{"id":"privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026","name":"Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (General) Regulations 2026","slug":"privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":498500,"registerId":"wa-privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-06-30","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Citation","content":"1.Citation\n\nThese regulations are the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (General) Regulations 2026.\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2.Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;\n\n(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2026.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Community policing functions (Act s. 4)","content":"3.Community policing functions (Act s. 4)\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph (g) of the definition of community policing functions in section 4 of the Act, the following functions are prescribed —\n\n(a)referring individuals to family violence intervention or support services;\n\n(b)undertaking assessments of the risk of family violence.\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified bodies or offices part of specified public entities (Act s. 6(4)(a))","content":"4.Specified bodies or offices part of specified public entities (Act s. 6(4)(a))\n\n(1)For the purposes of the Act, a body, or the holder of an office, listed in Schedule 1 Division 1 is not a separate public entity but is part of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act, or the provision of the Act, under which the body, or the holder of the office, is established.\n\n(2)For the purposes of the Act, a body, or the holder of an office, set out in column 1 of the Table to Schedule 1 Division 2 is not a separate public entity but is part of the public entity set out opposite the body, or the holder of the office, in column 2 of that Table.\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified bodies or offices are separate public entities (Act s. 6(4)(b))","content":"5.Specified bodies or offices are separate public entities (Act s. 6(4)(b))\n\n(1)For the purposes of the Act, each land conservation district committee established under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 section 23(2) is a separate public entity and is not part of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of that Act.\n\n(2)For the purposes of Part 3 of the Act, in connection with its functions under the High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020, the State Solicitor is a separate public entity and is not part of the department of the Public Service in which the State Solicitor is employed.\n\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal officers of specified public entities (Act s. 9)","content":"6.Principal officers of specified public entities (Act s. 9)\n\n(1)For the purposes of paragraph (f)(i) of the definition of principal officer in section 9(2) of the Act —\n\n(a)the principal officer of the Director of State Records appointed under the State Records Act 2000 section 70 is the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of that Act; and\n\n(b)the principal officer of the Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation established under the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 section 4(1)(a) is the chief executive officer of the Corporation appointed under the Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 section 37(1); and\n\n(c)the principal officer of a health service provider established by an order made under the Health Services Act 2016 section 32(1)(b) is the chief executive of the provider appointed under section 108(1) of that Act; and\n\n(d)the principal officer of a land conservation district committee established under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 section 23(2) is the chairperson of the committee elected under section 23(4) of that Act; and\n\n(e)the principal officer of the Regional Development Council established under the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 section 33 is the chairperson of the Council appointed under section 34(2) of that Act; and\n\n(f)the principal officer of the Soil and Land Conservation Council established under the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 section 9 is the chairperson of the Council designated under section 9B(1) of that Act.\n\n(2)Subregulation (1)(c) applies whether the health service provider is specified by an order made under the Health Services Act 2016 section 32(1)(d) to be a board governed provider or a chief executive governed provider.\n\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transitional provision relating to views obtained and applications made under Freedom of Information Act 1992 before transition day","content":"7.Transitional provision relating to views obtained and applications made under Freedom of Information Act 1992 before transition day\n\n(1)In this regulation —\n\ntransition day means the day on which Part 6 Division 2 of the Act comes into operation.\n\n(2)The amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1992 made by Part 6 Division 2 of the Act do not, on or after transition day —\n\n(a)affect the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 section 32(5) or 39(2)(b) in relation to a person whose views were, or should have been, obtained before transition day under section 32(2)(b) of that Act (as in force before transition day); or\n\n(b)affect the validity of an application made before transition day in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1992 section 45(2) (as in force before transition day); or\n\n(c)affect the validity of an access application or application for amendment made before transition day by a person referred to in the Freedom of Information Act 1992 section 98(b) (as in force before transition day).\n\n \n\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Sch Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Specified bodies or offices part of specified public entities","content":"Schedule 1 — Specified bodies or offices part of specified public entities\n\n[r. 4]\n\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Div 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bodies or offices part of departments principally assisting in administration of Act under which body or office established","content":"Division 1 — Bodies or offices part of departments principally assisting in administration of Act under which body or office established\n\nAboriginal Cultural Heritage Committee established under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 section 28\n\nAdvisory committee established under the Charitable Collections Act 1946 section 10\n\nAdvisory Committee established under the Control of Vehicles (Off‑road Areas) Act 1978 section 17\n\nAn advisory committee established under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 section 41\n\nAn advisory committee established under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 section 42\n\nAnaesthetic Mortality Committee constituted