Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table ^1a. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Freedom of Information Act 1992	76 of 1992	15 Dec 1992	s. 1 and 2: 15 Dec 1992; Pt. 4 Div. 1 and 2: 11 Jun 1993 (see s. 2 and Gazette 11 Jun 1993 p. 2867); Act other than s. 1 and 2 and Pt. 4 Div. 1 and 2: 1 Nov 1993 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Oct 1993 p. 5881)
Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 10 5	31 of 1993	15 Dec 1993	1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2)
R & I Bank Amendment Act 1994 s. 13	6 of 1994	11 Apr 1994	26 Apr 1994 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 26 Apr 1994 p. 1743)
Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19	32 of 1994	29 Jun 1994	1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)
Perth International Centre for Application of Solar Energy Act 1994 s. 35	36 of 1994	8 Jul 1994	22 Jul 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Jul 1994 p. 3727)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4	73 of 1994	9 Dec 1994	9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)
Freedom of Information Amendment Act 1994	94 of 1994	5 Jan 1995	1 Nov 1994 (see s. 2)
Young Offenders Act 1994 s. 236	104 of 1994	11 Jan 1995	13 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Mar 1995 p. 895)
Bank of Western Australia Act 1995 s. 44	14 of 1995	4 Jul 1995	1 Dec 1995 (see s. 2(3) and 9(1) and Gazette 29 Nov 1995 p. 5529)
Freedom of Information Amendment Act 1995	50 of 1995	6 Nov 1995	1 Nov 1995 (see s. 2)
Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995 s. 80(4)	75 of 1995	9 Jan 1996	16 Aug 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Aug 1996 p. 4007)
Reprint of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 as at 16 Jan 1996 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995)
Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996 s. 41	11 of 1996	28 Jun 1996	7 Dec 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Dec 1996 p. 6699)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4	14 of 1996	28 Jun 1996	1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)
Official Corruption Commission Amendment Act 1996 s. 26	29 of 1996	28 Aug 1996	30 Aug 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Aug 1996 p. 4365)
Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 54	49 of 1996	25 Oct 1996	25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))
Reprint of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 as at 8 Jul 1997 (includes amendments listed above)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 62	57 of 1997	15 Dec 1997	15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))
Industry and Technology Development Act 1998 s. 34(2)	13 of 1998	20 May 1998	1 Jul 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jun 1998 p. 3369)
Gas Pipelines Access (Western Australia) Act 1998 s. 89	65 of 1998	15 Jan 1999	9 Feb 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Feb 1999 p. 441)
Prisons Amendment Act 1999 s. 20	43 of 1999	8 Dec 1999	Sch. 1 cl. 4(1) and (3): 18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175); Sch. 1 cl. 4(2): 18 Jun 2000 (see s. 2(3) and (4) and Gazette 16 Jun 2000 p. 2939)
Court Security and Custodial Services (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 Pt. 6	47 of 1999	8 Dec 1999	18 Dec 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Dec 1999 p. 6175-6)
Reprint of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 as at 3 Mar 2000 (includes amendments listed above)
State Records (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 Pt. 4	53 of 2000	28 Nov 2000	1 Dec 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Nov 2001 p. 6067)
Criminal Investigation (Exceptional Powers) and Fortification Removal Act 2002 s. 72	21 of 2002	15 Jul 2002	15 Jul 2002 (see s. 2)
Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 23	28 of 2003	22 May 2003	1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 s. 28	29 of 2003	22 May 2003	1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2003 p. 2383)
Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 s. 62 6	48 of 2003	3 Jul 2003	1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5723)
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 64	50 of 2003	9 Jul 2003	15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)
Economic Regulation Authority Act 2003 s. 62	67 of 2003	5 Dec 2003	1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5723)
Inspector of Custodial Services Act 2003 s. 56(1)	75 of 2003	15 Dec 2003	15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)
Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 74(2)	78 of 2003	22 Dec 2003	7 Jul 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 6 Jul 2004 p. 2697)
Reprint 4: The Freedom of Information Act 1992 as at 10 Sep 2004 (includes amendments listed above)
Freedom of Information Amendment Act 2004	56 of 2004	19 Nov 2004	19 Nov 2004 (see s. 2)
Parole and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 s. 90	41 of 2006	22 Sep 2006	28 Jan 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 29 Dec 2006 p. 5867)
Perth International Centre for Application of Solar Energy Repeal Act 2006 s. 6	43 of 2006	3 Oct 2006	31 Oct 2006
Children and Community Services Amendment (Reporting Sexual Abuse of Children) Act 2008 s. 13	26 of 2008	19 Jun 2008	1 Jan 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 9 Dec 2008 p. 5107)
Reprint 5: The Freedom of Information Act 1992 as at 27 Feb 2009 (includes amendments listed above)
National Gas Access (WA) Act 2009 s. 70	16 of 2009	1 Sep 2009	1 Jan 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Dec 2009 p. 5327
Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4 and 59	19 of 2010	28 Jun 2010	11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)
Health and Disability Services Legislation Amendment Act 2010 s. 57	33 of 2010	30 Aug 2010	30 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Sep 2010 p. 4757)

