Statutory Rules 1982 No. 3231
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Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and in pursuance of section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby make the following Regulations under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
	Dated 23 November 1982.
	N. M. STEPHEN
	Governor-General
	By His Excellency’s Command,
N. A. BROWN
Minister of State for Communications 
for and on behalf of the Attorney-General
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Citation
	1.	These Regulations may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations.
Interpretation
	2.	In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Prescribed authorities
	3.	For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “prescribed authority” in sub-section 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.
Principal offices
	4.	(1)	For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “principal officer” in sub-section 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.
Prescribed officers for the purposes of sub-section 23 (2) of the Act
	5.	The person holding, or performing the duties of, an office specified in Column 2 of Schedule 3, being an office pertaining to the court, tribunal, authority or body specified opposite to that office in Column 1 of that Schedule, is declared to be the prescribed officer for the purposes of sub-section 23 (2) of the Act in relation to that court, tribunal, authority or body.
Prescribed requirements concerning the furnishing of information in pursuance of sub-section 93 (2) of the Act
	6.	For the purposes of sub-section 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 month—that the information be furnished not later than 21 days after the last day of the month 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.
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	SCHEDULE 1	Regulation 3
BODIES DECLARED TO BE PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES
Australian Bicentennial Authority
Australian Institute of Sport
Committee on Overseas Professional Qualifications
Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited
Government Information Unit
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	SCHEDULE 2	Regulation 4
PRINCIPAL OFFICES IN RESPECT OF PRESCRIBED AUTHORITIES

Column 1
Item	Column 2
Prescribed Authority	Column 3
Office	
1.	Academic Salaries Tribunal	Secretary	
2.	Administative Appeals Tribunal	Registrar	
3.	Agents Board of the Australian Capital Territory	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
4.	Anglo-Australian Telescope Board	Secretary	
5.	Apprenticeship Board of the Australian Capital Territory	Secretary to the Department of Education	
6.	Architects Board	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
7.	Australia-Japan Foundation	Executive Director	
8.	Australian Apple and Pear Corporation	Deputy General Manager	
9.	Australian Bicentennial Authority	Secretary	
10.	Australian Broadcasting Commission	General Manager	
11.	Australian Bureau of Statistics	Australian Statistician	
12.	Australian Canned Fruit Corporation	General Manager	
13.	Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
14.	Australian Capital Territory Gaming and Liquor Authority	Chief Executive	
15.	Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority	Chief Education Officer	
16.	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research	Director	
17.	Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission	Industrial Registrar	
18.	Australian Dried Fruits Corporation	General Manager and Secretary	
19.	Australian Drug Evaluation Committee	Director-General of Health	
20.	Australian Egg Board	General Manager	
21.	Australian Electoral Office	Chief Australian Electoral Officer	
22.	Australian Federal Police	Commissioner of Police	
23.	Australian Film and Television School	Director	
24.	Australian Film Commission	Chief Executive	
25.	Australian Heritage Commission	Director	
26.	Australian Honey Board	Manager-Secretary	
27.	Australian Industrial Court	Administrative Officer, Attorney-General’s Department, Melbourne	
28.	Australian Industrial Research and Development Incentives Board	Secretary to the Department of Science and Technology	
29.	Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies	Principal	
30.	Australian Institute of Anatomy	Director-General of Health	
31.	Australian Institute of Criminology	Director	
32.	Australian Institute of Marine Science	Secretary	
33.	Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs	Director	
34.	Australian Institute of Sport	Executive Director	
35.	Australian Maritime College	Principal	
36.	Australian Meat Research Committee	Chairman of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation	
37.	Australian National Gallery	Director	
38.	Australian National University	Vice-Chancellor	
39.	Australian Postal Commission	Managing Director	
40.	Australian Telecommunications Commission	Managing Director	
41.	Australian Tobacco Board	Secretary-Manager	
42.	Australian Tourist Commission	General Manager	
43.	Australian Trade Union Training Authority	National Director	
44.	Australian War Memorial	Director	
45.	Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation	General Manager	
46.	Building and Construction Industry Long Service Leave Board	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
47.	Building Review Committee	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
48.	Building Standards Committee	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
49.	Bureau of Meteorology	Director	
50.	Bush Fire Council	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
51.	Canberra College of Advanced Education	Principal	
52.	Canberra Public Cemetery Trust	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
53.	Canberra Retail Markets Trust	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
54.	Canberra Theatre Trust	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
55.	Central Trade Committee—Blacksmithing Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
56.	Central Trade Committee—Boilermaking Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
57.	Central Trade Committee—Boot Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