under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 section 340BB\n\nAppeals Convenor appointed under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 section 107A\n\nAppointments committee established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 regulation 129B\n\nBiosecurity Council established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 section 48\n\nBoard of Valuers established under the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 182\n\nBuilding Commissioner designated under the Building Services (Complaint Resolution and Administration) Act 2011 section 85\n\nBuilding Services Board established under the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 section 65\n\nCaravan Parks and Camping Grounds Advisory Committee established under the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 section 25\n\nCattle Industry Funding Scheme Management Committee established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Industry Funding Scheme (Cattle) Regulations 2010 regulation 8\n\nChief Assessor of Criminal Injuries Compensation and each Assessor of Criminal Injuries Compensation appointed under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 Schedule 1 clause 2\n\nChief Casino Officer appointed under the Casino Control Act 1984 section 9\n\nChief Inspector of Mines appointed under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Schedule 1 clause 5\n\nChief Inspector Petroleum Safety appointed under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Schedule 1 clause 5\n\nChildren and Community Services Ministerial Body established under the Children and Community Services Act 2004 section 18\n\nChildren’s Court\n\nCommissioner designated under the Fair Trading Act 2010 section 55\n\nA committee established under the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 section 109\n\nConsumer Advisory Committee established under the Fair Trading Act 2010 section 63I\n\nContaminated Sites Committee established under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 section 33\n\nCoroner’s Court of Western Australia established under the Coroners Act 1996 section 5\n\nA Development Assessment Panel established under the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 171C\n\nDirector of Energy Safety appointed under the Energy Coordination Act 1994 section 5\n\nDisability Services Commission continued under the Disability Services Act 1993 section 6\n\nDistrict Court\n\nElectrical Licensing Board established under the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 regulation 4\n\nEnvironmental Protection Authority continued under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 section 7\n\nFamily Court\n\nFluoridation of Public Water Supplies Advisory Committee established under the Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act 1966 section 5\n\nGaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia established under the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 section 4\n\nGaming Community Trust established under the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987 section 109D\n\nGrains, Seeds and Hay Industry Funding Scheme Management Committee established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Industry Funding Scheme (Grains) Regulations 2010 regulation 8\n\nA group, committee, council or panel established under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 section 25\n\nHeritage Council of Western Australia established under the Heritage Act 2018 section 11\n\nHousing Authority continued under the Housing Act 1980 section 6\n\nKeep Australia Beautiful Council (W.A.) established under the Litter Act 1979 section 6\n\nLaw Reporting Advisory Board established under the Law Reporting Act 1981 section 7\n\nLegal Costs Committee established under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 section 83\n\nLocal Government Advisory Board established under the Local Government Act 1995 section 2.44\n\nLocal Government Inspector appointed under the Local Government Act 1995 section 8B.2\n\nMagistrates Court\n\nMaternal Mortality Committee constituted under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 section 340B\n\nMental Impairment Review Tribunal established under the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 section 156\n\nMining and Petroleum Advisory Committee established under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Schedule 1 clause 23\n\nMining Rehabilitation Advisory Panel established under the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act 2012 section 33\n\nMinister for Fisheries continued under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 section 9\n\nMinister for Lands continued under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 7\n\nMinister under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 section 11\n\nMotor Vehicle Industry Advisory Committee established under the Fair Trading Act 2010 section 63E\n\nPastoral Lands Board of Western Australia established under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 94\n\nPerinatal and Infant Mortality Committee constituted under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 section 340AB\n\nPesticides Advisory Committee continued under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 section 246B\n\nPlumbers Licensing Board established under the Plumbers Licensing Act 1995 section 59\n\nPrincipal Adjudicator and each Deputy Adjudicator appointed under the Local Government Act 1995 section 8B.19\n\nPrisoners Review Board established under the Sentence Administration Act 2003 section 102\n\nProfessional Standards Council established under the Professional Standards Act 1997 section 8\n\nProperty Industry Advisory Committee established under the Fair Trading Act 2010 section 63A\n\nPublic Advocate appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 section 91\n\nPublic Trustee appointed under the Public Trustee Act 1941 section 4\n\nRacing Penalties Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia established under the Racing Penalties (Appeals) Act 1990 section 4\n\nRegistrar appointed under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 section 128A\n\nRegistrar of Aboriginal Sites appointed under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 section 37\n\nRegistrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages appointed under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 section 5\n\nReview panel established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 regulation 129D\n\nSheep and Goat Industry Funding Scheme Management Committee established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Industry Funding Scheme (Sheep and Goats) Regulations 2010 regulation 8\n\nState Administrative Tribunal\n\nState Training Board established under the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 section 18\n\nSupervised Release Review Board established under the Young Offenders Act 1994 section 151\n\nSupreme Court\n\nSwan Valley Strategic Leadership Group established under the Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 