Statutory Rules 1994   No. 4341

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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 20 December 1994.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

d. kerr

Minister for Justice

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.    Schedule 1 (Bodies declared to be prescribed authorities)

2.1   Schedule 1:

Omit “Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Limited”, substitute:

“Aboriginal Hostels Limited

Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd”.

2.2   Schedule 1:

Add at the end:

“Telstra Corporation Limited”.

3.    Schedule 2 (Principal offices in respect of prescribed authorities)

3.1   Item 1:

Omit from column 1 “1”, substitute “1A”.

3.2   Items 8, 13, 21, 27, 35, 69, 90 and 119:

Omit the items.

3.3   Item 4:

Omit “Director, Administration”, substitute “Chief Executive Officer”.

3.4   Item 30:

After “Health”, insert in column 2 “and Welfare”.

3.5   Item 60:

Omit “and Communications”.

3.6   Item 75:

Omit “General Manager”, substitute “Managing Director”.

3.7   Item 78:

Omit “Secretary and Director of Research”, substitute “Deputy President”.

3.8   Item 85:

Omit “and Communications”.

3.9   Item 93:

Omit “Head”, substitute “Director”.

3.10   Items 117 and 118:

Omit “Health, Housing and Community Services”, substitute “Housing and Regional Development”.

3.11   Schedule 2:

Omit “Health, Housing and Community Services” (wherever occurring), substitute “Human Services and Health”.

3.12   Schedule 2:

Insert the following items in their appropriate numerical positions:

“1  Aboriginal Hostels Limited  General Manager

19A  Australian Hearing Services  General Manager

91A  National Gallery of Australia  Director

125A Telstra Corporation Limited  Chief Executive

         Officer”.

4.   Schedule 3 (Responsible Ministers in respect of prescribed authorities)

4.1   Item 1:

Omit the item, substitute:

“1  Aboriginal Hostels Ltd   Minister for

         Aboriginal and                                                                                                                  Torres Strait

         Islander Affairs”.

4.2   Items 3, 4, 5 and 10:

Omit “of State”.

4.3   Schedule 3:

After item 4, insert:

“4A  Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd  Minister for                                                                                                                                Resources”.

4.4   Item 11:

Omit “of State for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and

Territories”, substitute “for Administrative Services”.
4.5   Item 12:

Omit the item, substitute:

“12  Telstra Corporation Limited  Minister for

         Communications

         and the Arts”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1994.

2. Statutory Rules 1992 No. 323 as amended by 1983 No. 338; 1985 Nos. 106 and 348; 1986 No. 45; 1987 No. 284; 1990 No. 132; 1991 Nos. 321 (disallowed by the Senate on 24 March 1992) and 339.