Freedom of Information Act 1989 Freedom of Information (General) Regulation 1995 (1995-483) [GG No 105 of 1.9.1995] (NSW)

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1995-No. 483

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989-REGULATION

(Freedom of Information (General) Regulation 1995)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 105 of 1 September 1995]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,
and in pursuance of the Freedom of Information Act 1989, has been

pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

BOB CARR,

Premier.

Citation

1. This Regulation may be cited as the Freedom of Information (General) Regulation 1995.

Commencement

2. This Regulation commences on 1 September 1995.

Definition

3. In this Regulation:

‘‘the Act’’ means the Freedom of Information Act 1989.

Principal offices: sec. 6

4. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “principal officer” in section 6 (1) of the Act, it is declared that, for each public authority referred to in Schedule 1, the office specified in that Schedule in respect of that authority is the principal office.

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Responsible Ministers: sec. 6

5. (1) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “responsible Minister” in section 6 (1) of the Act, it is declared that, for each public authority referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 2, the Minister specified in that Part in respect of that authority is the responsible Minister.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (h) of the definition of “responsible Minister” in section 6 ( l ) of the Act, it is declared that, for each public office referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 2, the Minister specified in that Part in respect of that office is the responsible Minister.

Public authorities: sec. 7

6. (1) For the purposes of section 7(1) (b) of the Act, each body
referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 3 is declared to be a public authority.

(2) For the purposes of section 7 (1) (c) of the Act, each body referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 3 is declared to be a public authority.

(3) For the purposes of section 7 (3) of the Act, each body referred to in Part 3 of Schedule 3 is declared not to be a separate public authority but is taken to be included in the agency specified in that Part in respect

of that body.

Public offices: sec. 8

7. (1) For the purposes of section 8 (1) (b) of the Act, each office
referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 4 is declared to be a public office.

(2) For the purposes of section 8 (2) of the Act, each office referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 4 is declared not to be a separate public office but is taken to be included in the agency specified in that Part in respect of that office.

Documents in certain agencies: sec. 11

8. For the purposes of section 11 (1) (e) of the Act, each agency referred to in Schedule 5 is a prescribed agency.

Reports to Parliament

9. (1) An annual report prepared by an agency:

(a) must include the required information for the year concerned; and
(b) must also include an assessment of that information.

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(2) The required information must be set out in the form required by the relevant section of Appendix B to the FOI Procedure Manual.

(3) An assessment of the required information for a particular year must include:

(a)

a comparison of that information with the required information for the previous year; and

(b)

an assessment of the impact during that year on the agency’s activities of the FOI requirements; and

(c)

particulars of any major issues that have arisen during that year in connection with the agency’s compliance with the FOI requirements; and

(d)

particulars of the circumstances in which there have been any inquiries under the Act by the Ombudsman or any appeals under the Act to the District Court or the Supreme Court; and

(e) particulars of the outcomes of any such inquiries and appeals.

(4) In this clause:

“FOI Procedure Manual” means the document entitled “Freedom of Information Procedure Manual (3rd edition)”, issued by the Premier’s Department, as published in December 1994, copies of which are available at the offices of the Premier’s Department;

“FOI requirements”, in relation to an agency, means the requirements

imposed on the agency by the Act;

“required information” means the information required by sections

A-L of Appendix B to the FOI Procedure Manual.

Repeal

10. The Freedom of Information (General) Regulation 1989 is repealed.

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SCHEDULE 1—PRINCIPAL OFFICES

(Cl. 4)

Public authority Principal office
Barwon Health Services ....................... General Manager
Benevolent Society of NSW, in respect
of Scarba ................................................ Chief Executive Officer

Bodington Red Cross Hospital,

Wentworth Falls ................................... Chief Executive Officer

Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation ...........