^1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Acts Amendment (ICWA) Act 1996 s. 38 7	45 of 1996	25 Oct 1996	To be proclaimed (see s. 2)
State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 75 8	43 of 2000	2 Nov 2000	To be proclaimed (see s. 2(2))

² Under the Financial Management (Transitional Provisions) Act 2006 Sch. 2 cl. 13 a reference to the Consolidated Fund may, where the context so requires, be read as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Consolidated Account. This reference was changed under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(5)(a).

³ The Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938 was repealed by the State Superannuation Act 2000 s. 39 but its provisions continue to apply to and in relation to certain schemes because of the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 26.

⁶ The Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 Sch. 3 was renumbered as Sch. 4 by the Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 35(12) and the reference to it in s. 62 was amended by the Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 35(13).

⁷ On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Acts Amendment (ICWA) Act 1996 s. 38, which gives effect to Sch. 1 it. 4, had not come into operation. It reads as follows:

“

38. Consequential Amendments

The Acts referred to in the Schedule are amended as set out in Schedule 1.

”.

Schedule 1 item 4 reads as follows:

“

Schedule 1 — Consequential amendments to other Acts

4. Freedom of Information Act 1992

Provision amended	Amendment
Schedule 2	Delete the item “The State Government Insurance Corporation.”.

”.

⁸ On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 75 had not come into operation. It reads:

Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
access applicant Gl. cl. 1
access regulation functions Gl. cl. 7A(1)
agency 99(3), Gl. cl. 1
applicant Gl. cl. 1
applicant for amendment Gl. cl. 1
arbitrator Gl. cl. 7A(1)
Authority Gl. cl. 7A(1)
Board Gl. cl. 7A(1)
Commonwealth intelligence or security agency Sch. 1 cl. 5(5)
confidential information 82(1)
contractor Gl. cl. 1
contravention Sch. 1 cl. 5(5)
Corrective Services Gl. cl. 1
court Gl. cl. 1
document Gl. cl. 1
edited copy Gl. cl. 1
Executive body Sch. 1 cl. 1(6)
exempt agency Gl. cl. 1
exempt document Gl. cl. 1
exempt matter Gl. cl. 1
exemption certificate Gl. cl. 1
Gold Corporation Sch. 1 cl. 15(2)
information statement 94
internal manual 95
misbehaviour 58(2)
officer Gl. cl. 1
other government Sch. 1 cl. 2(3)
permitted period 13(3)
personal information Gl. cl. 1
principal officer Gl. cl. 1
public body or office Gl. cl. 1
record Gl. cl. 1
relative Gl. cl. 1
relevant office 62(1)
requested documents Gl. cl. 1
review proceedings 88
State archive Gl. cl. 1
subcontractor Gl. cl. 1
the agency Gl. cl. 1
the law Sch. 1 cl. 5(5)
the person 45(1)
third party 32(1), 33(1), Gl. cl. 1