Freedom of Information Act 2016
- Number
- A2016-55
- Status
- In Force
- Current law
- Regulations & instruments
- Historical versions
- Law history
Current version
| Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2019 | PDF PDF Word | R6 | 15 October 2019 | Republication for amendments by A2019-37 |
Administering Minister and Directorate
- Attorney-General - Justice and Community Safety Directorate
Legislative instruments
Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws
| Name | Status | Classifier | Type | Under | Effective | Year and No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 19 August 2018 | NI2017-576 |
| Freedom of Information (Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 21 November 2017 - 31 May 2018 | NI2017-614 |
| Freedom of Information (Health Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 12 June 2018 | NI2017-617 |
| Freedom of Information (Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 12 December 2017 - 11 June 2019 | NI2017-651 |
| Freedom of Information (Icon Water Limited Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-656 |
| Freedom of Information (Office of the Legislative Assembly Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-657 |
| Freedom of Information (Icon Distribution Investments Limited Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-671 |
| Freedom of Information (Icon Retail Investment Limited Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-679 |
| Freedom of Information (Public Trustee and Guardian Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-680 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Revenue Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-681 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Courts and Tribunal Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 3 July 2018 | NI2017-682 |
| Freedom of Information (Education Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 7 June 2018 | NI2017-683 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Human Rights Commission Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-684 |
| Freedom of Information (Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 December 2017 - 19 December 2019 | NI2017-686 |
| Freedom of Information Regulation 2017 | None | Subordinate laws | s 109 | 1 January 2018 | SL2017-42 | |
| Freedom of Information (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 2) (Repealed) | Repealed | Fee | Disallowable instruments | s 104 | 1 January 2018 - 30 June 2018 | DI2017-312 |
| Freedom of Information (Legal Aid Commission (ACT) Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 26 February 2018 | NI2017-689 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Electoral Commission Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-691 |
| Freedom of Information (Ombudsman Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-692 |
| Freedom of Information (City Renewal Authority Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 19 March 2018 | NI2017-694 |
| Freedom of Information (Cultural Facilities Corporation Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-695 |
| Freedom of Information (Justice and Community Safety Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 21 March 2019 | NI2017-696 |
| Freedom of Information (Director of Public Prosecutions Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 - 29 January 2019 | NI2017-697 |
| Freedom of Information (University of Canberra Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-699 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Audit Office Information Officers) Appointment 2017 | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-700 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Insurance Authority Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 January 2018 | NI2017-701 |
| Freedom of Information (Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Members Superannuation Board Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 5 January 2018 | NI2018-4 |
| Freedom of Information (Canberra Institute of Technology Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 12 January 2018 | NI2018-14 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Work Safety Council Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 16 January 2018 | NI2018-19 |
| Freedom of Information (Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 19 January 2018 | NI2018-23 |
| Freedom of Information (Compulsory Third-Party Insurance Regulator Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 23 February 2018 | NI2018-83 |
| Freedom of Information (Lifetime Care and Support Fund Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 23 February 2018 | NI2018-84 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Gambling and Racing Commission Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 23 February 2018 - 23 May 2019 | NI2018-86 |
| Freedom of Information (Legal Aid Commission (ACT) Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 February 2018 - 4 October 2018 | NI2018-97 |
| Freedom of Information (Public Sector Standards Commissioner Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 2 March 2018 | NI2018-109 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Remuneration Tribunal Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 6 March 2018 | NI2018-116 |
| Freedom of Information (City Renewal Authority Information Officers) Appointment 2018 | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 20 March 2018 | NI2018-131 |
| Freedom of Information (Suburban Land Agency Information Officers) Appointment 2018 | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 20 March 2018 | NI2018-135 |
| Freedom of Information (Architects Registrar Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 - 21 March 2019 | NI2018-143 |
| Freedom of Information (Chief Inspector of Machinery Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 | NI2018-144 |
| Freedom of Information (Chief Inspector of Scaffolding and Lifts Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 | NI2018-145 |
| Freedom of Information (Clinical Waste Controller Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 - 21 March 2019 | NI2018-146 |
| Freedom of Information (Commissioner for Fair Trading Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 - 21 March 2019 | NI2018-147 |
| Freedom of Information (Construction Occupations Registrar Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 - 21 March 2019 | NI2018-148 |
