AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ACT 2010 - SECT 14 Appointment
AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ACT 2010 - SECT 14
AppointmentAppointment of the Australian Information Commissioner
(1) The Australian Information Commissioner is to be appointed by the Governor - General by written instrument.
Note: The Australian Information Commissioner is referred to in this and other Acts as the Information Commissioner (see sections 3 and 3A).
Appointment of the Freedom of Information Commissioner
(2) The Freedom of Information Commissioner is to be appointed by the Governor - General by written instrument.
(3) A person may only be appointed as the Freedom of Information Commissioner if he or she has obtained a degree from a university, or an educational qualification of a similar standing, after studies in the field of law.
Appointment of the Privacy Commissioner
(4) The Privacy Commissioner is to be appointed by the Governor - General by written instrument.
Note: The information officers are all eligible for reappointment: see
section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .