Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 (Cth)

Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010

Act No. 51 of 2010 as amended This compilation was prepared on 29 November 2012 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 136 of 2012 The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1]........................... 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Objects Freedom of Information Act 1982 Schedule 2—Publication of information Freedom of Information Act 1982 Schedule 3—Exemptions Part 1—Open access period amendments Archives Act 1983 Part 2—Main exemption amendments Freedom of Information Act 1982 Part 3—Other exemption amendments Archives Act 1983 Privacy Act 1988 Part 4—Application provisions Schedule 4—Information Commissioner amendments Part 1—Main amendments Freedom of Information Act 1982 Part 2—Other amendments Ombudsman Act 1976 Part 3—Application and transitional provisions Schedule 5—Amendments consequential on the establishment of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006 Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Act 2009 Child Care Act 1972 Crimes Act 1914 Data‑matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Fair Work Act 2009 Fisheries Management Act 1991 Migration Act 1958 National Health Act 1953 National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 Privacy Act 1988 Telecommunications Act 1997 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 Schedule 6—Other amendments Part 1—Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 Freedom of Information Act 1982 Part 2—Application provisions Part 3—Amendment of other Acts Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 Schedule 7—Privacy Commissioner transition Part 1—Preliminary Part 2—Office holders, staff and consultants Part 3—Things done by, or in relation to, the Privacy Commissioner Part 4—Investigations Part 5—Written instruments and reporting requirements Part 6—Legal and other proceedings Part 7—Miscellaneous Notes An Act to amend the law relating to access to information, and for related purposes