section 28\n\nTraining Accreditation Council established under the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 section 25\n\nWaste Authority established under the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 section 8\n\nWater Resources Ministerial Body established under the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 section 11\n\nWestern Australian Agriculture Authority established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 section 150\n\nWestern Australian Local Government Grants Commission established under the Local Government Grants Act 1978 section 4\n\nWestern Australian Planning Commission established under the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 7\n\nWork Health and Safety Commission established under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Schedule 1 clause 10\n\nWorkSafe Commissioner appointed under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Schedule 1 clause 1\n\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Div 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bodies or offices part of other public entities","content":"Division 2 — Bodies or offices part of other public entities\n\nTable\n\n- Column 1 Column 2\n- Department of the Public Service designated under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 35 as the Office of the Auditor General Auditor General\n- Infrastructure WA established under the Infrastructure Western Australia Act 2019 section 5 Department of the Public Service designated under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 35 as the Department of the Premier and Cabinet\n- The Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority continued under the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 section 8 Department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972\n- Aboriginal Lands Trust established under the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 section 20\n- Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Animal Welfare Act 2002\n- Western Australian Building and Construction Consultative Committee Department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Industrial Relations Act 1979\n- The DBNGP Land Access Minister established under the Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline Act 1997 section 29 Department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997\n- Commissioner for Equal Opportunity appointed under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 section 75 Department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004\n- Department of the Public Service designated under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 35 as the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Director of Public Prosecutions appointed under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991 section 5\n- Department of the Public Service referred to in the Electoral Act 1907 section 4A Electoral Commissioner appointed under the Electoral Act 1907 section 5B\n- Department of the Public Service designated under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 35 as the Office of the Information Commissioner Information Commissioner\n- Department of the Public Service designated under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 35 as the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services Inspector of Custodial Services appointed under the Inspector of Custodial Services Act 2003 section 6\n- Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation established under the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation Act 2016 section 5 Lotteries Commission continued under the Lotteries Commission Act 1990 section 4\n- Police Appeal Board constituted under the Police Act 1892 section 33B Police Force of Western Australia\n- Department of the Public Service designated under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 35 as the Public Sector Commission Public Sector Commissioner\n- Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment appointed under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 section 142\n\n![](02000002.jpg?OpenElement \"\")\n\n \n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (General) Regulations 2026. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| Citation | Published | Commencement |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (General) Regulations 2026 | SL 2026/133 24 Jun 2026 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2026 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2026 (see r. 2(b)) |\n|  |  |  |\n\n \n\n \n\nDefined terms\n\n \n\n[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]\n\nDefined termProvision(s)\n\ntransition day7(1)\n\n \n\n \n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nBy Authority: ANDREW JONES, Government Printer","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"_sourceCoverage":{"mode":"whole_source","sourceChars":18338,"sourceSha256":"2a3ca0b829c4ac238f2476373c9097617a1bd53125d9732ab0e62f8dc2e13ad2","suppliedChars":18338},"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied text does not show that the regulations have grown significantly beyond an administrative role: they specify functions, classify bodies and offices, identify principal officers, and address transitional FOI matters. The original purpose or intent is not provided, so a comparison with it cannot be verified."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument has seven regulations, but Schedule 1 contains extensive lists and a table allocating many bodies and offices to public entities.","Several provisions depend on definitions and powers in the 2024 Act or other legislation, with cross-references to many different Acts and specific sections.","Regulation 6 assigns principal officers differently for six entities, and regulation 6(2) clarifies that one assignment applies under either of two provider governance models.","Regulation 7 uses a defined transition day and preserves different kinds of pre-transition FOI matters under specified former provisions.","The instrument has limited general exception logic and only one defined term listed in the supplied text."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations provide administrative details for Western Australia’s Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024. They prescribe two family-violence functions as community policing, allocate listed bodies and offices to public entities or separate status, identify principal officers, and preserve the treatment of specified Freedom of Information matters begun before transition day. They affect the listed public bodies, officeholders and people involved in those FOI matters. Most provisions commence on 1 July 2026; regulations 1 and 2 commenced on publication.\n\nThis is general legal information, not legal advice. Zoe can make mistakes; get a qualified Australian lawyer to check it before acting on or relying on it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026","history":"/api/acts/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing-general-regulations-2026/documents"}}