Freedom of Information (Prescribed Authorities, Principal Offices and Annual Report) Regulations 2017 (Cth)

Freedom of Information (Prescribed Authorities, Principal Offices and Annual Report) Regulations 2017

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 14 December 2017

Peter Cosgrove Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

George Brandis QC Attorney‑General

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules 5 Definitions 6 Prescribed authorities 7 Principal offices 8 Information Commissioner's annual report—giving information Schedule 1—Repeals Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982

1 Name This instrument is the Freedom of Information (Prescribed Authorities, Principal Offices and Annual Report) Regulations 2017.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 21 December 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority This instrument is made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.