Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1) (Cth)

Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 271

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Dated 27 October 2010

QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

BRENDAN O’CONNOR

Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 November 2010.

Amendment of Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982

Schedule 1 amends the Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulations 4 to 6

substitute

Principal offices

For subparagraph (b) (i) of the definition of principal officer in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, an office mentioned in an item in Schedule 2 is declared to be the principal office for the authority mentioned in the item.

Information Commissioner’s annual report — giving information

For paragraph 93 (3) (a) of the Act, the following table sets out times for giving information.

Item	For ...	the agency or Minister must give information ...
1	the period beginning on 1 July 2010 and ending on 31 October 2010	by 10 December 2010
2	the period beginning on 1 November 2010 and ending on 31 December 2010	by 21 January 2011
3	a quarter beginning on or after 1 January 2011	21 days after the end of the quarter
4	the period beginning on the commencement of these Regulations and ending on 30 June 2011	by 31 July 2011
5	a financial year beginning on or after 1 July 2011	by the 31 July immediately following the end of that financial year

[2] Schedule 1

omit

Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd

National Media Liaison Service

[3] Schedule 2

substitute

Schedule 2 Authorities and offices

(regulation 4)

Item	Authority	Office
1	Australian Competition Tribunal	Registrar
2	Central (Blacksmithing Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
3	Central (Boilermaking Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
4	Central (Electrical Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
5	Central (Engineering Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
6	Central (Sheet Metal Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
7	Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal	Secretary
8	Designs Office	Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
9	Local (Blacksmithing Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
10	Local (Boilermaking Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
11	Local (Electrical Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
12	Local (Engineering Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
13	Local (Sheet Metal Trades) Committee	Secretary of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
14	Marine Council	Chief Executive Officer
15	National Occupational Health and Safety Commission	Chief Executive Officer
16	Patent Office	Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
17	Remuneration Tribunal	Secretary
18	RAAF Veterans’ Residence Trust	Secretary
19	Tax Practitioners Board	Chair
20	Tourism Australia	Managing Director
21	Trade Marks Office	Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

[4] Schedule 3

omit

Note

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