Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Regulations 20101

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 268

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 Amendment (Reform) Act 2010.

Dated 27 October 2010

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

BRENDAN O’CONNOR

Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Regulations 2010.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 November 2010.

3 Privacy Commissioner transition  Australian Capital Territory

 (1) A reference to the Privacy Commissioner in the Privacy Act 1988 as applied by the Australian Capital Territory Government Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 1994 is taken to be a reference to the Australian Information Commissioner within the meaning of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010.

 (2) To the extent that they are capable of applying in the Australian Capital Territory, the transitional arrangements in Parts 3 to 7 of Schedule 7 to the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 are taken to apply in relation to the exercise by the Privacy Commissioner of functions under the Privacy Act 1988 as applied by the Australian Capital Territory Government Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 1994.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.