FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 - As at 1 July 2010 - Act 5 of 1989 - NOTES
This legislation has been repealed.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 - As at 1 July 2010 - Act 5 of 1989 - NOTES
Does not include amendments by:
Government Information (Public Access)
(Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009 No 54 (not commenced -- to commence on 1.7.2010)
Health Practitioner Regulation
Amendment Act 2010 No 34 (not commenced -- to commence on the commencement of the Health Practitioner Regulation
(Adoption of National Law) Act 2009)
Repeal:
The Act was repealed by sec 3 of the Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009 No 54 with effect from 1.7.2010.
Reprint history:
Reprint No 1 2 September 1991
Reprint No 2 2 November 1992
Reprint No 3 5 April 1994
Reprint No 4 14 March 1995
Reprint No 5 23 October 1996
Reprint No 6 6 October 1998
Reprint No 7 28 March 2000
Reprint No 8 27 January 2004
Reprint No 9 21 February 2006
Reprint No 10 12 August 2008
Historical notes
The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am | amended | LW | legislation website | Sch | Schedule | |
Cl | clause | No | number | Schs | Schedules | |
Cll | clauses | p | page | Sec | section | |
Div | Division | pp | pages | Secs | sections | |
Divs | Divisions | Reg | Regulation | Subdiv | Subdivision | |
GG | Government Gazette | Regs | Regulations | Subdivs | Subdivisions | |
Ins | inserted | Rep | repealed | Subst | substituted |
Table of amending instruments
Freedom of Information Act 1989 No 5. Assented to 21.3.1989. Date of commencement, 1.7.1989, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 23.6.1989, p 3613. This Act has been amended as follows:1989 | No 134 | State Owned Corporations Act
1989. Assented to 15.9.1989. Date of commencement, 22.9.1989, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 22.9.1989, p 7312. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1990 No 108. Assented to 13.12.1990. Date of commencement of item (2) of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the State Owned Corporations Act 1989, 22.9.1989, Sch 1. |
No 226 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3)
1989. Assented to 21.12.1989. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, sec 2. | |
1990 | No 48 | Police and Superannuation Legislation (Amendment) Act
1990. Assented to 26.6.1990. Date of commencement, 1.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p 5409. |
No 63 | Adoption Information Act
1990. Assented to 26.10.1990. Date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.4.1991, sec 2 (1) and GG No 41 of 8.3.1991, p 1893. | |
No 79 | Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 1990. Assented to 4.12.1990. Date of commencement, 18.1.1991, sec 2 and GG No 16 of 18.1.1991, p 467. | |
1991 | No 17 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991. Assented to 3.5.1991. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, sec 2. |
No 38 | Government Insurance Office
(Privatisation) Act 1991. Assented to 22.11.1991. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.1992, sec 2 (1) and GG No 180 of 20.12.1991, p 10553. | |
No 94 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement of item (1) of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, Sch 1; date of commencement of item (2) of those provisions, 1.1.1992, Sch 1. | |
No 96 | Superannuation Administration Act 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 2.3.1992, sec 2 (1) and GG No 20 of 14.2.1992, p 848. | |
1992 | No 38 | Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 1992. Assented to 19.5.1992. Date of commencement, 1.7.1992, sec 2 and GG No 75 of 26.6.1992, p 4273. |
1993 | No 32 | Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act
1993. Assented to 8.6.1993. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.1993, sec 2 (1) and GG No 73 of 1.7.1993, p 3342. |
No 67 | Sydney Organising Committee for the
Olympic Games Act 1993. Assented to 9.11.1993. Date of commencement, 12.11.1993, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 12.11.1993, p 6716. | |
No 87 | Legal Profession Reform Act 1993. Assented to 29.11.1993. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 10.6.1994, p 2763. | |
No 105 | Health Care Complaints Act
1993. Assented to 2.12.1993. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 3 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 88 of 1.7.1994, p 3239. | |
1994 | No 73 | State Bank (Privatisation) Act
1994. Assented to 23.11.1994. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 31.12.1994, sec 21 and GG No 179 of 30.12.1994, p 7847. |
