Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 271
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 27 October 2010
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
BRENDAN O’CONNOR
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on 1 November 2010.
3 Amendment of Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982
Schedule 1 amends the Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(regulation 3)
[1] Regulations 4 to 6
substitute
For subparagraph (b) (i) of the definition of principal officer in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, an office mentioned in an item in Schedule 2 is declared to be the principal office for the authority mentioned in the item.
5 Information Commissioner’s annual report — giving information
For paragraph 93 (3) (a) of the Act, the following table sets out times for giving information.
Item | For ... | the agency or Minister must give information ... |
1 | the period beginning on 1 July 2010 and ending on 31 October 2010 | by 10 December 2010 |
2 | the period beginning on 1 November 2010 and ending on 31 December 2010 | by 21 January 2011 |
3 | a quarter beginning on or after 1 January 2011 | 21 days after the end of the quarter |
4 | the period beginning on the commencement of these Regulations and ending on 30 June 2011 | by 31 July 2011 |
5 | a financial year beginning on or after 1 July 2011 | by the 31 July immediately following the end of that financial year |
[2] Schedule 1
omit
Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd
National Media Liaison Service
[3] Schedule 2
substitute
Schedule 2 Authorities and offices
(regulation 4)
Item | Authority | Office |
1 | Australian Competition Tribunal | Registrar |
2 | Central (Blacksmithing Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
3 | Central (Boilermaking Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
4 | Central (Electrical Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
5 | Central (Engineering Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
6 | Central (Sheet Metal Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
7 | Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal | Secretary |
8 | Designs Office | Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
9 | Local (Blacksmithing Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
10 | Local (Boilermaking Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
11 | Local (Electrical Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
12 | Local (Engineering Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
13 | Local (Sheet Metal Trades) Committee | Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
14 | Marine Council | Chief Executive Officer |
15 | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission | Chief Executive Officer |
16 | Patent Office | Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
17 | Remuneration Tribunal | Secretary |
18 | RAAF Veterans’ Residence Trust | Secretary |
19 | Tax Practitioners Board | Chair |
20 | Tourism Australia | Managing Director |
21 | Trade Marks Office | Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research |
[4] Schedule 3
omit
Note
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