58.	Central Trade Committee—Electrical Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
59.	Central Trade Committee—Engineering Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
60.	Central Trade Committee—Sheetmetal Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
61.	Coal Industry Tribunal	Secretary	
62.	Commissioner for Housing	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
63.	Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited	General Manager	
64.	Commonwealth Explosives Transport Committee	Secretary to the Department of Transport and Construction	
65.	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Chairman of the Executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	
66.	Copyright Tribunal	Secretary	
67.	Coroner’s Court—established under the Coroners Ordinance 1956 of the Australian Capital Territory	Clerk of the Court of Petty Sessions	
68.	Court of Petty Sessions established under the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1930 of the Australian Capital Territory	Clerk of the Court	
69.	Courts—Martial Appeal Tribunal	Registrar	
70.	Criminology Research Council	Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology	
71.	Curriculum Development Centre	Secretary to the Department of Education	
72.	Dental Services Committee of Inquiry for New South Wales	Director-General of Health	
73.	Dental Services Committee of Inquiry for Queensland	Director-General of Health	
74.	Dental Services Committee of Inquiry for South Australia	Director-General of Health	
75.	Dental Services Committee of Inquiry for Tasmania	Director-General of Health	
76.	Dental Services Committee of Inquiry for Victoria	Director-General of Health	
77.	Dental Services Committee of Inquiry for Western Australia	Director-General of Health	
78.	Deputy Industrial Registrars	Industrial Registrar	
79.	Deputy Public Service Arbitrators	Executive Officer	
80.	Designs Office	Commissioner of Patents	
81.	Design and Siting Review Committee	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
82.	Export Development Grants Board	Executive Member	
83.	Family Court of Australia	Principal Registrar	
84.	Family Law Council	Senior Assistant Secretary, Family Law Branch, Attorney-General’s Department	
85.	Federal Court of Australia	Registrar	
86.	Federal Court of Bankruptcy	Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia	
87.	Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal	Registrar	
88.	Financial Corporations Act Committees	Secretary to the Department of the Treasury	
89.	Fire Brigade Appeal Board	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
90.	Flight Crew Officers Industrial Tribunal	Secretary	
91.	Government Information Unit	Head of the Government Information Unit	
92.	Health Insurance Advisory Committee	Director-General of Health	
93.	High Court of Australia	Clerk of the High Court of Australia	
94.	Hospital Benefits Reinsurance Trust Fund Trustees	Director-General of Health	
95.	Human Rights Commission	Deputy Chairman	
96.	Industrial Relations Bureau	Director	
97.	Institute of Family Studies	Director	
98.	Investment Board established under the Bankruptcy Act 1966	Inspector General in Bankruptcy	
99.	Land Commissioner	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
100.	Law Reform Commission	Secretary and Director of Research	
101.	Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.)	Director	
102.	Legal Aid Committees	Director of the Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.)	
103.	Legal Aid Consultative Committees	Director of the Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.)	
104.	Local Trades Committees—Blacksmithing Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
105.	Local Trades Committees—Boilermaking Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
106.	Local Trades Committees—Boot Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
107.	Local Trades Committees—Electrical Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
108.	Local Trades Committees—Engineering Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
109.	Local Trades Committees—Sheetmetal Trades	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
110.	Marine Council	Secretary to the Department of Transport and Construction	
111.	Medical Benefits Advisory Committee	Director-General of Health	
112.	Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Advisory Committee	Director-General of Health	
113.	Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Appeal Committee	Director-General of Health	
114.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for New South Wales (established under the Health Insurance Act 1973)	Director-General of Health	
115.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Queensland (established under the Health Insurance Act 1973)	Director-General of Health	
116.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for South Australia (established under the Health Insurance Act 1973)	Director-General of Health	
117.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Tasmania (established under the Health Insurance Act 1973)	Director-General of Health	
118.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Victoria (established under the Health Insurance Act 1973)	Director-General of Health	
119.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Western Australia (established under the Health Insurance Act 1973)	Director-General of Health	
120.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for New South Wales (established under the National Health Act 1953)	Director-General of Health	
121.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Queensland (established under the National Health Act 1953)	Director-General of Health	
122.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for South Australia (established under the National Health Act 1953)	Director-General of Health	
123.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Tasmania (established under the National Health Act 1953)	Director-General of Health	
124.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Victoria (established under the National Health Act 1953)	Director-General of Health	
