Freedom of Information Act 2016

Number: A2016-55
Status: In Force

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Uncommenced amendments by Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Act 2020.
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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

Special Minister of State - 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Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	1 January 2018 - 19 August 2018	NI2017-576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(Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	21 November 2017 - 31 May 2018	NI2017-614
Freedom of Information (Health Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	1 January 2018 - 12 June 2018	NI2017-617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(Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	12 December 2017 - 11 June 2019	NI2017-651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Freedom of Information (ACT Revenue Information Officers) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	1 January 2018 - 2 March 2020	NI2017-681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)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	27 March 2018 - 30 April 2020	NI2018-144
Freedom of Information (Chief Inspector of Scaffolding and Lifts Information Officers) Appointment 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	27 March 2018 - 30 April 2020	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)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	27 March 2018 - 30 April 2020	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) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	30 November 2018 - 26 November 2020	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)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	22 March 2019 - 21 May 2020	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)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	12 June 2019 - 2 March 2020	NI2019-364
Freedom of Information (Canberra Health Services Information Officers) Appointment 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	18 June 2019 - 16 March 2020	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)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	22 November 2019 - 23 November 2020	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
Freedom of Information (Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	3 March 2020 - 1 December 2020	NI2020-121
Freedom of Information (ACT Revenue Information Officers) Appointment 2020(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	3 March 2020 - 23 November 2020	NI2020-124
Freedom of Information (Public Sector Workers Compensation Commissioner Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	13 March 2020	NI2020-138
Freedom of Information (Canberra Health Services Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	17 March 2020	NI2020-151
Freedom of Information (Work Health and Safety Commissioner Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	1 May 2020 - 14 May 2020	NI2020-250
Freedom of Information (Chief Inspector of Scaffolding and Lifts Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	1 May 2020	NI2020-251
Freedom of Information (Chief Inspector of Machinery Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	1 May 2020	NI2020-252
Freedom of Information (Accessibility of Government Information) Statement 2020 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 95	12 May 2020	NI2020-262
Freedom of Information (Work Health and Safety Commissioner Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 2)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	15 May 2020	NI2020-273
Freedom of Information (Justice and Community Safety Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	22 May 2020 - 15 October 2020	NI2020-289
Freedom of Information (ACT Government Solicitor Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	26 June 2020	NI2020-348
Freedom of Information (Volume 1 - Open Access Information) Guidelines 2020	None		Notifiable instruments	s 66	3 July 2020	NI2020-368
Freedom of Information (Volume 2 - Informal Requests for Government Information) Guidelines 2020	None		Notifiable instruments	s 66	3 July 2020	NI2020-369
Freedom of Information (Volume 3 - Dealing with Access Applications) Guidelines 2020	None		Notifiable instruments	s 66	3 July 2020	NI2020-370
Freedom of Information (Volume 4 - Considering the Public Interest) Guidelines 2020	None		Notifiable instruments	s 66	3 July 2020	NI2020-371
Freedom of Information (Volume 5 - Amending Personal Information) Guidelines 2020	None		Notifiable instruments	s 66	3 July 2020	NI2020-372
Freedom of Information (Volume 6 - Ombudsman Reviews) Guidelines 2020	None		Notifiable instruments	s 66	3 July 2020	NI2020-373
Freedom of Information (Justice and Community Safety Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 2)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	16 October 2020	NI2020-670
Freedom of Information (Motor Accident Injuries Commission Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	13 November 2020	NI2020-714
Freedom of Information (Community Services Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	24 November 2020	NI2020-737
Freedom of Information (ACT Revenue Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 2)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	24 November 2020	NI2020-738
Freedom of Information (Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2020	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	27 November 2020	NI2020-760
Freedom of Information (Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Information Officers) Appointment 2020 (No 2)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 18	2 December 2020	NI2020-773

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 1 January 2018 onwards:

The following table lists 6 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
15 October 2019	PDF PDF Word	R6	15 October 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-37
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
1 January 2018	PDF PDF Word	As notified	26 August 2016	The commencement of this Act was amended by A2017-14 s 19

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	The commencement of this Act was amended by A2017-14 s 19

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	26 August 2016	LA s 75 (1)
remainder	1 January 2018	s 2 (as am by A2017-14 s 19)

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 110	commences 1 January 2025	s 110 (4)
pt 20	1 January 2019 (midnight)	s 203

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2019-37	Freedom of Information Amendment Act 2019	ss 4-30	15 October 2019
A2018-52	Integrity Commission Act 2018	pt 1.10	1 July 2019
A2019-17	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2019	pt 5	21 June 2019
A2018-42	Statute Law Amendment Act 2018	sch 1 pt 1.1	22 November 2018
A2017-38	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 3)	pt 11	1 January 2018
A2017-14	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)	ss 20-23	1 January 2018
A2017-14	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)	s 19	24 May 2017
A2020-46	Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Act 2020	sch 1 pt 1.1	awaiting commencement