Director

Calvary Hospital, Kogarah .................... Chief Executive Officer
Carrington Centennial Nursing Home .... Chief Executive Officer
Castlereagh Health Service ................... General Manager
Central Coast Area Health Service ........ Chief Executive Officer
Central Sydney Area Health Service ..... Chief Executive Officer
Central West Health Service ................. General Manager
Charles Sturt University ......................... Vice-Chancellor
Clarence Health Service ...................... General Manager
Corrections Health Service ................... Chief Executive Officer
Dental Board of NSW ......................... Registrar
Dental Care Assessment Committee ...... Registrar, Dental Board of NSW
Eleanor MacKinnon Junior Red Cross
Home ................................................... Executive Director
Evans Health Service ............................. General Manager
“Eversleigh”, Home of Peace Hospital .. Chief Executive Officer
Fair Rents Board ...................................... Director, Office of Real Estate

Services

Far West Health Service ....................... General Manager
Fish Marketing Authority ..................... General Manager
Glen Mervyn Junior Red Cross
Children’s Home ................................. Executive Director

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The Gower Wilson Memorial Hospital,

Lord Howe Island ........................... Chief Executive Officer

Graythwaite Nursing Home in respect of Home of Peace Hospital ......................

Chief Executive Officer

Greenwich Home of Peace Hospital at
Greenwich ............................................... Chief Executive Officer
Home Care Service of NSW ................. General Manager
Hume Health Service ............................ General Manager
Hunter Area Health Service ..................... Chief Executive Officer

Illawarra Area Health Service ............... Chief Executive Officer

The Karitane Mothercraft Society .......... Chief Executive Officer

Lachlan Health Service ............................... General Manager
Lottie Stewart Hospital ............................ Chief Executive Officer
Lourdes House, Dubbo ........................ Chief Executive Officer
Lower North Coast Health Service ......... General Manager
Macleay-Hastings Health Service ............. General Manager
Macquarie Health Service ..................... General Manager
Macquarie University ................................ Vice-Chancellor
Medical Tribunal ................................... Registrar, NSW Medical Board
Mercy Care Centre, Young .................... Chief Executive Officer
Mid North Coast Health Service ............. General Manager
Monaro Health Service ........................... General Manager
Murray Health Service .......................... General Manager
Murrumbidgee Health Service ................. General Manager
Neringah Home of Peace Hospital at
Wahroonga ............................................ Chief Executive Officer
New England Health Service ................... General Manager
New South Wales Lotteries .................... General Manager
New South Wales Medical Board ........... Registrar
New South Wales TAFE Commission ..... Managing Director

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Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital

(Waratah) .............................................. Chief Executive Officer
North Sydney Area Health Service ....... Chief Executive Officer
North West Health Service ................... General Manager
Orana Health Service ............................. General Manager
Our Lady of Loreto Nursing Home for
the Aged, Strathfield ......................... . Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Power .............................................. Chief Executive
Pharmacy Board of NSW ..................... Registrar
Professional Standards Committee

constituted under section 167 of the

Medical Practice Act 1992 ............... Registrar, NSW Medical Board

Professional Standards Committee

constituted under section 19C of the

Pharmacy Act 1964 ............................. Registrar, Pharmacy Board of NSW
Real Estate Services Council ................ Director, Office of Real Estate
Services
The Rental Bond Board ......................... Director, Office of Real Estate
Services
Richmond Health Service ........................ General Manager
Riverina Health Service ....................... General Manager
The Royal Alexandra Hospital for
Children ................................................ Chief Executive Officer

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

(NSW Section) ..................................... Chief Executive Officer
Royal Rehabilitation Centre, Sydney ....... Chief Executive Officer
Sacred Heart Hospice .............................. Chief Executive Officer
South Coast Health Service ................... General Manager
South Eastern Area Health Service ........ Chief Executive Officer
South Western Area Health Service ........ Chief Executive Officer
Southern Cross University ...................... Vice-Chancellor
Southern Tablelands Health Service ....... Manager
St. Catherine's Villa. Eastwood ................ Chief Executive Officer

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St. John of God Hospital (Goulburn) .... Chief Executive Officer
St. Joseph’s Convalescent Home, Hexham Chief Executive Officer
St. Joseph’s Hospital (Auburn) .............. Chief Executive Officer
St. Vincent’s Community Hospital
(Bathurst) .............................................. Chief Executive Officer
St. Vincent’s Hospital (Darlinghurst) ...... Chief Executive Officer
St. Vincent’s Hospital (Darlinghurst) in

respect of Babworth House (After

Care Unit), Darling Point ................. Chief Executive Officer

St. Vincent’s Hospital (Lismore) in

respect of St. Joseph’s Nursing Home,

the day hospital, the rehabilitation unit

and the community health facilities ... Chief Executive Officer
Strata Titles Board .............................. Director, Office of Real Estate