No 92 | Protected Disclosures Act
1994. Assented to 12.12.1994. Date of commencement, 1.3.1995, sec 2 and GG No 18 of 24.2.1995, p 915. | |
1995 | No 10 | Olympic Co-ordination Authority Act
1995. Assented to 9.6.1995. Date of commencement, 30.6.1995, sec 2. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995 No 99. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Olympic Co-ordination Authority Act 1995, assent, sec 2 (2). |
No 32 | State Owned Corporations Amendment Act 1995. Assented to 23.6.1995. Date of commencement, 1.7.1995, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 30.6.1995, p 3437. | |
No 78 | Children (Care and Protection) Amendment Act
1995. Assented to 12.12.1995. Date of commencement, 1.6.1996, sec 2 and GG No 65 of 31.5.1996, p 2753. | |
No 95 | Energy Services Corporations Act
1995. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 4 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 1.3.1996, sec 2 and GG No 26 of 1.3.1996, p 832. | |
No 99 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1995. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, assent, sec 2 (2). | |
1996 | No 29 | Police Legislation Amendment Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 6 relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, 1.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 77 of 28.6.1996, p 3285. |
No 39 | Superannuation Administration Act
1996. Assented to 25.6.1996. Date of commencement, 1.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 77 of 28.6.1996, p 3290. | |
No 99 | Fines Act 1996. Assented to 26.11.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 27.1.1998, sec 2 (1) and GG No 1 of 2.1.1998, p 4. | |
No 121 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1996. Assented to 3.12.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 1.7.1996, Sch 1.5. | |
1997 | No 18 | Correctional Centres Amendment (Inspector-General) Act
1997. Assented to 12.6.1997. Date of commencement, 30.10.1998, sec 2 and GG No 155 of 30.10.1998, p 8511. |
No 20 | National Electricity (New South Wales)
Act 1997. Assented to 23.6.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 13.12.1998, sec 2 and GG No 171 of 11.12.1998, p 9462. | |
No 77 | Administrative Decisions Legislation Amendment Act
1997. Assented to 10.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 5.16, 6.10.1998, sec 2 and GG No 143 of 2.10.1998, p 7889. | |
No 127 | Education Reform Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 15.12.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 19.12.1997, sec 2 and GG No 149 of 19.12.1997, p 10093. | |
1998 | No 17 | State Records Act
1998. Assented to 2.6.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 171 of 11.12.1998, p 9457. |
No 67 | Police Legislation Amendment (Protective Security Group) Act
1998. Assented to 2.7.1998. Date of commencement, 10.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 105 of 10.7.1998, p 5327. | |
No 110 | Olympic Roads and Transport Authority Act 1998. Assented to 9.11.1998. Date of commencement, 31.12.1998, sec 2 and GG No 176 of 18.12.1998, p 9724. | |
No 120 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2)
1998. Assented to 26.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 1.18, assent, sec 2 (2). | |
No 133 | Privacy and Personal Information
Protection Act 1998. Assented to 30.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, 1.6.1999, sec 2 and GG No 63 of 28.5.1999, p 3571. | |
1999 | No 5 | Superannuation Administration Authority
Corporatisation Act 1999. Assented to 7.6.1999. Date of commencement, 26.7.1999, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 23.7.1999, p 5146. |
No 85 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1). | |
2000 | No 60 | Independent Pricing and Regulatory
Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000. Assented to 5.7.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 17.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 88 of 14.7.2000, p 6231. |
No 75 | Adoption Act 2000. Assented to 9.11.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 591. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 No 53. Assented to 4.7.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, assent, sec 2 (2). | |
2001 | No 56 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act 2001. Assented to 17.7.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2 (2). |
No 121 | Justices Legislation Repeal and
Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978. | |
No 130 | National Parks and Wildlife Amendment
Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 6.2, 4.10.2002, sec 2 and GG No 163 of 4.10.2002, p 8560. | |
2002 | No 26 | Financial Services Reform
(Consequential Amendments) Act 2002. Assented to 21.6.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, assent, sec 2 (1). |
No 40 | Local Government Amendment
(Miscellaneous) Act 2002. Assented to 25.6.2002. Date of commencement, 1.8.2002, sec 2 and GG No 122 of 26.7.2002, p 5543. | |
No 78 | Threatened Species Conservation
Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 2.10.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 31.1.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 600. | |
No 96 | Rail Safety Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002. Date of commencement, 8.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 39 of 7.2.2003, p 766. | |
2003 | No 65 | Transport Legislation Amendment
(Safety and Reliability) Act 2003. Assented to 20.11.2003. Date of commencement of Sch 5, 1.1.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 198 of 24.12.2003, p 11594. |
No 81 | Workers Compensation Amendment
(Insurance Reform) Act 2003. Assented to 27.11.2003. Date of commencement of Sch 3.1, 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 1.7.2005, p 3311. | |
2004 | No 30 | Freedom of Information Amendment
(Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence) Act 2004. Assented to 13.5.2004. Date of commencement, 28.5.2004, sec 2 and GG No 91 of 28.5.2004, p 3220. |
No 47 | Crimes (Administration of Sentences)
Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 6.7.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, 26.7.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 124 of 23.7.2004, p 6013. | |
No 79 | Anti-Discrimination Amendment
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004. Assented to 26.10.2004. Date of commencement, 2.5.2005, sec 2 and GG No 50 of 29.4.2005, p 1529. | |
No 98 | Health Legislation Amendment
(Complaints) Act 2004. Assented to 15.12.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 4.1, 1.3.2005, sec 2 and GG No 28 of 25.2.2005, p 477. | |
No 114 | Teaching Services Amendment Act
2004. Assented to 21.12.2004. Date of commencement, 17.1.2005, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 14.1.2005, p 97. | |
2005 | No 10 | Independent Commission Against
Corruption Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 14.4.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 1.7.2005, p 3309. |
No 55 | Transport Legislation Amendment
(Waterfall Rail Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2005. Assented to 27.6.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 4.1, 1.7.2005, sec 2 (2) and GG No 81 of 1.7.2005, p 3310. | |
No 59 | Local Government Amendment Act
2005. Assented to 1.7.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 15.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 90 of 15.7.2005, p 3704. | |
No 65 | Sydney 2009 World Masters Games
Organising Committee Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 1.8.2005, sec 2 and GG No 96 of 29.7.2005, p 4032. | |
No 91 | First State Superannuation Legislation
Amendment (Conversion) Act 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 3.1, 1.5.2006, sec 2 (1) and GG No 58 of 28.4.2006, p 2366. | |
2006 | No 41 | Children (Detention Centres) Amendment
Act 2006. Assented to 8.6.2006. Date of commencement, 1.7.2006, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 30.6.2006, p 4782. |
No 94 | Police Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act
2006. Assented to 22.11.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 3.14, 1.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 22 of 1.2.2007, p 575. | |
No 114 | Education Legislation Amendment Act
2006. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 5, 30.11.2009, sec 2 (2) and 2009 (545) LW 27.11.2009. | |
No 115 | Freedom of Information Amendment
(Open Government--Disclosure of Contracts) Act 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement, the day occurring 28 days after assent, sec 2. | |
2007 | No 27 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 1.18, assent, sec 2 (2). |
No 87 | Child Protection (Offenders
Registration) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 22.8.2008, sec 2 (1) and GG No 100 of 22.8.2008, p 7686. | |
2008 | No 97 | Rail Safety Act 2008. Assented to 3.12.2008. Date of commencement, 1.1.2009, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12308. |
2009 | No 41 | Coroners Act 2009. Assented to 19.6.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2009 (544) LW 27.11.2009. |
Table of amendments
