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Current Bills
Bill
Information Commissioner Bill 2024
Bill No.
159
Synopsis
The purpose of this Bill is to establish and make provision for the offices of Information Commissioner, Information Access Deputy Commissioner and Privacy Deputy Commissioner; and to make related and consequential amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1992 and other Acts; and for related purposes.
Status
Assented to
Royal Assent given 6 Dec 2024 as Act No. 52 of 2024. For details refer to the Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also
Assent and Commencement information for Acts
)
Bill History
Download the Bill as Introduced
Download the Bill as passed by originating House
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Assembly
Explanatory Memorandum presented in the Legislative Council
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Assembly (p. 2425c)
Click here for Second Reading speech presented in the Legislative Council (p. 3330b)
Acts Amended by this Bill (Blue Bills)
Freedom Of Information Act 1992
Related Committee Activity
Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Paper
Messages regarding this Bill
(Message No. 163 from the Legislative Assembly, dated 19 Jun 2024)
(Message No. 173 from the Legislative Council, dated 28 Nov 2024)
(Message No. 35 from the Governor, dated 06 Dec 2024)
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Introduced
16 May 2024
First Reading
16 May 2024
Second Reading
16 May 2024
Second Reading Agreed
19 Jun 2024
Consideration in Detail
19 Jun 2024
Third Reading
19 Jun 2024
Legislative Council
Date
Introduced
20 Jun 2024
First Reading
20 Jun 2024
Second Reading
20 Jun 2024
Second Reading Agreed
17 Sep 2024
Committee of the whole
28 Sep 2024
Third Reading
28 Nov 2024
Superseded Legislative Council Supplementary Notice Papers (SNPs)
Comparisons between versions of Bills
Conference of Managers
Notes
Bill debated cognate with the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Bill 2024.