Services Sydney

Sydney Electricity ................................. Chief Executive
The Sydney Home Nursing Service ...... Chief Executive Officer
Sydney Opera House Trust ................... General Manager
Sydney Water Corporation Ltd .............. Chief Executive Officer
The Tamworth Base Hospital ................ Chief Executive Officer
Tenancy Commissioner’s Office ............ Tenancy Commissioner

Tresillian Family Care Centres at Penrith, Petersham, Willoughby and

Wollstonecraft conducted by the Royal

Society for the Welfare of Mothers

and Babies ............................................. Chief Executive Officer
Tweed Valley Health Service ................ General Manager
University of Newcastle ....................... Vice-Chancellor
University of New England .................. Vice-Chancellor
University of New South Wales ........... Vice-Chancellor and Principal
The University of Sydney .................... Vice-Chancellor and Principal
University of Technology, Sydney ......... Vice-Chancellor
University of Western Sydney .............. Vice-Chancellor

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University of Wollongong ....................... Vice-Chancellor
War Memorial Hospital (Waverley) .............. Chief Executive Officer
Waterways Authority .................................. Chief Executive Officer
Wentworth Area Health Service .............. Chief Executive Officer
Western Sydney Area Health Service ......... Chief Executive Officer
Zoological Parks Board ........................ Director

SCHEDULE 2—RESPONSIBLE MINISTERS

(Cl. 5)

Part l—Public authorities
Public authority Responsible Minister

Adult Migrant English Service of NSW Minister for Education and Training

Home Care Service of NSW ................ Minister for Community Services
Music Examinations Advisory Board of

NSW ..................................................... Minister for Education and Training

Part 2—Public offices

Public office Responsible Minister

— —

SCHEDULE 3-PUBLIC AUTHORITIS

(Cl. 6)

Part 1-Bodies established for a public purpose

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Part 2—Bodies established by the Governor etc.

Adult Migrant English Service of NSW
Board of Adult and Community Education
Bush Fire and Flood Relief Committee
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (NSW State Committee)
Information Industries Advisory Council
Music Examinations Advisory Board of NSW
NSW Technology Development Board

Regional Development Boards

Part 3—Bodies taken to be included in other agencies

Body Agency

Advisory committee or consultation

forum established under the Protection

of the Environment Administration

Act 1991 ........................................ Environment Protection Authority

Advisory committee established under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Advisory Council established under the Co-operation Act 1923 ......................

Department of Consumer Affairs

Air Transport Council ........................... Department of Transport
AIbury-Wodonga (New South Wales) Department of Business and
Corporation ...................................... Regional Development
Animal Research Review Panel ............. Department of Agriculture
Animal Welfare Advisory Council ......... Department of Agriculture
Barristers Admission Board .................. Attorney General’s Department
Board of Adult and Community Department of Training and
Education ......................................... Education Co-ordination

Board of Environment Protection

Authority ........................................ Environment Protection Authority
Board of Examiners ............................. Department of Mineral Resources
Board of Optometrical Registration ....... Department of Health

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Board referred to in section 50 of the

Land Tax Management Act 1956 ...... The Treasury

Board of Reference established under the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations

WorkCover Authority

Board of Reference established under the Construction Safety Act 1912 .............

WorkCover Authority

Board of Review-Pay Roll ................. The Treasury
Board of Review-Stamp Duty ............ The Treasury
Board of Surveyors of NSW .................. Department of Land and Water

Conservation

Board of Tick Control ......................... Department of Agriculture
Board of Vocational Education and Department of Training and
Training ........................................ Education Co-ordination
Bookmakers Revision Committee .......... Department of Gaming and Racing
The Botany Cemetery Trust ..................... Department of Land and Water

Conservation

Boxing Authority ............................. Department of Sport and Recreation
Bread Industry Advisory Committee ..... Department of Industrial Relations

Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Committee ............

