AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ACT 2010 (NO. 52, 2010) - SECT 5 Establishment

AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ACT 2010 (NO. 52, 2010) - SECT 5

             (1)  The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is established by this section.

             (2)  The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner consists of:

                     (a)  the information officers; and

                     (b)  the staff mentioned in Part 3.

             (3)  For the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999 :

                     (a)  the information officers and staff of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner together constitute a Statutory Agency; and

                     (b)  the Information Commissioner is the Head of that Statutory Agency.

Note:          The Information Commissioner holds an office equivalent to that of a Secretary of a Department (see the definition of Agency Head in section 7 of the Public Service Act 1999 ).