Sec 6 | Am 1990 No 48, Sch 1; 1993 No 32, Sch 2; 1995 No 32, Sch 3; 1995 No 95, Sch 4; 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [1]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.120 [1] [2]; 2004 No 114, Sch 2.5 [1] [2]; 2009 No 41, Sch 4. |
Sec 7 | Am 1990 No 48, Sch 1; 1995 No 32, Sch 3; 1995 No 95, Sch 4; 2001 No 56, Sch 1.6; 2004 No 114, Sch 2.5 [3]. |
Sec 8 | Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.6; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.18 [1]. |
Sec 9 | Am 1989 No 134, sec 37 (a) (am 1990 No 108, Sch 1). |
Sec 11 | Am 1998 No 17, Sch 4.1. |
Sec 13 | Rep 1993 No 32, Sch 2. |
Sec 14 | Am 1993 No 32, Sch 2. |
Sec 15A | Ins 2006 No 115, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.18 [2]. |
Sec 16 | Am 1993 No 32, Sch 2. |
Sec 18 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a). |
Sec 20 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (b). |
Sec 21 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a). |
Sec 22 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (2). |
Sec 24 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a) (3); 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [1] [2]. |
Sec 25 | Am 1991 No 17, Sch 1; 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (4) (5). |
Sec 34 | Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [3]-[5]. |
Secs 37, 41 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a). |
Sec 43 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a); 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [6]. |
Sec 47 | Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [7]-[9]. |
Sec 50 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (a). |
Sec 52 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (6); 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [2] [3]. |
Sec 52A | Ins 1995 No 99, Sch 1. Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [10] [11]. |
Part 5, Div 2 | Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4]. |
Sec 52B | Ins 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4]. |
Sec 53 | Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4]. |
Sec 54 | Am 1990 No 79, Sch 2 (1). Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4]. |
Secs 55, 56 | Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4]. |
Sec 57 | Subst 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (7); 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4]. |
Sec 58 | Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [4]. |
Part 5, Div 3 | Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8). |
Sec 58A | Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8). Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [5]-[7]. |
Sec 58B | Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8). Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [8] [9]. |
Sec 58C | Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (8). Am 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [10]. |
Sec 59 | Am 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (9). |
Sec 59A | Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (10). |
Sec 59B | Ins 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (1) (c). |
Sec 67 | Am 1989 No 226, Sch 1; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (11); 1997 No 77, Sch 5.16 [11]. |
Sec 68 | Subst 1991 No 94, Sch 1. |
Secs 70, 71 | Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4. |
Sch 1 | Am 1990 No 63, Sch 1; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (12) (13); 1993 No 67, sec 68; 1994 No 92, Sch 1; 1995 No 10, Sch 1; 1996 No 99, Sch 2.8; 1998 No 67, Sch 3; 1998 No 110, Sch 1.2; 1998 No 120, Sch 1.18 [12]; 2000 No 75, Sch 2.3 [1] [2] (am 2002 No 53, Sch 2.2); 2001 No 130, Sch 6.2; 2002 No 26, Sch 2.4; 2002 No 40, Sch 2; 2002 No 78, Sch 2.3; 2002 No 96, Sch 7.2; 2003 No 65, Sch 5 [1] [2]; 2004 No 30, Sch 1 [1]-[4]; 2004 No 98, Sch 4.1 [1]; 2005 No 55, Sch 4.1 [1] [2]; 2005 No 65, Sch 2.1; 2006 No 41, Sch 2.3; 2006 No 94, Sch 3.14; 2006 No 114, Sch 5 [1] [2]; 2006 No 115, Sch 1 [2]-[4]; 2007 No 87, Sch 3; 2008 No 97, Sch 4.3. |
Sch 2 | Am 1989 No 134, sec 37 (b); 1990 No 79, Sch 2 (2); 1991 No 38, Sch 2; 1991 No 96, Sch 6; 1992 No 38, Sch 1 (14); 1993 No 87, Sch 6; 1993 No 105, Sch 3; 1994 No 73, Sch 2; 1995 No 78, Sch 2; 1996 No 29, Sch 6; 1996 No 39, Sch 4; 1996 No 121, Sch 1.5; 1997 No 18, Sch 2.2; 1997 No 20, Sch 1.5; 1997 No 127, Sch 4; 1998 No 133, Sch 3.3; 1999 No 5, Sch 5.2; 2000 No 60, Sch 2.3; 2003 No 81, Sch 3.1; 2004 No 30, Sch 1 [5]; 2004 No 47, Sch 3.3; 2004 No 79, Sch 3.4; 2004 No 98, Sch 4.1 [2] [3]; 2005 No 10, Sch 2.3; 2005 No 59, Sch 2.1; 2005 No 91, Sch 3.1. |