Building and Construction Industry

Long Service Payments

Corporation

Building Disputes Tribunal .................... Department of Consumer Affairs
Building Regulations Advisory Council.. Department of Local Government
Bush Fire and Flood Relief Committee .. Department of Community Services
Bush Fire Council of NSW ............... Department of Bush Fire Services
Business Franchise Licence Fees
(Petroleum Products) Appeals Tribunal Business Franchise Licence Fees The Treasury
(Tobacco) Appeals Tribunal .............. The Treasury

Charity Referee appointed under the

Dormant Funds Act 1942 ............... Attorney General’s Department
Child Protection Council ...................... Department of Community Services
Chipping Norton Lake Authority ........ Department of Land and Water

Conservation

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Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board ..................................................

Department of Health

Chiropractors and Osteopaths Tribunal ..... Department of Health
Coal Mine Qualifications Board ............. Department of Mineral Resources
Commercial Tribunal ............................... Department of Consumer Affairs
Committee of inquiry established under
the Energy Administration Act 1987 .. Department of Energy

Committee of review established under

the Public Hospitals Act 1929 .......... Department of Health
Community Justice Centres Council ...... Attorney General’s Department
Compensation Court of NSW ................. Attorney General’s Department
Consumer Claims Tribunals .................. Department of Consumer Affairs
Conveyancers Licensing Committee ....... Department of Consumer Affairs
Co-operatives Council established under
the Co-operation Act 1923 ................ Department of Consumer Affairs
The Delegate District Hospital ............... The Bombala District Hospital
Dental Technicians Registration Board ... Department of Health
Directorate of the Drug Offensive ......... Department of Wealth
Disability Council of NSW .................... Department of Community Services
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
(NSW State Committee) .................... Department of Community Services
Energy Corporation of NSW .................. Department of Energy

Engine Drivers and Boiler Attendants

Examination Board .......................... Workcover Authority
Environmental Education Committee ...... Environment Protection Authority
Environmental Education Trust .............. Environment Protection Authority
Environmental Research Trust ................ Environment Protection Authority
Environmental Restoration and
Rehabilitation Trust ............................ Environment Protection Authority
Exhibited Animals Advisory Committee . Department of Agriculture
Farrer Memorial Trust ............................ Department of Agriculture

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Financial Counselling Trustt Fund ........ Department of Consumer Affairs
Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies

Advisory Committee .......................... Food Advisory Committee .....................

Department of Health

Department of Health
Gas Council of New South Wales ....... Department of Energy
Greater Western Sydney Economic Department of Business and

Development Board ........................... Hairdressers Council ...............................

Regional Development

Department of Industrial Relations

Hazardous Chemicals Advisory

Committee ........................................... Health Administration Coporation ........

Environment Protection Authority

Department of Health
Health Advisory Council ....................... Department of Health
Hunter Economic Development Department of Business and

Corporation ......................................... Industrial and Commercial Training

Regional Development

Department of Training and

Council ................................................ Industry Advisory Council .....................

Education Co-ordination

Department of Business and

Regional Development

Institute of Rural Studies ....................... Department of Agriculture
Joint Committee of Necropolis Trustees . Department of Land and Water

Conservation

Joint Committee under the Workmen’s

Compensation (Broken Hill) Act 1920 Juvenile Justice Advisory Board ...........

Workcover Authority

Department of Juvenile Justice
Lake Illawarra Authority ........................ Department of Land and Water

Conservation

Legal Practitioner’s Admission Board .. Attorney General’s Department
Legal Profession Advisory Council ....... Attorney General’s Department
Legal Services Tribunal .......................... Attorney General’s Department
Liquor Administration Board .................. Department of Gaming and Racing
Local Government Boundaries

Commission ............................................. Local Government Grants Commission ...

Department of Local Government

Department of Local Government

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Local Government Remuneration Tribunal Department of Local Government
Local Government Pecuniary Interest

Tribunal .................................................... Local land board under the Western

Department of Local Government

Department of Land and Water

Lands Act 1901 ...................................... Manufacturing Industries Advisory

Conservation

Department of Business and

Council ................................................... Medical Committee established under the

Regional Development

Poisons Act 1966 ............................ Medical Services Committee .................

