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Royal Commissions Amendment Act 2013
No. 24, 2013
An Act to amend the Royal Commissions Act 1902, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Freedom of Information Act 1982 Royal Commissions Act 1902
Royal Commissions Amendment Act 2013 No. 24, 2013
An Act to amend the Royal Commissions Act 1902, and for related purposes
[Assented to 28 March 2013]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Royal Commissions Amendment Act 2013.
2 Commencement This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Freedom of Information Act 1982
1A After subsection 7(2D) Insert: (2E) A Minister and an agency are exempt from the operation of this Act in relation to the following documents: (a) a document that has originated with, or has been received from, the Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission (within the meaning of Part 4 of the Royal Commissions Act 1902) and: (i) that contains information obtained at a private session (within the meaning of that Part); or (ii) that relates to a private session and identifies a natural person who appeared at a private session; (b) a document that contains a summary of, or an extract or information from, a private session.
Royal Commissions Act 1902
1 Before section 1 Insert:
Part 1—Preliminary
2 Section 1A Omit "authorize", substitute "authorise".
3 Section 1A Omit "authorizing", substitute "authorising".
4 Subsection 1B(1) Insert: authorised member hearing means a hearing of a Commission that is held as referred to in subsection 2(1A).
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