Queensland Numbered Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 NO. 28

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

           CHAPTER 2--FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENTS
           Part 1--Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 1992

   3.      Act amended in pt 1
   4.      Replacement of ss 4 and 5
           5. Amendment of s 7 (Definitions)
           6. Amendment of s 8 (Meaning of agency)
   7.      Amendment of s 9 (Meaning of public authority)
   8.      Insertion of new s 9A
           9. Amendment of s 11 (Act not to apply to certain bodies etc.)
   10.     Insertion of new ss 11D-11E
           11. Amendment of s 18 (Publication of information concerning affairs of agencies)
   12.     Amendment of s 20 (Notices to require specification of documents in statements)
   13.     Amendment of s 22 (Documents to which access may be refused)
   14.     Amendment of s 25 (How applications for access are made)
   15.     Replacement of s 25 (How applications for access are made)
   16.     Amendment of s 26 (Transfer of applications)
   17.     Amendment of s 27 (How applications are dealt with)
   18.     Insertion of new s 28B
           19. Replacement of ss 28-29D
           20. Insertion of new s 31A
           21. Replacement of s 33 (Persons who are to make decisions for agencies and Ministers)
   22.     Amendment of s 34 (Notification of decisions and reasons)
   23.     Insertion of new pt 3, div 1A
   24.     Amendment of s 42 (Matter relating to law enforcement or public safety)
   25.     Amendment of s 44 (Matter affecting personal affairs)
   26.     Amendment of s 45 (Matter relating to trade secrets, business affairs and research)
   27.     Amendment of s 46 (Matter communicated in confidence)
   28.     Insertion of new pt 3, div 2A
   29.     Amendment of s 51 (Disclosure that may reasonably be expected to be of substantial concern)
   30.     Replacement of s 52 (Internal review)
   31.     Replacement of ss 53 and 54
           32. Amendment of s 55 (Agency or Minister may amend information)
   33.     Amendment of s 57 (Time within which agency or Minister must notify applicant)
   34.     Replacement of s 59 (Certain notations required to be added)
   35.     Replacement of s 60 (Internal review)
   36.     Omission of pt 5, divs 1-3
   37.     Renumbering of pt 5, divs 4 and 5
   38.     Amendment of s 73 (Applications for review)
   39.     Replacement of s 74 (Commissioner to notify)
   40.     Replacement of ss 76 and 77
           41. Replacement of s 79 (Applications where decisions delayed)
   42.     Replacement of s 81 (Onus to lie with agencies and Ministers)
   43.     Amendment of s 83 (Conduct of reviews)
   44.     Replacement of ss 87 and 88
           45. Insertion of new s 89A
           46. Amendment of s 93 (Secrecy)
           47. Amendment of s 94 (Failure to produce documents or attend proceedings)
   48.     Insertion of new ss 96A and 96B
           49. Insertion of new s 99A
           50. Amendment of s 101 (Reports of commissioner)
   51.     Insertion of new pt 5A
   52.     Amendment of s 105 (Precautions)
           53. Amendment of s 106 (Offence of unlawful access)
   54.     Amendment of s 108 (Report to Legislative Assembly by agencies and Ministers)
   55.     Insertion of new s 108C
           56. Replacement of s 109 (Regulations)
           57. Insertion of new pt 10
   58.     Amendment of sch 1 (Secrecy provisions giving exemption)
   59.     Amendment of sch 2 (Application of Act to GOCs)
   60.     Insertion of new sch 3
   61.     Insertion of new sch 4
           Part 2--Amendment of Freedom of Information Regulation 1992
   62.     Regulation amended in pt 2
   63.     Omission of ss 5 and 5A
           64. Replacement of ss 7 to 12
           65. Replacement of schedule (Charges)
           Part 3--Amendment of Lotteries Act 1997
   66.     Act amended in pt 3
   67.     Insertion of new s 225A
           Part 4--Amendment of Public Records Act 2002
   68.     Act amended in pt 4
   69.     Amendment of s 16 (Meaning of restricted access period)
   70.     Amendment of s 18 (Public access to public records)
           Part 5--Amendment of Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
   71.     Act amended in pt 5
   72.     Amendment of s 28 (Functions of integrity commissioner)
   73.     Amendment of s 33 (Secrecy)
           74. Insertion of new ss 33A and 33B
           75. Amendment of s 34 (Authorisation of particular disclosures)
   76.     Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
           Part 6--Amendment of Public Service Act 1996
   77.     Act amended in pt 6
   78.     Insertion of new pt 11, div 4
   79.     Amendment of sch 1 (Public service offices and their heads)
           Part 7--Amendment of Public Service Regulation 1997
   80.     Regulation amended in pt 7
   81.     Omission of s 30 (Declared government entity and declared public sector unit—Act, ss 20 and 21)

           CHAPTER 3--OTHER AMENDMENTS
           Part 1--Amendment of Legal Profession Act 2004

   82.     Act amended in pt 1
   83.     Amendment of s 281 (Orders to be filed in Supreme Court and information notices to be given to parties etc.)
   84.     Amendment of s 293 (Appeal to tribunal against committee's decision)
   85.     Amendment of s 470 (Conduct of committee for hearing and deciding discipline applications)
   86.     Amendment of ch 8, pt 5, hdg
   86A.    Amendment of s 610 (Continuation of rules of the law society)
   87.     Replacement of s 616 (Records of Solicitors' Board and Barristers' Board)
   88.     Insertion of ch 8, pt 6
           Part 2--Amendment of Legal Profession Regulation 2004
   89.     Regulation amended in pt 2
   90.     Omission of ss 33 and 34
           Part 3--Amendment of Standard Time Act 1894
   91.     Act amended in pt 3
   92.     Amendment of title
   93.     Omission of preamble
   94.     Replacement of s 3 (The time of the 150th meridian to be standard time)
   95.     Insertion of new s 5