Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 (51 of 2010)

Schedule 7   Privacy Commissioner transition

Part 1   Preliminary

1   Definitions

(1) In this Schedule:

commencement day means the day on which the new law commences.

Information Commissioner means the Australian Information Commissioner appointed under section 14 of the new law.

new law means the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010.

old law means Division 1 of Part IV of the Privacy Act 1988 as in force immediately before the commencement day.

Privacy Commissioner means the Privacy Commissioner appointed under section 19A of the old law.

(2) An expression used in this Schedule that is also used in the new law has the same meaning in this Schedule as it has in the new law.

(3) Subject to subitem (2), an expression used in this Schedule that is also used in the Privacy Act 1988 has the same meaning in this Schedule as it has in that Act.

(4) Subject to subitems (2) and (3), an expression used in this Schedule that is also used in the Freedom of Information Act 1982 has the same meaning in this Schedule as it has in that Act.

(5) To avoid doubt, a reference in this Schedule to an Act, or a provision of an Act, that is amended by this Act is, in relation to a time on or after the commencement day, taken to be a reference to the provision as so amended.