| Freedom of Information (Environment Protection Authority Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 - 21 March 2019 | NI2018-149 |
| Freedom of Information (Registrar General Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 - 21 March 2019 | NI2018-150 |
| Freedom of Information (Registrar of Long Service Leave Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 | NI2018-151 |
| Freedom of Information (Work Safety Commissioner Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 March 2018 | NI2018-152 |
| Freedom of Information (Territory Records Advisory Council Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 15 May 2018 | NI2018-245 |
| Freedom of Information (Director of Territory Records Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 15 May 2018 | NI2018-246 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Courts and Tribunal Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 18 May 2018 | NI2018-251 |
| Freedom of Information (Inspector of Correctional Services Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 May 2018 | NI2018-263 |
| Freedom of Information (Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 1 June 2018 - 29 November 2018 | NI2018-290 |
| Freedom of Information (Education Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 8 June 2018 | NI2018-308 |
| Freedom of Information (Health Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 13 June 2018 - 8 October 2018 | NI2018-295 |
| Freedom of Information (Fees) Determination 2018 | None | Fee | Disallowable instruments | s 104 | 1 July 2018 | DI2018-197 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Courts and Tribunal Information Officers) Appointment Revocation 2018 (Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 3 July 2018 - 4 July 2018 | NI2018-346 | |
| Freedom of Information (Legal Aid Commission (ACT) Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 2) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 5 October 2018 | NI2018-548 |
| Freedom of Information (Canberra Health Services Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 9 October 2018 - 17 June 2019 | NI2018-551 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Health Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 9 October 2018 - 28 March 2019 | NI2018-552 |
| Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 20 August 2018 - 22 November 2018 | NI2018-625 |
| Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 2) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 23 November 2018 - 11 April 2019 | NI2018-638 |
| Freedom of Information (Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 2) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 30 November 2018 | NI2018-657 |
| Freedom of Information (Director of Public Prosecutions Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 30 January 2019 | NI2019-41 |
| Freedom of Information (Architects Registrar Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 March 2019 | NI2019-137 |
| Freedom of Information (Clinical Waste Controller Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 March 2019 | NI2019-138 |
| Freedom of Information (Commissioner for Fair Trading Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 March 2019 | NI2019-139 |
| Freedom of Information (Construction Occupations Registrar Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 March 2019 | NI2019-140 |
| Freedom of Information (Environment Protection Authority Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 March 2019 | NI2019-141 |
| Freedom of Information (Registrar-General Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 March 2019 | NI2019-142 |
| Freedom of Information (Justice and Community Safety Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 March 2019 | NI2019-145 |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Health Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 29 March 2019 | NI2019-157 |
| Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 12 April 2019 - 27 June 2019 | NI2019-189 |
| Freedom of Information (Accessibility of Government Information) Statement 2019 (No 1) | None | Notifiable instruments | s 95 | 10 May 2019 | NI2019-271 | |
| Freedom of Information (ACT Gambling and Racing Commission Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 24 May 2019 | NI2019-289 |
| Freedom of Information (Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 12 June 2019 | NI2019-364 |
| Freedom of Information (Canberra Health Services Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 18 June 2019 | NI2019-379 |
| Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 2) (Repealed) | Repealed | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 28 June 2019 - 21 November 2019 | NI2019-413 |
| Freedom of Information (Major Projects Canberra Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 30 August 2019 | NI2019-560 |
| Freedom of Information (Veterinary Practitioners Board Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 27 September 2019 | NI2019-614 |
| Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 3) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 22 November 2019 | NI2019-738 |
| Freedom of Information (Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1) | None | Appointment | Notifiable instruments | s 18 | 20 December 2019 | NI2019-835 |
Act as notified
The Act as notified version is accessed from Law history.
Point in time versions
| Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 - 14 October 2019 | PDF PDF Word | R5 | 1 July 2019 | Republication for amendments by A2018-52 as amended by A2019-18 |
| 21 June 2019 - 30 June 2019 | PDF PDF Word | R4 | 21 June 2019 | Republication for amendments by A2019-17 |
| 2 January 2019 - 20 June 2019 | PDF PDF Word | R3 | 2 January 2019 | Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20) |
| 22 November 2018 - 1 January 2019 | PDF PDF Word | R2 | 22 November 2018 | Republication for amendments by A2018-42 |
| 1 January 2018 - 21 November 2018 | PDF PDF Word | R1 | 1 January 2018 | Republication for new Act and amendments by A2017-14 and A2017-38 |
Bill and Explanatory statement
The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Freedom of Information Bill 2016.
Notification statement
The Freedom of Information Act 2016 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
Notified: 26 August 2016 (Parliamentary Counsel)
Act as notified
| Date notified | Effective | Files/Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2016 | 1 January 2018 | PDF PDF Word |