264Application of Commonwealth FOI Act

264 Application of Commonwealth FOI Act

264 Application of Commonwealth FOI Act

(1) The FOI Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the National Quality Framework.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the FOI Act applies—

(a) as if a reference to the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner were a reference to the Office of the National Education and Care Services Freedom of Information Commissioner; and

(b) as if a reference to the Information Commissioner were a reference to the National Education and Care Services Freedom of Information Commissioner; and

(c) with any other modifications made by the national regulations.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the national regulations may—

(a) provide that the FOI Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the FOI Act specified in the national regulations were omitted; or

(b) provide that the FOI Act applies under subsection (1) as if an amendment to the FOI Act made by a law of the Commonwealth, and specified in the national regulations, had not taken effect; or

(c) confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.

(4) In this section—

FOI Act means the Freedom of Information Act 1982 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.