AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ACT 2010 (NO. 52, 2010) - SECT 14 Appointment

AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ACT 2010 (NO. 52, 2010) - SECT 14

Appointment 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 subsection 33(4A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .