{"id":"sl-2017-42","name":"Freedom of Information Regulation 2017","slug":"freedom-of-information-regulation-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"42 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173378,"registerId":"act-sl-2017-42-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Freedom of Information Regulation 2017","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nFreedom of Information Regulation 2017\nSL2017-42\nmade under the\nFreedom of Information Act 2016\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 1 January 2018\nRepublication date: 1 January 2018\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Freedom of Information Regulation 2017, made under the\nFreedom of Information Act 2016 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act\n2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 January 2018. It also includes any\ncommencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n01/01/18\nFreedom of Information Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/01/18\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nFreedom of Information Regulation 2017\nmade under the\nFreedom of Information Act 2016\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Principal officers for other agencies—Act, dict, def principal officer,\npar (h) 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n01/01/18\nFreedom of Information Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/01/18\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nFreedom of Information Regulation 2017\nmade under the\nFreedom of Information Act 2016\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Freedom of Information Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/01/18\nR1\n01/01/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Freedom of Information Regulation 2017.\n3 Principal officers for other agencies—Act, dict, def\nprincipal officer, par (h)\n(1) The following people are prescribed:\n(a) for a territory authority—the person who has responsibility for\nmanaging the affairs of the territory authority;\n(b) for a territory instrumentality—the person who has\nresponsibility for managing the affairs of the territory\ninstrumentality.\n(2) In this section:\nterritory authority—see the Act, section 15 (2).\nterritory instrumentality—see the Act, section 15 (2).\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n01/01/18\nFreedom of Information Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/01/18\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Freedom of Information Regulation 2017\nEffective: 01/01/18\nR1\n01/01/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nFreedom of Information Regulation 2017 SL2017-42\nnotified LR 19 December 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 December 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 January 2018 (s 2)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2018","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation has not expanded beyond its original purpose. It was always intended to be a narrow, technical instrument that simply prescribes principal officers for specific agency types not covered by the primary Act. The scope remains exactly as intended—minimal and specific."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 substantive provisions (sections 1 and 3)","No defined terms in the regulation itself (only references to terms defined in the parent Act)","No cross-references to other legislation except the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length is approximately 1 page of substantive content","Purely definitional/consequential in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation fills a gap in the ACT Freedom of Information Act by defining the “principal officer” for territory authorities and territory instrumentalities — effectively the CEO or person who manages that body’s affairs. It makes clear who is legally responsible for handling FOI requests to these government boards, corporations and similar bodies, affecting requesters, those executives, and oversight agencies by removing uncertainty and ensuring consistent FOI accountability."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation clarifies who is the \"principal officer\" for the types of entities referred to in the Act; it does not expand or reduce the Act's overall FOI coverage and simply identifies which individual within affected agencies holds the designated role (consistent with the Act's references)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single‑issue regulation limited to defining who is a \"principal officer\"","Short text with minimal provisions (low structural complexity)","Direct cross‑reference to the Freedom of Information Act (see Act, s 15(2)) requiring interpretation against the Act","Phrase \"person who has responsibility for managing the affairs\" may require factual inquiry in some agencies, creating administrative discretion","Low compliance burden but potential for agency‑level disputes about who holds the role","No amendment history or layered subordinate provisions increasing complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does.** This regulation specifies who counts as the \"principal officer\" for territory authorities and territory instrumentalities: the person who has responsibility for managing the affairs of the entity. \n\nWhy it matters. The Freedom of Information Act uses the term \"principal officer\" to allocate formal FOI decision‑making and accountability; this regulation therefore identifies which individual within affected agencies holds that formal role, with minimal direct compliance cost beyond internal record‑keeping."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/freedom-of-information-regulation-2017","history":"/api/acts/freedom-of-information-regulation-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/freedom-of-information-regulation-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/freedom-of-information-regulation-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/freedom-of-information-regulation-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/freedom-of-information-regulation-2017/documents"}}