Australian Capital Territory
Freedom of Information Regulation 1991    
SL1991-3
made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1989
Republication No 5
Effective:  12 April 2007 – 1 February 2009
Republication date: 12 April 2007
Last amendment made by A2007-3

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Freedom of Information Regulation 1991, made under the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 12 April 2007.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 April 2007.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Freedom of Information Regulation 1991
made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1989
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	2	Prescribed authorities	2
	3	Exemption of bodies and agencies in relation to documents	2
Schedule 1	Prescribed authorities	3
Schedule 2	Agencies exempt in respect of particular documents	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	5
	5	Earlier republications	6

Australian Capital Territory
Freedom of Information Regulation 1991     

made under the
Freedom of Information Act 1989

    

  

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Freedom of Information Regulation 1991.
2	Prescribed authorities
For the Act, dictionary, definition of prescribed authority, paragraph (b), a body specified in schedule 1 is declared to be a prescribed authority for the Act.
3	Exemption of bodies and agencies in relation to documents
For the Act, section 6 (4), an agency specified in schedule 2 is exempt from the operation of the Act in relation to the documents mentioned in the schedule in relation to the agency.

Schedule 1	Prescribed authorities
(see s 2)
ACTTAB Limited
Schedule 2	Agencies exempt in respect of particular documents
(see s 3)
1	ACTTAB Limited in relation to documents in relation to its competitive commercial activities
2	The government solicitor, in relation to documents of the government solicitor that relate to the government solicitor acting as legal practitioner under the Government Solicitor Act 1989.
3	The Department of Justice and Community Safety, in relation to documents of the government solicitor that relate to the government solicitor acting as legal practitioner under the Government Solicitor Act 1989.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	

3	Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Freedom of Information Regulations.  It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.
Before 12 September 2001, regulations commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Subordinate Laws Act 1989 s 6).
Freedom of Information Regulation 1991 SL 1991 No 3
notified 13 February 1991 (Gaz 1991 No 6)
commenced 13 February 1991
as amended by
Freedom of Information Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1) SL2006‑56
notified LR 14 December 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 14 December 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 15 December 2006 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.49
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.49 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
4	Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1	am R2 LA; R3 LA
Prescribed authorities
s 2	am A2007-3 amdt 3.275
Exemption of bodies and agencies in relation to documents
s 3	sub SL2006-56 s 4
Agencies exempt in respect of particular documents
sch 2	am SL2006-56 s 5; items renum R4 LA
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	not amended	31 August 1991	
2	not amended	30 November 2001	
3	not amended	2 November 2004	
4	SL2006-56	15 December 2006	

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