Information Commissioner Act 2024 (WA)

Western Australia Information Commissioner Act 2024 Western Australia Information Commissioner Act 2024 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Act binds Crown 1 Part 5 — Miscellaneous 35. Regulations 1 Part 6 — Transitional provisions 36. Terms used 1 37. FOI Act Information Commissioner to continue as Information Access Deputy Commissioner 1 38. Acting FOI Act Information Commissioner to continue as Acting Information Access Deputy Commissioner 1 39. FOI Act staff members to be appointed as public service officers 1 40. Arrangements for use of staff continued 1 41. Things done or started under Freedom of Information Act 1992 before transition day 1 42. Legal proceedings 1 43. Information and records 1 44. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 Part 5 Division 3 1 45. Transitional regulations 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Western Australia Information Commissioner Act 2024 An Act — * to establish and make provision for the offices of Information Commissioner, Information Access Deputy Commissioner and Privacy Deputy Commissioner; and * to make related and consequential amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1992 and other Acts; and * for related purposes.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title This is the Information Commissioner Act 2024.

2. Commencement (1) This Act comes into operation as follows — (a) Part 1 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent (assent day); (b) Part 5 (but only section 35) and Part 6 — on the day after assent day; (c) Part 7 Division 4 Subdivision 2 — (i) if the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 section 325 comes into operation on or before the day on which section 59 of this Act comes into operation under paragraph (d) — immediately after section 59 of this Act comes into operation; or (ii) otherwise — when the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 section 325 comes into operation; (d) the rest of the Act — on the day on which the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Part 2 Division 12 comes into operation. (2) Despite subsection (1)(d), if the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 section 410(2) comes into operation before the day on which Part 7 Division 2 of this Act comes into operation, Part 7 Division 2 of this Act — (a) does not come into operation; and (b) is deleted.