished not later than 21 days after the last day of the quarter in relation to which the information is furnished;
	(b)	in respect of information that is required to be furnished in relation to a year ending on 30 June — that the information be furnished not later than 31 days after the last day of the year in relation to which the information is furnished.

Schedule 1	Bodies declared to be prescribed authorities 
(regulation 3) 
  
Aboriginal Hostels Limited 
Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd 
National Media Liaison Service 
Telstra Corporation Limited 
Schedule 2	Principal offices in respect of prescribed authorities 
(regulation 4)
  
Column 1
Item No. 	Column 2 
Prescribed authority 	Column 3 
Office	
1 	Aboriginal Hostels Limited 	General Manager 	
1A 	Acute Care Advisory Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
2 	Administrative Appeals Tribunal 	Registrar 	
3 	Affirmative Action Agency 	Director 	
4 	Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation 	Chief Executive Officer 	
5 	Anglo-Australian Telescope Board 	Secretary 	
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 	
11A 	Australian Competition Tribunal 	Registrar 	
12	Australian Crime Commission	Chief Executive Officer	
13	Australian Customs Service 	Comptroller-General of Customs	
14 	Australian Drug Evaluation Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
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 	
19A 	Australian Hearing Services 	General Manager 	
20 	Australian Heritage Commission 	Director 	
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 	
28 	Australian Institute of Criminology 	Director 	
29 	Australian Institute of Family Studies 	Director 	
30 	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 	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 	
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 	
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 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
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 	
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 	
68 	Family Court of Australia 	Chief Executive Officer 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
75 	Health Insurance Commission 	Managing Director 	
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 	Deputy President 	
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 	
86 	Medical Benefits Advisory Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
87 	Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Advisory Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
88 	Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Appeal Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
89 	Medicare Benefits Advisory Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
91 	National Capital Planning Authority 	Chief Executive 	
91A 	National Gallery of Australia 	Director 	
92 	National Library of Australia 	Director-General 	
93 	National Media Liaison Service 	Director 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
99 	Office of Parliamentary Counsel 	First Parliamentary Counsel 	
100 	Official Trustee in Bankruptcy 	Inspector-General in Bankruptcy 	
101 	Patent Office 	Commissioner of Patents 	
102 	Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
103 	Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal 	Secretary 	
104 	Pharmacy Restructuring Authority 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
105 	Private Health Insurance Administration Council 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
106 	Registration Committee established under section 70 of the National Health Act 1953 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
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 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
114 	Specialist Recognition Appeal Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
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 Housing and Regional Development 	
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 Housing and Regional Development 	
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 	
125A 	Telstra Corporation Limited 	Chief Executive Officer 	
126 	Textile, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority 	Chief Executive 	
127 	Therapeutic Device Evaluation Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
128 	Therapeutic Goods Committee 	Secretary to the Department of Human Services and Health 	
129 	Tobacco Research and Development Council 	Manager-Secretary 	
130 	Trade Marks Office 	Commissioner of Patents 	
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 Human Services and Health 	
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 Human Services and Health	

Schedule 3	Responsible Ministers in respect of prescribed authorities
(regulation 5) 
  
Column 1 	Column 2 	Column 3 	
Item No. 	Prescribed Authority 	Minister	
1 	Aboriginal Hostels Ltd 	Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 	
2 	Australian Industrial Court 	Attorney-General 	
3 	Australian Industrial Relations Commission 	Minister for Industrial Relations 	
4 	Coal Industry Tribunal 	Minister for Industrial Relations 	
4A 	Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd 	Minister for Resources 	
5 	Deputy Industrial Registrars 	Minister 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 for Industrial Relations 	
11 	National Media Liaison Service 	Minister for Administrative Services 	
12 	Telstra Corporation Limited 	Minister for Communications and the Arts	

Notes to the Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982
Note 1
The Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982 (in force under the Freedom of Information Act 1982) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1982 No. 323 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Statutory Rules
Year and 
number	Date of notification 
in Gazette	Date of
commencement	Application, saving or
transitional provisions	
1982 No. 323	30 Nov 1982	1 Dec 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. G48)		
1983 No. 338	30 Dec 1983	30 Dec 1983	—	
1985 No. 106	13 June 1985	13 June 1985	—	
1985 No. 348	20 Dec 1985	20 Dec 1985	—	
1986 No. 45	4 Apr 1986	4 Apr 1986	—	
1987 No. 284	17 Dec 1987	17 Dec 1987	—	
1990 No. 132	25 June 1990	25 June 1990	—	
1991 No. 321 (a)	24 Oct 1991	25 Oct 1991 	—	
1991 No. 399	12 Dec 1991	Rr. 3.2, 4.2–4.4 and 5.2: 1 Feb 1992 (see r. 1 and Gazette 1992, No. S32) 
Remainder: 
12 Dec 1991	—	
1994 No. 434	23 Dec 1994	23 Dec 1994	—	
1995 No. 326	3 Nov 1995	6 Nov 1995 (see r. 1 and Gazette 1995, No. S423)	— 	
1998 No. 111	27 May 1998	27 May 1998	—	
2004 No. 342	8 Dec 2004	8 Dec 2004	—	
(a)	Statutory Rules 1991 No. 321 were disallowed by the Senate on 24 March 1992.
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted	
Provision affected	How affected	
R. 1		rs. 2004 No. 342	
R. 5		rs. 1983 No. 338	
R. 6		am. 1987 No. 284	
Schedule 1		
Schedule 1		rs. 1983 No. 338; 1985 No. 106	
	am. 1985 No. 348; 1986 No. 45; 1987 No. 284; 1990 No. 132	
	rs. 1991 No. 399	
	am. 1991 No. 399; 1994 No. 434	
Schedule 2		
Schedule 2		am. 1983 No. 338	
	rs. 1985 No. 106	
	am. 1985 No. 348; 1986 No. 45	
	rs. 1987 No. 284	
	am. 1990 No. 132	
	rs. 1991 No. 399	
	am. 1991 No. 399; 1994 No. 434; 1995 No. 326; 1998 No. 111; 2004 No. 342	
Schedule 3		
Schedule 3		rs. 1983 No. 338; 1985 No. 106	
	am. 1985 No. 348; 1986 No. 45	
	rs. 1987 No. 284; 1991 No. 399	
	am. 1991 No. 399; 1994 No. 434