Department of Health

Department of Health
Mental Health Review Tribunal ............ Department of Health
MIA Citrus Fruit Marketing Committee
of NSW ......................................... Department of Agriculture

MIA Citrus Fruit Promotion Marketing Committee of NSW .........................

Department of Agriculture

Mines Rescue Board ............................ Department of Mineral Resources
Mining Warden ................................... Department of Mineral Resources
Ministerial Corporation for Industry ...... Department of State Development
Motor Dealers Council ......................... Department of Consumer Affairs
Motor Dealers Disputes Committee ....... Department of Consumer Affairs
Motor Vehicle Repair Disputes
Committee ...................................... Department of Consumer Affairs
Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Council Department of Consumer Affairs
Murray Valley (NSW) Wine Grape

Industry Marketing Committee of

NSW .............................................. Department of Agriculture

Music Examinations Advisory Board of

NSW .............................................. Office of the Board of Studies

National Parks and Wildlife Advisory

Council ........................................... National Parks and Wildlife Service

Non-Indigenous Animals Advisory

Committee ...................................... Department of Agriculture
Noxious Plants Advisory Committee ..... Department of Agriculture
NSW Biological Control Authority ........ Department of Agriculture

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NSW Drug offensive Council .............. Department of Health
NSW Drug Offensive Foundation .......... Department of Health
NSW Science and Technology Council .. Department of State Development
NSW Technology Development Board ... Department of Business and

Regional Development

Nurses Registration Board ...................... Department of Health
Nurses Tribunal ............................................ Department of Health
Occupational Health, Safety and
Rehabilitation Council ............................ Workcover Authority
Offenders Review Board ........................... Department of Corrective Services
Olympic Business Roundtable .................. Department of State Development
Optical Dispensers Licensing Board ........... Department of Health
Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal ........... Premier’s Department
Pest Control Licensing Committee .......... Workcover Authority
Physiotherapists Registration Board ........... Department of Health
Podiatrists Registration Board ........................ Department of Health
Poisons Advisory Committee ................... Department of Health
Pool Fencing Advisory Committee ............ Department of Local Government
Prices Commission ................................... Department of Consumer Affairs
Private Hospitals and Day Procedure

Centres Advisory Prisoner

Classification Committee .......................... Processing Tomato—Marketing

Department of Corrective Services

Committee of NSW ............................ Department of Agriculture
Product Safety Committee ....................... Department of Consumer Affairs
Professional Standards Committee

constituted under section 34 of the

Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act

1991 ........................................................... Department of Health

Professional Standards Committee

constituted under section 50 of the

Nurses Registration Act 1991 .............. Department of Health

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Professional Standards Committee

constituted under section 24A of the

Physiotherapists Registration Act 1945 Professional Standards Committee

Department of Health

constituted under section 21 of the

Psychologists Act 1989 .............. Department of Health
Professional Standards Council ................ Attorney General’s Department
Program Review Committees .................. Department of Corrective Services
Psychologists Registration Board ......... Department of Health
Psychosurgery Review Board ................ Department of Health
Radiation Advisory Council ................. Environment Protection Authority
Radiological Advisory Council .............. Environment Protection Agency
Regional Development Board ................ Department of Business and

Regional Development

Retail Leases Advisory committee ........ Department of Business and

Regional Development

Review panel established under the Gas Act 1986 .........................................

Department of Energy

Roads and Traffic Advisory Council ....... Roads and Traffic Authority
Rural Assistance Authority ................. Department of Agriculture

Rural Workers Accommodation Advisory Committee ........................................

WorkCover Authority

School Forest Trusts established under the School Forest Areas Act 1936 ....

Department of School Education

Schools Accreditation Appeals Tribunal .. Office of the Board of Studies
Serious Offenders Review Board ........... Department of Corrective Services
Small Business Development Corporation Department of Business and

Regional Development

Statutory and Other Offices

Remuneration Tribunal ....................... Premier’s Department

The Stewart House Preventorium, Curl Curl ...................................................