125.	Medical Services Committee of Inquiry for Western Australia (established under the National Health Act 1953)	Director-General of Health	
126.	Medical Services Review Tribunals	Director-General of Health	
127.	Museum of Australia	Executive Secretary	
128.	National Advisory Committee on the Commonwealth Employment Service	Secretary to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	
129.	National Library of Australia.	Director-General	
130.	National Standards Commission	Executive Director	
131.	National Tuberculosis Advisory Council	Director-General of Health	
132.	Nursing Homes Advisory Committee for New South Wales	Director-General of Health	
133.	Nursing Homes Advisory Committee for Queensland	Director-General of Health	
134.	Nursing Homes Advisory Committee for South Australia	Director-General of Health	
135.	Nursing Homes Advisory Committee for Tasmania	Director-General of Health	
136.	Nursing Homes Advisory Committee for Victoria	Director-General of Health	
137.	Nursing Homes Advisory Committee for Western Australia	Director-General of Health	
138.	Nursing Homes Fees Review Committee of Inquiry for New South Wales	Director-General of Health	
139.	Nursing Homes Fees Review Committee of Inquiry for Queensland	Director-General of Health	
140.	Nursing Homes Fees Review Committee of Inquiry for South Australia	Director-General of Health	
141.	Nursing Homes Fees Review Committee of Inquiry for Tasmania	Director-General of Health	
142.	Nursing Homes Fees Review Committee of Inquiry for Victoria	Director-General of Health	
143.	Nursing Homes Fees Review Committee of Inquiry for Western Australia	Director-General of Health	
144.	Office of Parliamentary Counsel	First Parliamentary Counsel	
145.	Official Trustee in Bankruptcy	Inspector General in Bankruptcy	
146.	Optometrical Services Committee of Inquiry	Director-General of Health	
147.	Optometrical Services Review Tribunal	Director-General of Health	
148.	Overseas Telecommunications Commission	General Manager	
149.	Parliament House Construction Authority	Chief Executive	
150.	Parole Board of the Australian Capital Territory	Clerk, Class 10, Special Services Branch, Management and Special Services Division, Attorney-General’s Department. Position No. 284	
151.	Patent Office	Commissioner of Patents	
152.	Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee	Director-General of Health	
153.	Pharmaceutical Services Committee of Inquiry for New South Wales	Director-General of Health	
154.	Pharmaceutical Services Committee of Inquiry for Queensland	Director-General of Health	
155.	Pharmaceutical Services Committee of Inquiry for South Australia	Director-General of Health	
156.	Pharmaceutical Services Committee of Inquiry for Tasmania	Director-General of Health	
157.	Pharmaceutical Services Committee of Inquiry for Victoria	Director-General of Health	
158.	Pharmaceutical Services Committee of Inquiry for Western Australia	Director-General of Health	
159.	Production Board	Secretary to the Department of Industry and Commerce	
160.	Public Service Arbitrator	Executive Officer	
161.	Registration Committee	Director-General of Health	
162.	Remuneration Tribunal	Secretary	
163.	Reserve Bank of Australia	Governor	
164.	Review Committees	Director of the Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.)	
165.	Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Trust	Secretary	
166.	Security Appeals Tribunal	Registrar	
167.	Special Broadcasting Service	Executive Director	
168.	Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee of Inquiry for New South Wales	Director-General of Health	
169.	Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee of Inquiry for Queensland	Director-General of Health	
170.	Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee of Inquiry for South Australia	Director-General of Health	
171.	Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee of Inquiry for Tasmania	Director-General of Health	
172.	Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee of Inquiry for Victoria	Director-General of Health	
173.	Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee of Inquiry for Western Australia	Director-General of Health	
174.	Specialist Recognition Appeal Committee	Director-General of Health	
175.	Student Assistance Review Tribunals	Secretary to the Department of Education	
176.	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Registrar	
177.	Surveyors Board of the Australian Capital Territory	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
178.	Tax Agents’ Board of Victoria	Secretary	
179.	Therapeutic Goods Advisory Committee	Director-General of Health	
180.	Therapeutic Goods Standards Committee	Director-General of Health	
181.	Trade Marks Office	Commissioner of Patents	
182.	Trade Practices Tribunal	Registrar	
183.	Trustees of the Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund	Secretary	
184.	Valuation Review Board	Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory	
	SCHEDULE 3	Regulation 5
PRESCRIBED OFFICERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUB-SECTION 23 (2) OF THE ACT

Column 1 
Court, tribunal, authority or body	Column 2
Office	
Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission	Industrial Registrar	
Australian Industrial Court	Administrative Officer, Attorney-General’s Department, Melbourne, Victoria	
Coal Industry Tribunal	Secretary	
Coroner’s Court established under the Coroners Ordinance 1956 of the Australian Capital Territory	Clerk of the Court of Petty Sessions	
Court of Petty Sessions established under the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1930 of the Australian Capital Territory	Clerk of the Court	
Deputy Industrial Registrars	Industrial Registrar	
Deputy Public Service Arbitrators	Executive Officer	
Family Court of Australia	Principal Registrar	
Federal Court of Australia	Registrar	
Federal Court of Bankruptcy	Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia	
Flight Crew Officers Tribunal	Secretary	
High Court of Australia	Clerk of the High Court of Australia	
Industrial Registrar	Industrial Registrar	
Public Service Arbitrator	Executive Officer	
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Registrar	

NOTE
1.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1982.