Department of School Education

Stock Medicines Board ........................ Department of Agriculture
Teacher Housing Authority of NSW ....... Department of School Education

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Theatrical Agencies, Employees and Department of Training and

Performers Advisory Committee ........ Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics

Education Co-ordination

Advisory Committee ........................ Department of Health
Tow Truck Industry Council ................ Department of Transport
Trustees of Anzac Memorial Building ... Premier’s Department
Trustees of commons appointed under Department of Land and Water

the Commons Management Act 1989 Trustees of reserves appointed under the

Conservation

Department of Land and Water

Crown Lands Act 1989 .................. Trustees of state recreation areas

Conservation

appointed under the National Parks Department of Land and Water

and Wlldlife Act 1974 ..................... Trustees of the Parliamentary

Conservation

Contributory Superannuation Fund ..... Trustees of the West Scholarship Scheme

The Treasury

Department of School Education
Veterinary Surgeons Investigating

Committee ............................................... Vocational Education and Training

Department of Agriculture

Department of Training and
Accreditation Board ......................... Education Co-ordination
Vocational Training Board .................... Department of Training and

Education Co-ordination

Wild Dog Destruction Board ............... Department of Land and Water

Conservation

Wine Grapes Processing Industry

Negotiating Committee ..................... Worker’s Compensation (Dust Diseases)

Department of Agriculture

Board ........................................................ Workcover Authority

SCHEDULE 4—PUBLIC OFFICES

(Cl. 7)

Part 1—Offices to which appointments are made by the Governor etc.

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Part 2—Offices taken to be included in other agencies

Body Agency

Chief Inspector of Dangerous Goods (in respect of Division 2 of Part 3 of the Dangerous Goods Act 1975) ............

Environment Protection Authority

Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment ......................................

Premier’s Department

Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife ..............................................

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Director of Liquor and Gaming .......... Department of Gaming and Racing
Legal Services Commissioner ............... Attorney General’s Department
Registrar appointed under the Aboriginal
Land Rights Act 1983 ................... Department of Aboriginal Affairs

Registrar of Funeral Funds appointed

under the Funeral Funds Act 1979 ...... Department of Consumer Affairs

Registrar of Pesticides appointed under the Pesticides Act 1978 ..................

Environment Protection Authority

SCHEDULE 5—PRESCRIBED AGENCIES

(Cl. 8)

The Audit Office

The Ombudsman’s Office

NOTES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.        Citation

2.       Commencement

3.       Definition

4.       Principal offices: sec. 6

5 .       Responsible Ministers: sec. 6

6 .       Public authorities: sec. 7

7 .       Public offices: sec. 8

8.       Documents in certain agencies: sec. 11

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9.       Reports to Parliament

10.      Repeal

SCHEDULE I-PRINCIPAL OFFICES
SCHEDULE 2-RESPONSIBLE MINISTERS
SCHEDULE 3-PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
SCHEDULE 4-PUBLIC OFFICES

SCHEDULE 5-PRESCRIBED AGENCIES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to repeal and remake, with minor amendments, the provisions of the Freedom of Information (General) Regulation 1989 under the Freedom of Information Act 1989. The new Regulation deals with the following matters:

(a)

the declaration of specified persons as principal officers of specified public authorities (clause 4 and Schedule 1);

(b)

the declaration of specified Ministers as responsible Ministers for specified public authorities (clause 5 and Schedule 2);

(c)

the declaration of specified bodies as public authorities for the purposes of the Act (clause 6 and Schedule 3);

(d)

the declaration of specified offices as public offices for the purposes of the Act (clause 7 and Schedule 4);

(e)

the declaration of specified agencies as agencies whose documents are taken to be the documents of another agency if the documents were created by the other agency (clause 8 and Schedule 5);

(f) the annual reports to be prepared by agencies (clause 9);

(g) other formal matters (clauses 1, 2, 3 and 10).

This Regulation is made under the Freedom of Information Act 1989, including

section 69 (the general regulation making power) and sections 6, 7, 8 and 11.

This Regulation relates to matters of a machinery nature.

This Regulation is made in connection with the staged repeal of subordinate

legislation under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

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